Back at it again...

Well it has been a few weeks since I have gone out to take photos in the subway. I have been busy with my normal jobs and then also some additional photography jobs too. So I am back at it again this time covering stops from Houston Street and finishing off the downtown portion of the 1 train which is the South Ferry. I think I may have stated this before but the 1 line has some really great stops. Each station has mosaic walls and the artwork which is really beautiful. This line also seems to be cleaner than the other lines I have traveled on. The Houston Street stop was first off and there was some artwork to be seen as well. Platform Diving by Deborah Brown done in 1994. Seven mosaics depict an underwater subway, with flooded stations, trains, and tunnels, and sea creature passengers floating on the platform and in the trains. I loved the colors of these mosaics as well, deep blues and greens. Canal street was was next with some interesting construction within the station. The outside of the Franklin street station took my eye more so than the inside. This area of Manhattan I am not very familiar with but I really liked explore this side of town especially on a beautiful fall day with some overcast. Perfect day to take photos. Chambers street was much of the same and then I got out at the Rector station which is downtown in the financial district. The outside of this station was really amazing. It is situation in the middle of roadways going in and out of the city and very tall buildings which make up most of that area. The park area that surrounds the station is geometrically beautiful as you can see from the photos. Inside the station on the downtown side the construction depicts where to board the train in order to get off at the next stop which is the South Ferry. Pillars indicate where to stand. Only the first 5 subway cars leave you off at the South Ferry. Right before I get off at the South Ferry the platform moves forward to close the gap and have people exit safely. There is a lot of tourist going in and out of this station because it is underneath the Staten Island Ferry and also is the stop at Battery Park which is where you can get the Circle Line to the Statute of Liberty. I took photos of the underground as well as the surrounding areas. There is also artwork in this station by Sandra Bloodworth done in 1990 called South Sails which is made of ceramic tile. Sandra Bloodworth is also the director of MTA Arts for Transit. My next stops will include the uptown stations past 110th Street. I am not familiar with that part of town either so it will be interesting to see what lies in store.