Bay Parkway (F) - The SubwayNut

Bay Parkway is a relatively sleepy station on the Culver Line, the station is surrounded by cemeteries to the south of it, and because of this the stop has just one central exit in the middle of the station, instead of two separate ones at either end of the stop, like most other Culver El Stations. The station has two side platforms for the three track line, that are canopied and windscreened only towards their mid-sections at are completely exposed to the elements, with just a fence separating them from the cemeteries below, meaning waiting passengers have quite a good view from the station of the rooftops of central Brooklyn. Two staircases from each platform lead down to the central fare control area with its turnstiles and token both and in tern, three staircases lead down from the station house beneath the tracks, two to the NE corner, and one to the SW corner of the diagonal intersection of Bay Parkway across McDonald Avenue.
Photo 1-14: July 6, 2009

The northern end of the Manhattan-bound platform at Bay Parkway with a train stopped in the station, the rooftops of Brooklyn are visible beyond the low railing.

Looking down the conventionally windscreened portion of the Manhattan-bound platform at Bay Parkway.

Approaching the pair of staircases down from the Manhattan-bound platform to Bay Parkway's only exit.

Beneath the Manhattan-bound platform at Bay Parkway, approaching the doors into the station house beneath the tracks.

In the mezzanine level beneath the tracks at Bay Parkway, the station's platform is above, the gravestones of Washington Cemetery, a Jewish Cemetery that serves the surrounding Hasidic community.

An exit staircase from the mezzanine level to street at Bay Parkway, Washington Cemetery, and a pair of towers for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge are in the background.

The three staircases up to the Bay Parkway Station are visible on McDonald Avenue at its diagonal intersection with Bay Parkway.

Another entrance staircase to Bay Parkway.

Another view beneath the elevated at Bay Parkway at the station's single entrance.

A small fence on the side of the mezzanine level at Bay Parkway.

The bottom of another entrance staircase to Bay Parkway.

Just at the top of an entrance staircase to Bay Parkway, a high fence requires people coming from the platform stairs to enter the station house and pay their fares.

Approaching the turnstiles, with the token booth facing them, in the station house at Bay Parkway.

Looking down the empty Manhattan-bound platform as a Manhattan-bound F train finishes entering the station, and opens it's doors.