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Retro Ads From the Nostalgia Train

This holiday season, many subway riders got the chance to ride vintage trains as part of the MTA’s Nostalgia Train event. As if riding a train from the `30s wasn’t cool enough, they included several retro advertisements in the cars. Particularly of interest was a series of ads called “The Subway Sun.” Much like today’s “SubTalk,” The Subway Sun was a series of public service ads that ran from the 1940s to the 1960s. Frederick G. Cooper was the original cartoonist behind the series, and in 1946 his protégée Amelia Opdyke Jones or “Oppy” took over and continued to design them for the next 20 years. The term “litterbug” is said to have originated from Oppy’s posters. Below is a collection of Subway Sun posters snapped on the Nostalgia Train.

Divided We Fall, United… We Paint

We Paint

Taken while waiting for the J at Wetsex St.

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Yet Another Lego Crossover Video Game

Rockettes Legos

Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones, Lego Harry Potter, Lego Rock Band and now this? Nothing is safe from the plastic block virus.

Halston rocks.

Loser and the Robo Parker

Loser Robot

Somehow this romantic comedy almost seems interesting now. For the context click here: more »

Merry Christmas from Subway Art Blog

Santa

Rockettes

Thanks to Halston for the photos!

Stunning Discovery Made About Water

Wet

It’s wet.

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Fun with Wet Paint Signs: Auto-Tune Edition

T-Pain

Just when we thought there were no Wet Paint anagrams left to find, this pops up in our inbox. Thanks Vinney!

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Oh Snap!

Alec Baldwin

Brilliant. Our appetite for celebrity gossip will never be satiated. In other news, check out that chest hair!

Photo stolen from Chad’s facebook. Thanks!