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When most New Yorkers enter a subway station they're usually in a hurry to get somewhere, silently fuming about a delayed train or, most likely, staring at their phones. It's easy to forget just how much history surrounds each and every platform in the system. From major overhauls to stations that look depressingly similar, check out the following photos to compare the train stations of today to the ones of yesteryear.
28th Street Circa 1904
Photograph: Courtesy The New York Public Library
28th Street Present Day
Photograph: Jessica Lin
Atlantic Ave Circa 1910
Atlantic Ave Present Day
Photograph: Lauren Spinelli
Avenue H Circa 1964
Photograph: Courtesy New York Transit Museum
Avenue H Present Day
Photograph: Lauren Spinelli
City Hall Circa 1904
Photograph: Courtesy The New York Public Library
City Hall Present Day
Photograph: Courtesy the New York Transit Museum
Columbus Circle Circa 1931
Photograph: Courtesy New York Transit Museum
Columbus Circle Present Day
Photograph: Jessica Lin
Coney Island - Stillwell Ave Circa 1951
Photograph: Courtesy New York Transit Museum
Coney Island - Stillwell Ave Present Day
Photograph: Lauren Spinelli
Court Square Date Unkown
Photograph: Courtesy New York Transit Museum
Court Square Present Day
Photograph: Jessica Lin
Roosevelt Island Circa 1995
Photograph: Courtesy New York Transit Museum
Roosevelt Island Present Day
Photograph: Lauren Spinelli
Smith-9th St Between 1930-1951
Photograph: Courtesy New York Transit Museum
Smith-9th Present Day
Photograph: Jessica Lin