Post War Building

The building that I chose for a post- war building is actually not a building at all but I think it is still a pretty important construction. It has a very big impact on the lifestyle that New Yorkers lead. The construction that I chose is the subway, particularly the F train. The stop closest to my neighborhood, Jamaica Estates obviously, is the 179th street stop which was built in December of 1950. The 179th street is pretty important stop because it links many different neighborhoods to the subway that before were not previously able to easily access the subway. There are actually Long Island busses to take people different places in Nassau County such as Hempstead and the Roosevelt Field Mall. This picture is of the inside of the subway station which like most subway stations in Queens is underground. The F train is very significant in my life because it is the train I use most often because it goes just about everywhere in Manhattan and it is so convenient. The subway has orange and blue theme which I think was planned that because the F color is orange on the subway maps. The walls have beige tile with a blue and orange tile design running the length of the station. Although you can not see it here the floors are the same color as the walls with yellow tile on the edges like any other subway stations. In my opinion the subway station is extremely dirty, but then again what subway station isn’t. One can only wonder how a station that was probably very nice and clean when it was built became so disgusting. I believe it is because of high volume of people coming into the station, especially during rush hours, with their coffees and whatever else and not enough MTA employees to clean up after them. However, no matter how dirty this station becomes it will probably still remain a high traffic area because the subway is part of a New Yorker’s life.