It’s been more than a year since this old-school sign was uncovered after the removal of a newsstand in front of a subway entrance at Sixth Avenue and West Fourth Street (Gothamist scored the details in September 2011.)
Amazingly, the MTA hasn’t yet covered the slightly tattered but very charming sign. Could it be here to stay—a ghost from New York’s transit past reminding riders that the A, C, and E used to be part of the Independent Subway System, opened in 1932?
The IND ran as a separate network from the privately owned IRT and BMT lines for eight years, until all three lines merged into one enormous city-run system in 1940.
Tags: Greenwich Village street, Greenwich Village subway, Indepedent Subway System, mass transit New York City, MTA subway, New York City subway scene, old subway signs, subway history NYC, Vintage subway signs
Ephemeral New York 
January 4, 2013 at 2:14 am |
I guess I’m slightly tattered and I hope charming. I love this sign as it reminds me of my youth. Please, never cover it up. I remember that newsstand well.
January 4, 2013 at 2:17 am |
It should get landmark status!
January 4, 2013 at 3:48 pm |
I think it’s adorable. I hope they leave it up. 😀
January 11, 2013 at 5:06 pm |
I love finding old signs of any kind when visiting my home town. This story made me think of the restored zoetrope on the old Myrtle Avenue station I passed every morning for decades. Video by the artist here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IwVD5efXz0
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August 30, 2015 at 3:57 pm |
This sign has since been removed and replaced with a modern “Subway” sign