# NY Subway passengers in 1960, great photos. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-passengers-in-1960-great-photos/608754 "2012-01-07T19:06:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-passengers-in-1960-great-photos/608754/21 "2012-01-10T01:02:25Z")
> [@Hyperelastic](#): > > The subway was a lot worse in terms of graffiti and everything else from about 1975-1995 than it is today. Yeah, really… today it’s just a few decades more worn out but at least vandalism-wise the improvement since the 90s was huge. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-passengers-in-1960-great-photos/608754/22 "2012-01-10T02:56:07Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > the 6 at 51st is connected by a passageway to the E and M at Lexington/53rd. The photo may incorrectly labeled, but not wholly inaccurate. > > The E/M could never have run through 51st station itself, because the IRT (of which the 6 is one) and IND trains (of which the E& M are two) have different track gauges. Ah yes, of course… I forgot about the different tracks\* I also thought there might be another 51st station like 7ave in Manhattan and 7ave in Brooklyn. \*Actually, the divisions all use the same gauge, but BMT/IND use wider cars: they can share each others tunnels and stations, but cannot crossover to IRT. IRT can use BMT/IND but there will be a gap at the platforms. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-passengers-in-1960-great-photos/608754/23 "2012-01-10T04:48:38Z")
> [@Philster](#): > > Love this kind of stuff (plus Shorpy’s and Retronaut). > > Anyone have other such links? Poke around the [Library of Congress online print & photo catalog](http://www.loc.gov/pictures/). Everything from 19th Century baseball cards to early 20th Century street scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-passengers-in-1960-great-photos/608754/24 "2012-01-10T13:37:17Z")
I like how most everyone wears a hat. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-passengers-in-1960-great-photos/608754/25 "2012-02-04T21:18:17Z")
I just came back from the exhibit. I was actually a little disappointed. The photos were small, maybe 5x5". I wish they were larger. They look better on the website. Luckily they had extended the loan of 19th Century European masters painting which I originally saw several months ago. Van Gogh, Manet, Chagall, Monet, Munch, … ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-passengers-in-1960-great-photos/608754/26 "2012-02-04T21:30:09Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > I like how most everyone wears a hat. Me too! And that was the year I was born, cool photos. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-passengers-in-1960-great-photos/608754.md?page=1)