In this very special episode, the Hangouts foursome (virtually) travelled to New York to meet the team at the @newyorktransitmuseum. Join them to explore the history of New York's transit network, as well as its parallels and differences with London's transport.
Images from NY Transit Museum collection in order of appearance:
The Bowery, 1896, New York Transit Museum
92nd Street Station; Second Avenue Elevated, 1915, XX.2008.7.1.76, Elevated Railroad Photograph Collection; New York Transit Museum
David Lubarsky, [Sailing Ship Mosaic: South Ferry Loop Station (IRT Seventh Avenue Line)], ca. 1990, New York Transit Museum.
Park Row Terminal and the Brooklyn Bridge, ca.1890s, 2009.25.84; New York Transit Museum.
Lundin, W.H., [Broadway and 242nd Street, Bronx, New York], May 4, 1925, 2004.20.15.68, Lonto/Watson Collection; New York Transit Museum.
Brooklyn Union Elevated Train car # 1407, New York Transit Museum
Interior, Brooklyn Union Elevated Train Car #1407, New York Transit Museum
[Ticket Booth in City Hall] March 31, 1904, XX.2008.168.64, New York Transit Musuem
Platform and skylight, City Hall Station 2018 photo courtesy Polly Desjarlais
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