Starting today, holiday shoppers can catch our vintage bus fleet in service on the M42 crosstown route Monday through Friday, from 10am to 5pm! Selected vintage buses will also be on display at Union Square, Herald Square, and the Circle Line Terminal. These are just some of the vintage buses that will be on the road:
#TaketheATrain: In celebration of what would have been the 100th birthday of Billy Strayhorn, the composer of the Duke Ellington standard “Take the A Train,” we’re partnering with MTA Music Under New York and Jazz at Lincoln Center for a vintage nostalgia ride, complete with musical performances! At 5pm, our vintage R1/9 cars will depart the B/D platform of the 145th Street station, running along the A line from Harlem to World Trade Center! #Strayhorn100
105 years ago today, a New York icon that evokes intense nostalgia and mourning even today opened: Old Pennsylvania Station. The ornate Beaux-Arts structure, designed by architects McKim, Mead & White, opened in 1910 with an air of grandeur: an elegant facade surrounded by 84 Doric columns, a concourse with a 150-foot vaulted ceiling, and a vast and magnificent train shed. Old Penn Station was demolished in 1963, and public outrage at the station’s demise was a major catalyst for the historic preservation movement and the 1965 New York Landmarks Law that has helped save the iconic Grand Central Terminal and more than 30,000 other buildings from similar fates.
These images from the #NYTMCollection showcase Old Pennsylvania Station in all its glory.
#TodayinHistory: On November 26, 1967, the Chrystie Street connection opened, enabling BMT lines that cross the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges to stop at the IND Broadway-Lafayette station. These #NYTMCollection images show construction of the Chrystie Street connection.
Happy #Thanksgiving! The Museum in Brooklyn and our Gallery Annex & Store in Grand Central will both be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26, and open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Visit us in Brooklyn for special family programs: Subway Symphony at 11:30am, Redbird Reef Painting at 1:30pm, and Sounds-Portation Bingo at 3pm!
Next weekend, join us for a private viewing of the Holiday Train Show at our Family Benefit on December 6 from 9am to 11am! Enjoy breakfast, our winter wonderland of Lionel model trains, and a 20% discount on store purchases. Tickets: www.bit.ly/htsparty.
In 1967, the New York City Transit Authority hired Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda of Unimark International to design an improved wayfinding and standardized signage system. The result was the legendary 1970 NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual. Next Wednesday, December 2, celebrate the newly released NYCTA Graphic Standards Manual Compact Edition with an intimate conversation by Pentagram designer Hamish Smyth and Jesse Reed, progenitors of the Manual’s re-issue.
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#TodayinHistory: Happy birthday, Verrazano–Narrows Bridge! 51 years ago today, the last major bridge built in #NYC opened. The majestic 4,260-foot suspension bridge allowed bus service to connect Brooklyn and Staten Island, and became a catalyst for the rapid development of Staten Island and Northern New Jersey.
These images, courtesy of the MTA Bridges and Tunnels Special Archive, show the opening day motorcade and Robert Moses celebrating the debut of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in 1964.
This #NYTMCollection archival image shows a northward view of IRT East Side line construction at Centre and Chambers Streets in November of 1903. The Surrogate’s Courthouse is visible on the left of the image, as is construction of City Hall Park. This image highlights a time when New York City streets bustled with Metropolitan Street Railway trolleys, horse-drawn carriages, and carts.
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