January 6, 2010
Abandoned subway stop, bus depot on transit tours list
The New York Transit Museum today publicly opened its list of tours for the winter of 2010, including visits to a bus depot and the city’s oldest subway station.
The unused Old City Hall Station — which can be glimpsed through the dark if you stay on the 6 train as it loops from the end of the downtown run to the start of the uptown route — is an architectural gem with arching Guastavino tiles, a skylight and chandeliers. The tour offers a view, and the history of the 1904 station, that you can’t get from the 6 train.
The full list of transit tours may disappoint as it’s already been picked over by museum members, who get first dibs by mail. Five tours already sold out, including the Westchester Yard maintenance shop tour, the Linden Shop subway tour and a Staten Island food tour.
Update: Tours filled up exceptionally fast. Only the East New York Bus Depot and Corona Maintenance Facility still have openings.
Membership — $40 at the friend level; $30 for seniors or students — is also required if you want to take the tour of the Old City Hall Station.
Transit tours with availability:
The Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station - Jan. 16 at noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m.
Buses in the Brooklyn Division: East New York Bus Depot - Feb. 13 at 11 a.m.
MTA Arts for Transit: Midtown Loop - Feb 27 at 10 a.m.
Subway Tunneling in Northern Manhattan - April 10 at 11 a.m.
Earth Day: Meet the Green team and Tour the Corona Maintenance Facility - April 22 at 6 p.m.
Related: Jan 31. is the next tour of the abandoned 1844 Atlantic Avenue Tunnel in Brooklyn.
Picture credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
Earlier: First 28 subway stations celebrated at Forgotten NY
January 6, 2010 11:49 AM in Architecture, Downtown, History, Kids, Museums, Out of Manhattan, Tours
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