All images via UnderCitySun by Marie Curie Just a few blocks from the 96th Street subway station along the 1/2/3 lines sits the abandoned 91st Street Station. It was in service since 1904 and was part of the first subway. But with a 200 foot platform, the station was retired in 1959 for similar reasons as the abandoned Worth Street and 18th Street stations. With the extension of neighboring subway stations–96th Street in this case–some stations simply became too close to each other. With one entrance to the 96th Street station just 100 feet from 93rd Street, there wasn’t much use for the 91st Street stop anymore. Ever wondered why they would have put a stop just 5 streets from 96th Street to begin with? At the time, the 10 blocks between 86th Street and 96th Street was considered too far of a distance between subway stops. But, adding 91st Street made the distance between… Read More