![]() by the time the first subway opened, the lines had been consolidated into two privately owned systems, the brooklyn rapid transit company (brt, later brooklyn–manhattan transit corporation, bmt) and the interborough rapid transit company (irt). the oldest right-of-way, that of the bmt west end line, was in use in 1863 as a steam railroad called the brooklyn, bath and coney island rail road. the oldest structure still in use opened in 1885 as part of the bmt lexington avenue line in brooklyn and is now part of the bmt jamaica line. ![]() the first underground line of the subway opened on october 27, 1904, almost 35 years after the opening of the first elevated line in new york city, which became the irt ninth avenue line. the great blizzard of 1888 helped demonstrate the benefits of an underground transportation system. the beach subway was demolished when the bmt broadway line was built in the 1910's thus, it was not integrated into the new york city subway system. the tunnel was never extended for political and financial reasons, although extensions had been planned to take the tunnel southward to the battery and northwards towards the harlem river. ![]() his beach pneumatic transit only extended 312 feet under broadway in lower manhattan and exhibited his idea for a subway propelled by pneumatic tube technology. a demonstration for an underground transit system in new york city was first built by alfred ely beach in 1869. many of the informational signs warned against criminal, dangerous or unhealthy behavior: no peddling wares, no leaning over the tracks, no crossing the tracks, no smoking, no spitting. directional signs included those on the outside of the station entrances as well as those intended for the corridors and platforms underground. the directional and informational signs typically hung from the ceiling or were mounted on the tiled walls. and the baltimore enamel company, which continued to make enameled subway signs throughout the 1930′s. in 1918 vickers commissioned the use of porcelain enamel signs from both the nelke-porcelain metals sign co. the very first signs to appear in the new york city subway system were intricately designed mosaic tile station names on platform walls created by heins & lafarge around 1904. they also repaired staircases and platform edges. in the late 1970's, the new york city transit fixed the station's structure and overall appearance by replacing the original wall tiles, old signs, and incandescent lighting to 1970's style wall tiles, signs and fluorescent lights. the bottom right corner of the sign contains the manufacturers "stamp" in diminutive black lettering. the column sign was fabricated by the baltimore enamel & novelty co., baltimore, md. the single-sided sign is comprised of die cut steel with original white and black porcelain enameled finish largely intact. Original and highly sought after american depression era new york city subway single-sided flush mount support column destination sign salvaged from the canal street station, constructed around 1917. Chicago Stock Exchange Building Artifacts.Chicago Athletic Association Building Artifacts.Finkl & Sons Chicago Foundry Objects & Artifacts Green Porcelain Enameled Light Fixtures.
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