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NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis

NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis
NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis
NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis
NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis
NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis
NYC Subway Construction, by Pierre and Granville Pullis

Pierre Pullis had a photography studio on Fulton Street, in New York City, but he spent a lot of time working outside its walls. For about four decades in the first half of the 20th century, he lugged his camera to some rather inconvenient places around the city—including beneath its boulevards. Read more

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Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon

A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon
A Look at Rare Vintage NYC Subway Trains, by Danny Lyon

Photographer Danny Lyon‘s images of New York City subway riders in 1966 were featured in an exhibit by MTA Arts & Design. Lyon has had a distinguished career as a photographer and filmmaker, most notably documenting the Civil Rights Movement and motorcycle gangs in the 1960s. Returning to New York City in late 1966, Lyon’s mother gave him the advice, “If you’re bored, just talk to someone on the subway.” Using a Rolleiflex camera and color transparency film, the images in “Underground: 1966” have never been publicly exhibited prior to this.

(via ABC News)

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NYC’s East Side Access Tunnels

Massive New Tunnels Hollowing New York City

There is a 22-foot-long, 200-ton steel monster under Manhattan. Dead, resting deep somewhere under Grand Central Station and Park Avenue, this machine and her twin brother excavated the massive tunnels that you can see here, one of the largest public transportation works of our time.

Here’s an impressive new look at the amazing tunnels and caverns of the East Side Access, an extension of the Long Island Rail Road. Read more

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