One on One

Today I venture out and start another subway line. The 1 line runs from Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street in the Bronx to the South Ferry in Lower Manhattan. Today I will cover the 66th Street, 72nd Street, 79th Street, 86th Street, 96th Street, 103rd Street and 110th Street stops. I am very familiar with these stops because they are all in my neighborhood. The 66th Street stop offered some beautiful artwork it is called Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, by Nancy Spero in 2004. Her artwork is of glass mosaic murals depicting scenes of theater, dance, and orchestra-related subjects scattered throughout this station. 72nd Street is one of my favorite stations not necessarily inside but outside of the station. Both entrances are beautifully constructed buildings. 86th Street also possesses some amazing artwork as well. Westside Views by Nitza Tufino in 1989. Artist Nitza Tufino in collaboration with Grosvenor House students glazed ceramic tiles depicting neighborhood scenes, located along the platform walls. The following stops 96th, 103rd and 110th street were somewhat similar so I caught some photos of the straphangers waiting on the platforms.

The last few stops on the D

This trip I finish the last stops on the D. However, I had to take the R train to get to these stops because the D only makes these stops late nights. I went to Union Street, 9th Street, Prospect Avenue and 25th Street in Brooklyn. Then after those stops I had to trek all the way to the last stop uptown which was 205th Street. I didn't have to go uptown too much this time on the D because I covered most of the stops on the B except for that one so this was totally out of my way. There was some artwork along the way at Union Street it is called CommUnion by Emmett Wigglesworth they were installed in 1994. The rest of the stations were pretty typical and hence I don't have much to write about on this blog. My next excursion will be the 1 train which is the local Broadway train. Until next time...