Anyone notice the graffiti on the wall that read “RIP SWAYZE”? This must refer to the late actor Patrick Swayze, who played the main role in the 1990 movie “Ghost”. If you’ve seen the movie, you know that one of the most important scenes in the movie was shot on this very platform. Patrick Swayze’s character, Sam Wheat, had been murdered by a thug hired by a business associate, and he becomes a ghost who can’t be seen or heard. He comes across another ghost in the subway system, a man who had committed suicide in the subway system and his ghost was therefore condemned to roam the subways for eternity. This ghost is able to move objects and Sam demands that the man teach him how to do it. The lessons take place at this station.
I still remember when the northern end of this lower level served as an underpass between the two platforms above. At one time the mezzanine was not entirely in the paid fare zone. Each staircase had its own turnstiles. If you accidentally went down the wrong set of stairs (uptown instead of downtown), you had to use the underpass to avoid paying a second fare. That's what happened to me on June 27, 1968. That lower level gave me the creeps even back then!
That's an interesting video. I thought part of the lower level of 42nd street / PABT was destroyed by the 7 line extension. Seems it still exists in it's full former glory! Yes, this level was used for special fare trains to the Aquaduct Racetrack, or special fare trains to Howard Beach/JFK.
@@urbexsurfer8196 yea they demolished most of it for the 7 train extension. It's even sadder that they painted over the mosaics or got rid of a lot of cool stuff from the station
(A) express SB track. You might still be able to see where the track going to the lower level switched off, though the track itself has been removed, I think.
@@TonyP9279 Thank you. It's so sad to see so many subway stations abandoned, was once the largest in the world especially. Hopefully they'll reclaim them to reopen and reuse them to its original glory.
Hey man nice to see you again another video on the books I see keep it up man maybe you should travel down to Manhattan if you want to do all the Bronx
hey bro thanks for commenting I tried to get into the sedgwick station bit it was blocked off so im might not be able to make a video but I did get into the Jerome & Anderson abandoned station put it wasnt very intresting apart from the anazing graffiti
