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Photo by Wes Verhoeve.
This typo was spotted over the weekend on the G train platform. Could it simply be an MTA error that has gone unnoticed, or is it the handiwork of a subway mosaic mash-up artist (if such a thing exists)? The MTA says they weren't aware of the error and told us that while they "can't imagine we've done any work there recently," they're going to look into it. Too bad people can't post comments on subway stations; the typo would have been corrected immediately.
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LOVE how quickly the MTA replies "can't imagine we've done any work there recently". 'We don't really DO maintenance on the G line...'
That has been there since the station was opened in 1937. Kevin Walsh mentions it on his Forgotten-NY site. Pretty funny stuff though, I always like to point it out to people.
That tile looks mighty clean (even the grout is clean) to be 72-years-old.
Brodaway? Thataway!
Good one LOL
is this in greenpoint? that's kind of the polish pronunciation.
Weird, I noticed this for the first time this weekend too and I've been taking this subway at this stop for years. Although I can attest to the fact that the MTA hasn't done ANYTHING to this station in an incredibly long time.
FAIL
Are you even surprised? NY KNOWS the MTA is INCOMPETENT, GREEDY and HIGHLY CORRUPT!
Viva la revolucion! Off with their heads!
Yep, the MTA is so incompetent, it managed to misspell a mosaic thirty one years before it existed. And they want to raise the fare!
"Too bad people can't post comments on subway stations; the typo would have been corrected immediately."
I see what you did there.
G train. Why am I not surprised?
Definitely old news. First time I noticed this was last May.
it was an omen!
B ROD AWAY?
A-ROD AWAY!!!
The "Mean Strees" of NYC.
If only Gothamist and the MTA had competent employees that double checked their work.
We all know that's unpossible.
Almost as bad as the directional signs at 23rd and 6th in Manhattan. Apparently, you can take the F train "Dowtown & Brooklyn."
Shhh, (you know it would cost the MTA over $1mil to fix that while shutting down service there late night and weekends for 3 weeks), if they ever found out.
Look for da Union label!
It's been mentioned, and pictured, on this page for years:
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?207:3188
it was-a me..! mario!
Broda means "beard in Polish". That's all I'll say.
There is another subway-related typographic error I've been curious about for a long time. Most (or all) of the 'Do not lean on door' signs on the N train (maybe the Q,R,W, also?) have terribly noticeable typographical errors. The 'a' is a point size smaller than all other letters and the 'o's are of another typeface altogether. What's the story here?
I have a photo of it on flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/briancf/2337784760/
If only half the commenters on this page were bright enough to realize that many station features and signage, such as this Broadway misspelling, were put up when the station was built years ago.
That station, in fact, was opened in 1937. So much for the kneejerk "union label" reference.
12 years and $250 million later: "Broadway".
I don't think this "mistake" should be corrected. "Brodaway" has long been an element of NYC subway lore among train enthusiasts. I doubt anyone is ever misled by the misspelling, so there's no reason to pay (whatever small or large cost it would take) to fix it. It's history, and it's cool. Leave it be.
I'm usually all for the spread of information, but by exposing this "spelling mistake" to such a wide audience, and to much of the NY media, I assume it compelled NYCT to go ahead and fix it! As I wrote above, BRODAWAY was an endearing little piece of history, long known to subway buffs and NYC history buffs, and I always hoped it would remain. But now, this little bit of subway trivia is GONE, as per a report on Subchat.com.
What a shame.I'm usually all for the spread of information, but by exposing this "spelling mistake" to such a wide audience, and to much of the NY media, I assume it compelled NYCT to go ahead and fix it! As I wrote above, BRODAWAY was an endearing little piece of history, long known to subway buffs and NYC history buffs, and I always hoped it would remain. But now, this little bit of subway trivia is GONE, as per a report on Subchat.com.
What a shame.Good news: as per a new report on Subchat.com, the fix consisted only of adhesive tape with letters of a non-matching font, and the fix has already been torn off by someone!
Long live BRODAWAY!