TOP: The Smith-9th Street station in Brooklyn marks the highest point on the New York City subway system, with a fantastic view of the lower Manhattan skyline. Sometimes it’s hard to believe just how much the skyline has changed in the 20 years since the photo was taken. Pullman-Standard R46 cars make up the train.
ABOVE: A D line train arrives at the upper level of the West 8 Street station near Coney Island. A set of Westinghouse Amrail R68 cars are hitting the brakes for the station stop.
angles. We paused here for a few shots before finally heading to lunch. With our stomachs growling, we got back on the subway for two more stops, and finally we had arrived at Coney Island. The Stillwell Avenue subway terminal marked the end of our outbound journey. It was time for our hot dog! We head across the street and hit Nathan’s for a wiener or two, and discovered there was no seating here. With hot dogs in one hand and a camera in the other, we ventured back out to the sidewalk to shoot some subway trains between bites. After lunch we spent some time looking at the Stillwell Avenue terminal. In 1995 the place was rundown, as was much of the neighborhood. Since Coney Island hadn’t opened for the summer season yet, there weren’t many tourists other than us in the area. Maybe we looked a bit out of place. We were pleased to note that the terminal still retained its BMT (Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit) terra cotta logos in the facade. A lot has changed at Stillwell Avenue in the intervening 20 years as the terminal has been expanded and modernized. The classic BMT signage on the outside that we saw is still in place in 2015. And the whole neighborhood has been cleaned up and is much more vibrant. Oh, and the original Nathan’s is still there. Now it was time to head home. Lunch was late, and it was already mid-
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