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Elmhurst Avenue is a regular Queens Blvd Line station with a full length mezzanine. The mezzanine here is still fully intact but has the design of a single token both in its middle to serve both exits on either end, so there is no free crossover provided between directions. The three separate corridors of the mezzanine, one for access to the platforms for either direction and a corridor in the center outside of fare control are all separated by very cheep looking white chain-link fence. At each end of the mezzanine by either of the exits (either 82nd St-Britton Av or 45 Ave-Elmhurst Av) there are MetroCard vending machines and High Entrance/Exit Turnstiles (as well as the older High Exit Turnstiles) so most passengers using the station have no need to go anywhere near the token booth that is quite far out of the way. The color scheme of the side platforms is teal trim (and the standard black border around it) with teal borders around the name tablets and the columns painted yellow. A lot of the platform tiling has been incorrectly patched together over the years but imperfectly giving way to some funny abbreviated spellings of Elmhurst. There are a couple of references to the city hospital at Elmhurst including what looks like an original hand painted sign.

Page 1|Page 2 (elmhurstr1) A view of the Elmhurst text underneath the blue trim. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr2) A Elmhurst Ave name tablet. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr3) A boring Elmhurst Ave column sign. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr4) Two high exit gates to the 82nd Street exit at Elmhurst Avenue from the Forest Hills-bound platform. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr5) A mosaic for the exit at 82nd St. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr6) Looking down the very lengthy mezzanine at 82nd St, down the portion of it fenced off for Forest Hills-bound service. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr7) A sign on the mezzanine at Elmhurst Ave for the directions to the two exits. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr8) The turnstiles to the center of the corridor outside of fare control from the Forest Hills-bound side of the mezzanine nowhere near an actual exit to the street. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr9) The Customer Information center at Elmhurst Ave has been put up directly on the chain link fence that separates the within fare control areas from the outside of fare control corridor that goes down the center of the mezzanine. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr10) A mosaic for the exit to 45th Ave at Elmhurst Ave. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr11) Two old wooden-type High Exit Turnstiles and a High Entrance/Exit Turnstile lead out of the Forest Hills-bound side of the mezzanine at the exit to 45th Ave, TVMs for that entrance are also visible. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr12) A view down the seemingly endless mezzanine with two sets of long chain link fence at Elmhurst Ave Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr13) Looking across to the Manhattan-bound platform with a Elmhurst Ave name tablet visible Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr14) 'Urst' underneath the trim at Elmhurst Ave do to a bad patch job of the tiling. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr15) Elmhurst text underneath the trim with an upside-down S. Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 (elmhurstr16) It's not Elmhurst it simply Elmhurst Ave, another area of incorrect patching of the trim Photo by Jeremiah Cox, 5 June, 2008 Page 1|Page 2

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