"City Hall Station, which also houses the City Hall Loop, is the original southern terminal station of the first line of the New York City Subway. Opening in 1904, this station was one of the original IRT stations designed to be more elegant in its architectural style, taking its cues from Romanesque Revival and featuring tile, skylights and brass chandeliers. Despite its stately architecture, City Hall was never a prominent station in the early 1900s. Instead of renovating the station to modernize it, it was closed to the public in 1945 and train service was deferred to other nearby stations. The interior of this "ghost station" can only be seen while making the loop on a downtown 6 train as it becomes an uptown 6 train. The outside of the part of City Hall station that is still in use demonstrates the Romanesque Revival style in the engraved stone typography on the building and signage. Consider it a little typographic treat on your way down to the train." - Paperless Post
