Photo of the Day
91st Street station, before opening day
Tuesday 27 October 2026
New York's subway opened on 27 October 1904.
A brand-new station on New York City's first subway line, photographed in March 1904, seven months before the system opened to riders.
Fun facts
- The first line ran 9.1 miles, with 28 stations between City Hall and 145th Street. source ↗
- Mayor George McClellan Jr. drove the first train himself and reportedly enjoyed it too much to hand over the controls. source ↗
- A ride cost 5 cents, and about 150,000 people rode on opening night. source ↗
- This station closed in 1959, but you can still spot its ghostly platforms from the window of a 1 train. source ↗
- Image
- Unknown photographer
- Licence
- Public domain
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons