Astor Place Subway – Beaver

Friday, December 9th, 2005

Astor Place Subway - Beaver

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Beavers decorate the walls of the Astor Place subway station in the East Village. John Jacob Astor made his fortune in the fur trade.

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Shad Crossing

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

Glass mosaic by Ming Fay in the Delancey Street Subways Station. “For his five-year project, Fay traveled to Germany to work with the mosaic fabricators on glass selection and color choice…On the Brooklyn-bound platform, shad fish, which make runs through our rivers every spring, represent the travel of immigrants across the ocean (and our travels across the Williamsburg Bridge).”

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Monday, January 19th, 2004

Stencils in 14th Street Subway Tunnel.

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