The first subway line in New York City opened on October 27, 1904. To celebrate the centennial of this event, the Johns Hopkins University Press presents a new

"New York wouldn't be New York without the subway. This one-time engineering marvel that united and expanded the city has been a cultural touchstone for the las

But as it is in no other city on earth, the subway of New York is intimately woven into the fabric and identity of the city itself.

When it first opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City subway ran twenty-two miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue—the longest stretch ev

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction of the competing lines and their unification *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further