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IRT Faux IND Tile Colors

By Peggy Darlington

With assistance from Wayne Whitehorne

In the late 1950's and early 1960s the IRT lengthened platforms to hold ten car trains.. The tile work was done in a soldier course in one color and a second color as a tile band similar to the IND. In one case, the express platform at 59 and Lexington, the band is in full IND style.

There are four major schemes, one of which has three sub types.

Type I A, the most common has a solid color tile band with the station name on  one line with no break in the tile band. Example:79th Street on the 1

Type I B has the tile band interrupted with a mini tablet, in a different color containing the station name on one or two lines. Example: Fulton Street 2 and 3.

Type I C resembles Type Ia, except the type style is different and the station name is on two lines. Example Franklin Avenue Brooklyn 2.3.4.5

Type II has no tile band but features a mini tablet instead. Example: Nostrand 3,4.

Type III has no tile band and no tablet, but has the station name directly on the tile with one character or space per tile. Example: 14th Street 1,2,3.

Type IV is found only at 59 Street Lower Level platform on The East side and is full IND pattern with a border of two half height tiles with the tile band and name  centered between the two borders.

 

Color numbers refer to Berol Prismacolor Pencil Numbers as provided by Wayne Whitehorne, who assisted in this page. In some cases colors are approximate closest match (but not indicated as approximate.) V.P.denotes Venus Paradise Pencil (No Berol color)..

 

Many stations have had the faux IND tile removed or covered over in subsequent Renovations.  Additions or corrections are welcomed.

 

 

 

Manhattan West Side Line 1,2,3,9

 

Station and Line

 

Pattern Number

 

Wall Color

 

Band or Tablet Color

 

Text Color

 

Border Color

 

Comments

 

Chambers

1,2,3

 

III

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

Black

 

At South End

 

Franklin 1

 

IA ?

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

937 Tuscan Red ?

 

White ?

 

No Longer Visible

 

Canal 1

 

IA ?

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

937 Tuscan Red ?

 

White ?

 

No Longer Visible

 

Houston 1

 

IA ?

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

937 Tuscan Red ?

 

White ?

 

No Longer Visible

 

Christopher 1

 

IA ?

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

937 Tuscan Red ?

 

White ?

 

No Longer Visible

 

14th 1,2,3

 

III

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

Black

 

Spotty

 

18th 1

 

IA ?

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

937 Tuscan Red ?

 

White ?

 

No Longer Visible

 

23rd 1

 

NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Longer Visible

 

28th 1

 

III

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

Black

 

 

 

Station and Line

 

Pattern Number

 

Wall Color

 

Band or Tablet Color

 

Text Color

 

Border Color

 

Comments

 

50th  1

 

IA

 

997 Beige

 

1019 Rose Beige

 

948 Dark Brown

 

No Longer Visible

 

50th 1

 

IA

 

997 Beige

 

1019 Rose Beige

 

948 Dark Brown

 

No Longer Visible

 

59th 1

 

IA

 

997 Beige

 

1019 Rose Beige

 

948 Dark Brown

 

No longer visible

 

66th  1

 

IA

 

997 Beige

 

1019 Rose Beige

 

948 Dark Brown

 

No Longer Visible

 

79th 1

 

IA

 

997 Beige

 

1019 Rose Beige

 

948 Dark Brown

 

 

 

Station and Line

 

Pattern Number

 

Wall Color

 

Band or Tablet Color

 

Text Color

 

Border Color

 

Comments

 

86th 1

 

IA

 

997 Beige

 

1019 Rose Beige

 

948 Dark Brown

 

 

 

96th 1,2,3

 

997 Beige

 

1019 Rose Beige

 

948 Dark Brown

 

 

No Longer visible

 

103rd 1

 

III

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

Black

 

No longer visible

110th 1

 

III

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

Black

 

No longer visible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

116th 1

 

III

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

Black

 

No longer visible

 

 

Bronx IRT 2,4,5,6

 

Station and Line

 

Pattern Number

 

Wall Color

 

Band or Tablet Color

 

Text Color

 

Border Color

 

Comments

 

138 GC 4,5,6

 

IA

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

937 Tuscan Red

 

White

 

 

 

149GC 2,4,5,6

 

IA

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

937 Tuscan Red

 

White

 

 

 

138/3rd 6

 

IA

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

937 Tuscan Red

 

White

 

 

 

Brook 6

 

IA

 

997 Beige

 

1022 Medit. Blue

 

White

 

 

 

Cypress 6

 

IA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E 143rd 6

 

IA

 

997 Beige

 

1022 Medit. Blue

 

White

 

 

 

E 149th 6   

 

IA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Longwood 6

 

IA

 

997 Beige

 

1022 Medit. Blue

 

White

 

 

 

Hunts Point 6

 

IA

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

937 Tuscan Red

 

White

 

Has one Tablet with name. Others simply show HP.

 

Brooklyn IRT 2,3,4,5

 

Station and Line

 

Pattern Number

 

Wall Color

 

Band or Tablet Color

 

Text Color

 

Border Color

 

Comments

 

Park Place 2,3

 

IB

 

938 Off White

 

1022 Com. Blue

 

932 White

 

 

 

Fulton 2,3

 

IB

 

938 Off White

 

901 Ultra marine Blue

 

932 White

 

 

 

Fulton 4,5

 

NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wall 2,3

 

IB

 

938 Off White

 

 Off White

 

 

 

Wall 4,5

 

NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boro Hall 2,3

 

II

 

Off White 10% gray

 

V.P. 21 Indian Red

 

938 White

 

 

 

Boro Hall 4,5

 

IA

 

1059 10% Cool Gray

 

937 Tuscan Red

 

White

 

 

 

Atlantic 2,3,4,5

 

IA

 

Lt. Yellow Green

 

992 Lt Aqua

 

Green?

 

No longer visible

 

Bergen

 

II

 

938 off White

 

932 Blue Violet

 

938 off White

 

 

 

Grand Army Plaza

 

II ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No longer visible

 

E Pkwy

 

II

 

938 off White

 

932 Blue Violet

 

938 off White

 

No longer visible

 

Franklin Av 2,3,4,5

 

IC

 

938 Off White

 

1022 Com. Blue

 

938 off  White

 

Like IA, but name is on two lines in different font.

 

President 2,5

 

II

 

White

 

901 Indigo Blue

 

938 Off white

 

 

 

Sterling 2,5

 

II

 

White

 

945 Brown

 

938 Off white

 

 

 

Winthrop 2,5

 

II

 

White

 

901 Indigo Blue

 

938 Off white

 

 

 

Beverl(e)y 2,5

 

II

 

White

 

945 Brown

 

938 Off white

 

 

 

Newkirk 2,5

 

II

 

White

 

901 Indigo

 

938 Off white

 

 

 

Nostrand 3

 

II

 

White

 

945 Brown

 

938 Off white

 

 

 

Kingston 3

 

II

 

White

 

901 Indigo Blue

 

938 Off white

 

 

Type I AType Ia

 

Type I B

Type IB Tile

Type I C

Type IC Tile

 

Type II

Type II tile 1Type II tile 2

 

Type III

Type III Tile 

Type IV

Type IV Tile 

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 Last revised 01/17/2011

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