From the Bronx to the Battery: The Subway Sun

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The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) launched New York City’s first underground subway in 1904, connecting the Bronx to Lower Manhattan and later Brooklyn. By making travel affordable and convenient, it encouraged New Yorkers to explore beyond their neighborhoods. To promote ridership, the IRT created poster campaigns like The Elevated Express and The Subway Sun, with the latter proving especially successful.

Curated by Es-pranza Humphrey

Press

Spectrum News NY1
Art in New York City
Hyperallergic
The New York Groove

Photo Credits: Argenis Apolinario, Argenis Taveras, Stephanie Powell

My Responsivities

Designing the show
Preparing the production files
Communicating with vendors
Creating Event materials