I vividly remember this from when I was a kid in Brooklyn! I didn't live on the B/Q line, so I only saw it once or twice, but man was it a memorable experience for 10-year-old me. As fate would have it, I grew up to be a professional animator. Coincidence? Maybe not!
Saw this mentioned in one of our magazines, said to come out to YT for a look. Very cool artwork. Wish I still lived in the NY area so I could see it in person.
The thing was created in 1982 shortly before I moved to NYC/Brooklyn. Times were very bad in the early 1990s, and teenagers tagged it heavily! The MTA closed it down about 1993.
It opened Sept 17, 1980 almost exactly 29 years ago. It had gotten pretty damaged by the late '80's. MTA Arts for Transit made an effort to restore it in the early '90s but it got hit again very quickly. Now I'm hopeful that it will stay running for a long time. Arts for Transit has committed to keeping it up. Thanks for the appreciation.
I saw this myself when riding the N train into Manhattan from DeKalb Avenue, It reminds me of the animated ads we have uphere in Boston's MBTA Red Line rom Harvard to Central and from South Station toBroadway
It's a wonderful thing when you hear people commenting aloud on the subway about this. Glad to finally see this. This sort of zoetrope is much more welcome than those zoetrope adverts, though those can be a treat, as well.
Pretty awesome! Get off on 34th and there's this thing at the station that you can play on.
lkeve 1 year ago
super! 1 for my AmericanA Channel...thank you.
appledecca 1 year ago
brilliant art piece :)
quaxk 1 year ago
I vividly remember this from when I was a kid in Brooklyn! I didn't live on the B/Q line, so I only saw it once or twice, but man was it a memorable experience for 10-year-old me. As fate would have it, I grew up to be a professional animator. Coincidence? Maybe not!
otherthings 1 year ago
I see this every day on the subway and it always cheers me up. Thanks for posting this!
SNeaker328 2 years ago
this is incredible....
dothedamnthang2 2 years ago 3
Saw this mentioned in one of our magazines, said to come out to YT for a look. Very cool artwork. Wish I still lived in the NY area so I could see it in person.
Thanks for sharing it.
ismeme 2 years ago
The thing was created in 1982 shortly before I moved to NYC/Brooklyn. Times were very bad in the early 1990s, and teenagers tagged it heavily! The MTA closed it down about 1993.
Thanks for restoring it!
TAGS ARE NOT ART.
tourguideStan 2 years ago 4
Hi Stan,
It opened Sept 17, 1980 almost exactly 29 years ago. It had gotten pretty damaged by the late '80's. MTA Arts for Transit made an effort to restore it in the early '90s but it got hit again very quickly. Now I'm hopeful that it will stay running for a long time. Arts for Transit has committed to keeping it up. Thanks for the appreciation.
bboptics 2 years ago
I saw this myself when riding the N train into Manhattan from DeKalb Avenue, It reminds me of the animated ads we have uphere in Boston's MBTA Red Line rom Harvard to Central and from South Station toBroadway
RobertPaniagua 2 years ago
That is the coolest! Always makes my commute when I catch it in the mornings and the train is going the right speed!
brown911 2 years ago
It's a wonderful thing when you hear people commenting aloud on the subway about this. Glad to finally see this. This sort of zoetrope is much more welcome than those zoetrope adverts, though those can be a treat, as well.
Roboboy 3 years ago
I just saw this a few hours ago on the Q train.... i couldn't believe what I was seeing lol
WAKEUPshift111 3 years ago
Cool intro! I like the commentary, too :)
pattister 3 years ago
Thank you so much for this. Bless you.
cookiestcreme 3 years ago
i was born 6 years after masstransiscope was installed. i used to be mesmerized by it when i was a kid! glad its back.
warpedhazel 3 years ago