Station: 81st Street-Museum of Natural History (8th Avenue)
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| IND 8th Avenue/Fulton Street/Rockaway Line Court Street |
Overview
Opened: 9/10/1932
This station has recently undergone renovation, and, as a result, is the only 8th Avenue local station so far to have tile bands. These are midnight blue with a black border, which matches the original tablets (these have been retained and restored, along with the black "81"s) - the upper level's tile band is wider and lower than the lower level's. New lighting has also been installed. Fare control is at either end of the station, and the south exit has direct access to the Museum.
At the south end there is direct access into the museum. The exit to the street here is consistently called '77th Street' on direction signs, but it's actually at 79th Street. It sits directly under the statue of Teddy Roosevelt on the monumental entry of the Museum. The long ramp to the street merely gets the rider out from under the horse, the broad stairs, and carriage road of this entry. When you get to the street you are about at 78th Street, not 77th Street.
Artwork
For Want of a Nail, MTA Arts for Transit (1999)
Photo Gallery
 Image 718 (83k, 750x498) Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 719 (63k, 749x498) Photo by: Wayne Whitehorne Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 788 (65k, 640x480) Photo by: Peggy Darlington Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 789 (66k, 640x480) Photo by: Peggy Darlington Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 790 (71k, 640x480) Photo by: Peggy Darlington Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 792 (61k, 640x480) Photo by: Peggy Darlington Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 800 (60k, 640x480) Photo by: Peggy Darlington Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 801 (76k, 640x480) Photo by: Peggy Darlington Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 11506 (59k, 562x750) Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 22163 (142k, 950x626) Photo by: David of Broadway Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 40894 (139k, 1044x788) Photo by: Richard Panse Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 81712 (265k, 1044x788) Photo by: John Barnes Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 97307 (209k, 930x641) Photo by: Peter Ehrlich Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 130221 (266k, 1044x788) Photo by: Denise Delaney Collection of: Bill Barton Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |
 Image 131824 (119k, 1024x768) Photo by: Fran Rogers Location: 81st Street/Museum of Natural History |