Masstransiscope is one of those great serendipitous surprises that brightens up your commute; plus, it’s located in an abandoned subway station in Brooklyn. Installed by Arts for Transit in 1980, the piece by Bill Brand works like a giant zoetrope–a cartoon that comes to life through the movement of the subway. Check it out in the video below by GordonStudioTV!
This hidden underground art piece is inside the decommissioned Myrtle Avenue subway station, which used to be a stop on the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit line between Manhattan Bridge and DeKalb Avenue.
You can see the art piece for by riding the Q train from the Dekalb station towards Manhattan. Be sure to look out the window of the side you entered on the train.
Secrets of the Brooklyn Subway Tour
Uncover abandoned stations hidden in plain sight, admire the design of the oldest subway station in Brooklyn, explore the highest rapid transit station in the world, and more!
Depending on construction work, you may be able to see the Masstransiscope on Untapped New York's Underground Brooklyn Subway Tour! Though we may not get to visit on every tour, we will go if the route is clear.
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Michelle is the founder of Untapped New York and the author of The Art Spy (HarperOne, forthcoming) Secret Brooklyn, Secret New York Hidden Bars & Restaurants, and Broadway. michelleyoungwriter.com
