The Forgotten Anderson-Jerome Subway Platform

This is all that remains of the Ninth Avenue New York City line. A derelict trashed platform that sits forlornly above a Bronx street. Filled with all manner of trash, bottles, discarded waste, and other detritus. At one point, a baby kitten appeared underneath a wet plywood board and began to clean itself. Just minutes ago I saw a large feline cat scurrying over the nearby fence with abandon. I took my shots and left in a huff. The platform certainly had its days in the past as the last station trip coming from the Bronx Polo grounds, but now it sits above street level from regular commuters and pedestrians.

Certainly, the graffiti has changed from the photographs seen here and various urban exploration videos of this IRT Ninth Avenue line subway platform.

Now, let us take a look at the ever-changing graffiti at this location. It would be fun to revisit this location next year to see the changes.

📋 Reader Records

🚇 Did you ever ride through this platform?

The platform is still up there above the street, full of bottles and plywood and whatever else has blown in. If you rode the Ninth Avenue line through this stop, remember the station below it when the entrance was still open, or have a photograph of either from before it was sealed, that record is thinner than it should be. Older shots of the walls are worth as much as the newer ones — the graffiti here turns over constantly, and nobody seems to be keeping track of what was painted over. Full credit given to all contributors.

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🚇 All that is left of the Ninth Avenue line here is a trashed platform sitting above a Bronx street, its station below closed off at pavement level. The graffiti on it turns over so fast that the walls in these photographs no longer match the ones in the videos, which is most of the reason to keep shooting it.