The highest point in the NYC subway system. It takes two escalators and a set of stairs to reach it.
“If you like mostly elevated running, return with the F (with a nice trip over the Smith ST viaduct, highest point in the system not counting suspension bridges)”
www.nycsubway.org/faq/subwaytour.html
“it is the highest point of the entire NYC Transit system at 88 feet above street level.”
www.stationreporter.net/ftrain.htm
Comments (8)
You paint a romantic picture of subway smoking, Adam.
alas, i quit 9 years ago…
when i used to live in carroll gardens it was always a personal ritual to wait for the f train at the carrol street stop and smoke a drum while watching for the train to leave from smith 9th.
just one of those things that made the "commute" more civilized….
And the shooter will probably not be as charming as Charles Bronson.
ah, the best part of my pre subway ride smoke back in the day was that the way the carroll street stop is situated you can see the f leaving smith 9th, finish your butt from outside the entrance to the station, and still have enough time to go thru the turnstile. (carroll street is also where the f goes underground again)
[and speaking of chuck, love 'the mechanic', well worth a rental if yer not familiar with it]
Ah now I get the picture. I was imagining you skulking at the far end of the station rolling your drum in the dank, peering up the shaft towards fresh air and light.
I’ll add ‘the mechanic’ to a 2-Boots afternoon twofer.
ha!
the opening scene rivals the famous bank robbery of ‘rififi’ (i mean, for early 70s bronson).
you’d probably get shot for smoking on a subway platform now…