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Actually the earliest station built, that was in 190a, and at that time, there was a great movement called the city beautiful movement, when the mayor and his council decided that they wanted to establish new york as noble and attractive a city as the old european capitals were, are, which americans and new yorkers had always looked up to, and the mayor decided that we could do that right here in new york also. a good example of a very high design elements in the subway station we found in borough hall in brooklyn, the first subway station on the first subway line into brooklyn, it's just like...

It became sort of a cause for me to record the embellishments of the station. so this is a rather long project, now 1t0 years in the making, and not done yet. actually the earlist station built, that was in 190a, and at that time, there was a great movement called the city beautiful movement, when the mayor and his council decided that they wanted to establish new york as noble and attractive a city as the old european capitals were, are, which americans and new yorkers had always looked up to, and the mayor decided that we could do that right here in new york also.

My father told me that down in the subway station in new york there were pictures on the walls, and i thought that was very curious, but what got me going deeper, besides the fact that i realised some stations were losing their decor so that had to be recorded, and realising this, i got concerned and thought well somebody has to preserve a record of what we have. now, it became sort of a cause for me to record the embellishments of the station. so this is a rather long project, now ll0 years in the making, and not done yet. actually the earlist station built, that was in 190a, and at that time...

Besides the fact that i realised some stations were losing their decor so that had to be recorded, and realising this i got concerned and thought well somebody has to preserve a record of what we have. now, it became sort of a cause for me to record the embellishments of the station. so this is a rather long project, almost llo years in the making, and not done yet. actually the earlist station built, that was in 190a, and at that time, there was a great movement called the city beautiful movement, when the mayor and his council decided that they wanted to establish new york as noble and attra...

Told me that out of the subway station in new york there were pictures on the walls, and i thought that was very curious, but what got me going deeper besides the fact that i realised some stations were losing their decor so they had to be recorded, and realising this i got concerned and thought well somebody has to preserve a record of what we have. now, it became a bit of a cause for me to record the embellishments of the station. so this is a rather long project, almost a0 years in the making, and not done yet. actually the earlier station that was built was in 190a, and at that time, there...