Fulton Street Subway Station Terra Cotta
From the exhibition Saving Place: 50 Years of New York City Landmarks
As Fulton Center was being planned and built, the subway station below was undergoing renovation. As we covered previously, the terra cotta details in this station were an important piece of the conservation work. The Beaux-Arts ornamentation to beautify the subway stations were once a way to make the underground hospitable, comforting and impressive to the city’s commuters, many who were afraid of the “unnaturalness” of underground travel initially. This original faience element was produced by Rookwood Pottery.
From the exhibition Saving Place: 50 Years of New York City Landmarks
The Fulton Street subway also has remnants of its own, terra cotta murals salvaged from the Hotel McAlpin in Herald Square, along with a cast iron gate.