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Astor Place

Boro	Manhattan	Lines Served
Year Opened	1904	Lines Served
Street Location	Astor Pl & Lafayette St	Transfers
Platform Layout	2 side platforms	Right-of-Way	Subway
# of Tracks	4	Former Name(s)
Points of Interest	This is a simple local station on the IRT Lexington Ave line. The platform walls contain Bas-Relief of Beavers. John Jacob Astor was famous for beaver pelts, hence the art. Astor is also immortalized by Astoria in Queens and in the beaver State of Oregon. Nearby Attractions: Carnegie-Mellon

A night view of the Astor Place Entrance. (10/29/04)	This is the entrance to the IRT Astor Place Station. This classic "kiosk" entrance is a replica of entrances that at one time were all around town.
Image of a beaver. Astor was famous for beaver skins. (10/29/04)
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