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Architecture
Los Angeles Metro Expansion Spurs Luxury High-Rises
Although the thought of walking the streets of Downtown Los Angeles may seem foreign to most Angelenos, the expanding metro
Architecture
NYC’s Abandoned Subway Stations: The Chambers Street Disused Platform
The Chambers Street station has a long history of changes, with trains entering the station from the Williamsburg Bridge originally,
Arts & Culture
Make for the Refuge of Helm’s Deep from the Uruk-hai in the NYC Subway This Week
Looks like Puck Works is at it again with his Lord of the Rings parody signs in the New York
New York
NYC’s Abandoned Subway Stations: Hoyt-Schermerhorn’s Disused Platform
In an effort to expose NYC’s abandoned subway stations and incomplete platforms and levels, we’re taking you inside
Architecture
NYC’s Abandoned 18th Street Subway Station on the 6 Line
The 18th Street subway station was originally on the IRT Line, formerly sandwiched between 14th St-Union Square and 23rd Street.
Arts & Culture
Fangorn Recovery Work on the MTA in Lord of the Rings Parody
In a play on the Fix&Fortify campaign from the MTA and the interminable work on the subway system,
Architecture
Cities 101: Cobblestone Streets In NYC Are Expensive (and Disappearing)
The term “cobblestone” itself refers to a patchwork of mixed rounded stones installed for pavement. While it is true that
Arts & Culture
Fun Maps: Citi Bike Data Visualizations from the first 100 Days
This week we’re going to stretch the breadth of the Fun Maps column out a bit. Foursquare designer, Zack
Architecture
World Trade Center Passageway Opens, First Commuter Concourse Since 9/11
Over the past four months we’ve been visiting the construction site of 1 WTC and the Calatrava Transit Hub
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! LaGuardia Airport Housed First Helicopter Airline in US
Originally founded in 1949 as a mail and cargo carrier at LaGuardia Airport, New York Airways later converted to carrying
Architecture
MTA Report Details 20-Year Plan To Revamp Buses & Subway To Include Articulated Trains
A document released this month by the Metropolitan Transit Authority details in 192 pages several plans for the system over
Arts & Culture
“Cops In Bike Lanes” Tumblr Calls Out Officers Breaking The Law in NYC
Last month a new Tumblr surfaced called Cops In Bike Lanes, that is dedicated to calling out NYPD officers obstructing