1 train to 11 other subway lines, including the PATH train, according to WCBS 880. #MTAArts #WTCCortlandt #CHORUS #subwayart #declarationofindependence #decelarationofhumanrightsĪ post shared by MTA Arts & Design on at 9:17am PDT The 4,350 square feet of white-on- white tactile surface invites subway riders to engage with the words as they touch the text, creating the opportunity for meaningful personal encounters. Keep your eyes peeled as you go through the loop and a few minutes later you'll end up on the uptown platform of the same station.With the re-opening of the WTC Cortlandt Street (1) station, MTA Arts & Design proudly presents “CHORUS” (2018), a new monochromatic marble mosaic by renowned artist #AnnHamilton, fabricated by “CHORUS” marks the historic site below the former #WorldTradeCenter with a field of text in mosaic bas-relief, weaving the words from the US Declaration of Independence with the 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, meant to acknowledge the civic ideals and aspirations of humanity and society. Today, there's no service provided to the station - trains made their final stop on Decembut you can catch a glimpse by riding a downtown 6 local train past its terminal stop, which today is known as Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall. What's more, many passengers opted to walk from the larger Brooklyn Bridge station nearby, which had express service that the City Hall loop did not. Once train cars became longer, the gaps between doors and platforms were deemed too wide to be safe. On the first day of service, some 15,000 New Yorkers would pay the nickel fare to ride the first subway to open outside of Europe.īut things wouldn't remain so glorious for this station. Sun flooded the platform from skylights in the ground above, and gilded chandeliers filled the shadows with electric light. Its very first station, almost directly beneath City Hall, was a sight to see. When New York City's subway first opened in 1904, it was a true modern marvel. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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