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The Community Interests Zone (Zone 2)
1939 New York World's Fair

IRT-BMT Entrance to the Fair


The IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) and the BMT (Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corp.) shared an entrance to the Fair just below the Home Building Center.


IRT-BMT Entrance to the Fair
IRT-BMT Entrance to the Fair - photo 002

Entrance-The IRT-Flushing Line, which served the World's Fair, featured a new white and robin's egg blue paint scheme, and larger windows to enable passengers to see more of the fairgrounds.


IRT-BMT Entrance to the Fair
IRT-BMT Entrance to the Fair - photo 117