ADDITIONAL NOTES:
washington dc's metro system: planned in the 50s and construction begun in '69, its first section opened in 1976. it extends out into maryland and virgina, but is limited by its hours: during the week, it closes at midnight, friday and saturday at 2am. thank goodness for nyc subways. for more on district rail and its very dark stations, check out stationmasters and building the washington metro, which has a lot of great archive material.
Wednesday 23 July 2003
dark vaults underground: the dc metro
14 comments // subways, travel
I'm particularly appreciative of your shot of the never ending escalators that return the riders back to the surface (usually on the Mall). When you look up while riding the escalator it creates an incredible sickening feeling in your stomach. It's weird.
What were you doing down in D.C.?
tom: i was in DC for the day (client mtng), tho i lived there about 10 years ago --- i was used to those escalators back then, but riding down now (in heels, no less), i get serious vertigo and have to hang on tight like a fuddy duddy.