33 Street
Q is for Queens, 1999
Faceted Glass
By Yumi Heo
This art exhibition spans 3 subway stations: 33 St-Rawson Street, 40 St-Lowery St, and 46 St-Bliss St and has a total of 30 different sections of 3 glass mosaic panels that play homage in a A is for this pattern of Queens diversity along both the station mezzanine entrances and near the staircases on the platforms.
33 St has two bonus panels including one depicting redbirds as well as A (for Aqueduct Racetrack) through J (for Jamaica perhaps). These include F is for Fair (as in the Worlds Fairs) or Flushing Meadows Park (their location), D is for Dragon Boat (an event held every year).
Photos: 28 May, 2010
