Subway Style: 100 Years of Architecture & Design in the New Yorkcity Subway

by New York City Transit Museum, Andrew Garn, Anthony W Robins

More than 250 extraordinary photographs--including both newly commissioned color photographs and period images from the New York Transit Museum archives--chronicle one hundred years of architectural... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158479349X
• ISBN13: 9781584793496
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.3" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A beautiful book

This book is a beautiful catalog of the visuals associated with the New York City subway system. I have seen books with pictures of the cars, but no other book shows the stations, the history of the transit maps, subway advertisements, even the various designs of tokens that have been used. It's a great job and I'm happy to give it a 5-star rating!

if you appreciate art, architecture, urban history then this is for you

I've always appreciated the unique style and details of the NYC subway system. And being a history affecionado as well, this book satisfied my curiosity. A nice blend of historical description, nice collection of photos. I think ultimately it's more on the photo side, but there are succinct captions for each of them. This is not really a thorough history book but I would describe more as a jumping point should you decide it's something you want to know more about.

NEW YORKS UNDERGROUND JEWEL

Finally a book that appreciates New York's iconic subway system..yeah London has the clean and modern "Tube" and Paris has it's efficient "Metro", but the most famous or infamous and most recognizable is the NYC "Subway". The images in this book are fantastic and the text kept me interested all the way to the last word. I really came away with an appreciation for the history of this great transportantion system and it's surprising beauty..who knew? Highly recommended.

Best book published for centennary

After having seen too many books narrating the history, especially the first years, of the NYC Subway, this book is quite a surprise. Stunning photographs, with interesting details!

There is Art Beneath What You See

When I've gotten into the New York Subway, my first thoughts have been of dirt, noise (obnoxious music and squealing wheels), and where's the damn train. When I've looked at the elements that make up the structure I've seen steel beams with twenty-eleven layers of peeling paint. After reading this book, it will, hopefully, not be the same. The carefully selected photographs (showing a lot more cleanliness than uaual) point out the points of design that were incorporated into the original construction. An official publication of the MTS's New York Transit Museum, this profusely illustrated book makes you look at the New York Subway in a different light. Here there is beauty and elegance sufficient to make you think of the subway as a work of art in its own right. Look carefully, the signs you're looking for to tell you where you want to go may be carefully done in mosaic tile or held up by a delicate iron casting.