LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: LongIslandRailRoad

Penn Station Andrew Leicester Ghosts Series, 1994 Terra cotta wall murals in five locations and porcelain enamel above escalator Andrew Leicester's Ghost Series consists of five monumental bas-relief terra cotta murals installed throughout the Long Island Rail Road station. The pieces evoke the building's illustrious predecessor, the 1910 Pennsylvania Station building by McKim, Mead and White that was demolished in 1963, an event that triggering the historic preservation movement. Fragments of the old Penn Station are hidden in the lower depths of the building that replaced it, and the murals symbolically reveal the old building now hidden behind new walls. In Day and Night, a 500-square-foot-mural in the main concourse, Leicester reinterprets Adolph Wineman's sculpture of the same name that presided over the old station's entrances, depicting two women flanking a gigantic clock. The artist embedded the date the original building was demolished - 10/28/63 - into the clock's blank face. Other murals include Mercury Man, a reproduction of another sculptural figure, and a porcelain-on-steel rendering of blueprints for the demolished building. Taken together, Ghost Series is a compelling memento mori - a reminder that we are mortal. Text from: www.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=lir...

Penn Station Andrew Leicester Ghosts Series, 1994 Terra cotta wall murals in five locations and porcelain enamel above escalator Andrew Leicester's Ghost Series consists of five monumental bas-relief terra cotta murals installed throughout the Long Island Rail Road station. The pieces evoke the building's illustrious predecessor, the 1910 Pennsylvania Station building by McKim, Mead and White that was demolished in 1963, an event that triggering the historic preservation movement. Fragments of the old Penn Station are hidden in the lower depths of the building that replaced it, and the murals symbolically reveal the old building now hidden behind new walls. In Day and Night, a 500-square-foot-mural in the main concourse, Leicester reinterprets Adolph Wineman's sculpture of the same name that presided over the old station's entrances, depicting two women flanking a gigantic clock. The artist embedded the date the original building was demolished - 10/28/63 - into the clock's blank face. Other murals include Mercury Man, a reproduction of another sculptural figure, and a porcelain-on-steel rendering of blueprints for the demolished building. Taken together, Ghost Series is a compelling memento mori - a reminder that we are mortal. Text from: www.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=lir...

Forest Hills is a wheelchair accessible station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It serves the residents of Forest Hills, Queens and is located within the City Terminal Zone. There are two side platforms, which can hold a 4-car train. The station is located within Fare Zone 1, and is in the CityTicket program. The station is located in an area of Forest Hills known as Station Square. Built in 1906 and rebuilt in 1911, the station is the only one in the system not to have standard blue and white signage. Instead, there are plaques and historic style signage within and around the station, complementing to the architecture to the stationhouse, and the surrounding area. The station is located at Austin Street and Continental Avenue (71st Avenue), just south of Queens Boulevard. Passengers can connect to the Q23 and Q64 buses as well as the Forest Hills–71st Avenue subway station (E F G R V) Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills_(LIRR_station)

Forest Hills is a wheelchair accessible station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It serves the residents of Forest Hills, Queens and is located within the City Terminal Zone. There are two side platforms, which can hold a 4-car train. The station is located within Fare Zone 1, and is in the CityTicket program. The station is located in an area of Forest Hills known as Station Square. Built in 1906 and rebuilt in 1911, the station is the only one in the system not to have standard blue and white signage. Instead, there are plaques and historic style signage within and around the station, complementing to the architecture to the stationhouse, and the surrounding area. The station is located at Austin Street and Continental Avenue (71st Avenue), just south of Queens Boulevard. Passengers can connect to the Q23 and Q64 buses as well as the Forest Hills–71st Avenue subway station (E F G R V) Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills_(LIRR_station)