Having spent a lot of time in the subway when I lived in New York, I was so excited to find these photos chronicling the interiors of the subway cars over the decades. I cannot get enough of NYC history.
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{circa 1930}
{circa 1938}
{circa 1948}
{circa 1949}
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{circa 1957}
{circa 1966}
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{circa 1971}
{circa 2002}
(Via Amy Nation!)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Melissa was a fashion editor in NYC for 8 years {Harper’s Bazaar, Mademoiselle} and in San Francisco {Lucky, 7x7} before starting Ruby Press in 2001.
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i love these photos. glad to know that the carpet experiment in the ’70’s never caught on. bad idea.
thanks for the link!
Thank YOU Amy!
I really like your blog!
And you know, the Washington DC “Metro” has carpeting…I never got it! Ick!
I LOVE these! I would frame them-I think they’re so cool.
That’s SO FUNNY you posted this! I was honestly just thinking about that this morning while riding the subway, wondering if the seats were always plastic or whether they were dumb enough to have upholstered ones back in the day! Cool post!
Hey Michelle- glad you liked!!
xxM