NY Post, November 8, 2014
“Just another story in the naked city”
(Photo by Peter Davis)
Tag Archives: subway
67 Years Ago Today… “How to Raise Money For 2nd Ave. Line”
PM, February 11, 1947
ps. This “original” blog post was made by Weegee! It’s stamped!
The Phony…
PM, February 10, 1947
“The Phony Case for the Dime Fare”
According to an Internet calculator:
5 cents in 1947 was $.52 in 2013
10 cents in 1947 was $1.04 in 2013
In 2014:
Base Fare – $2.50
7-Day Unlimited – $30
30-Day Unlimited – $112
“…Where You Can Get Off”… 69 years ago this week…
PM, February 1943, photo by John Albert
He Shows Where You Can Get Off
“Subway signs were something we never gave much consideration to until the other day…
It takes, he told us, 50 gallons of paint and 40 paint brushes a year to keep the signs legible…”
To be continued…
69 Years Ago Today… “A Train Goes from Brooklyn…”
PM Daily, March 6, 1944, p. 12
“You could cut the air of nostalgia with a knife yesterday as the BMT train rolled sadly over the Brooklyn Bridge for the last time. These were passengers for the finale… Workmen close the elevated track forever and the line becomes a thing of the past. Passengers are instructed to use surface cars and transfer at Jay St. and Myrtle Ave… … A singularly cheerful crowd for such a melancholy occasion waves bye-bye from the rear of the last car.”
Photos by Wilbert H. Blanche
