Old, cool, and interesting Stuff
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Talk about population density.Gullholmen Island, Sweden
Yes, real real.
I was tempted to post these pics in "Things you don't see anymore", but thousands of people can see this everyday and have no idea of what they are looking at. Thanks for creating this thread, Shominy.
If visiting NYC, check out City Hall Park. On the northern most end of the park between the park fence on Broadway and the chess tables, you will see these glass blocks in the walkway -
These are part of the skylights for the abandoned City Hall subway station. The station was completed in 1904 and closed in 1945
when, to handle increased ridership, new longer trains were created with doors that were an unsafe distance from the extremely curved track of the station. Underneath these glass blocks lies this abandoned beauty -
Though the old abandoned station is closed to the public, there is a way to see it somewhat legally. Take the 6 train heading downtown. When the train makes its final stop at the “Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall” station, passengers are told to exit the train. Pretend like you didn't hear the announcement and stay on the train. When the train departs the station it will pass through the abandoned City Hall Station. I did this about five years ago with my brother and though a few subway personnel saw us remain on the train, none seemed to care. I don't know if things have changed since then, but definitely worth a try.
If visiting NYC, check out City Hall Park. On the northern most end of the park between the park fence on Broadway and the chess tables, you will see these glass blocks in the walkway -
These are part of the skylights for the abandoned City Hall subway station. The station was completed in 1904 and closed in 1945
when, to handle increased ridership, new longer trains were created with doors that were an unsafe distance from the extremely curved track of the station. Underneath these glass blocks lies this abandoned beauty -
Though the old abandoned station is closed to the public, there is a way to see it somewhat legally. Take the 6 train heading downtown. When the train makes its final stop at the “Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall” station, passengers are told to exit the train. Pretend like you didn't hear the announcement and stay on the train. When the train departs the station it will pass through the abandoned City Hall Station. I did this about five years ago with my brother and though a few subway personnel saw us remain on the train, none seemed to care. I don't know if things have changed since then, but definitely worth a try.
