A Decorative Piece of Subway History Is Unearthed in a Busy Station
By DAVID W. DUNLAP
Published: November 2, 2007
[New York Times]
A lovely little piece of subway history on the uptown platform of the No. 1 line at 59th Street-Columbus Circle so old it actually antedates the trains was concealed from generations of riders by a false wall.
With the false wall being removed as part of the station renovation, history has come to light again: a blue-and-white Art Nouveau plaque, with a flowery border (worthy of willow ware) encircling the words, The Tiles in This Exhibit are the product of the American Encaustic Tiling Co. Limited / Zanesville Ohio / New-York N.Y.
What exhibit?
... pix & the remainder of the story here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/nyregion/02plaque.html?_r=1&oref=slogin