7-Scape No.22 - Flushing-Bound 7 Train Entering Queensboro Plaza Upper Level
One of my favorite New York City Subway stations is the fascinating two-level
elevated structure that is Queensboro Plaza in Long Island City, Queens.
It is here that Flushing- or Manhattan-bound 7 trains share the platforms with the
longer and wider profile trains of the Astoria- or Manhattan-bound N and W trains.
The upper level platform is shared by outbound trains of both divisions,
A (IRT-7) and B (BMT-N+W), while the lower level serves Manhattan-bound trains.
In this street-level view, a Flushing-bound 7 train, having run along elevated structures in L-I-C since emerging
from the underground station at Hunters Point, has just passed under the iconic Silvercup Studios sign (*) on a long curving stretch of track, and is entering Queensboro Plaza Station on its upper level.
"7-Scapes" is a series of photographs, both under- and above-ground, taken along the route of
the 7 Train between 34th St-Hudson Yards in Manhattan and Flushing-Main St in Queens.
It grew out of a long-standing fascination with the line that began in my late teens
and which I finally began to document photographically in 2013.
https://soundcloud.com/steve-ember/flushing-out-some-7-scapes-podcasts
©2020 Steve Ember
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7-Scape No. 9 - Under the Silvercup Sign
Steve Ember
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| Sections | Special: Black&White Travel: New York City Subjects: Cityscape |
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| Camera | DSC-RX100M6 |
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| Focus length | 72.0 mm |
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Michael Jo. 08/02/2022 0:21
+ + .. + + .. .... !David H Thomas 02/08/2020 20:11
fascinating complexity in this scene - the well positioned train against the background of buldings framed by the maze of steel work - all emphasised by the contrasts of the back and white. Excellent image.Thomas Reitzel 02/08/2020 14:43
Quite rightly one of your favorite shots of the NYC "subway". An icon of composition and dynamics!Also for me a favorite in your portfolio!
BG, stay healthy!
Tom
Matthias Moritz 02/08/2020 8:32
well chosen point of view!