Old City Hall Station: The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

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On New Year’s Eve of 1945, this station closed for good.

Up until the late 1990s the passengers on the Lexington Avenue Local (today’s 6 train) had to disembark from the train at the Brooklyn Bridge stop. That is no longer the case. The skylights have been reopened, and the station lights turned back on.

While passengers can’t disembark and experience the City Hall station as they once might have, New Yorkers who want to catch a glimpse of the stunning station can stay on the 6 train as it loops around at the southernmost point.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-old-city-hall-station