I thought that was very curious. but what got me going deeper, besides the fact that i realised some stations were boosting their decor so they had to be recorded, and realising this, i got concerned and thought, well, somebody has to preserve a record of what we have now. it became, sort of, a cause for me to record the embellishments of the stations. so it rather snowballed into rather a long project, which is now 40 years in the making and not done yet. well, actually the earliest stations were built 1900, 1904 and at that time there was a great movement for the city, beautiful movement, when the mayor and his council decided that they wanted to establish new york as noble and attractive a city as the old european capitals were,
The original torch. wow! ..to hidden treasures. somebody has to preserve a record of what we have. it s worth it. ..lasting legacies. i think it was what we needed to do to create a real movement, to create real equality. ..and a record breaking show. you re standing in the wings and the orchestra starts, . something just takes over. # phantom of the opera. i guess it s theatre magic. new york is, without a doubt, one of the most dynamic, diverse, and creative cities in the world, and one that i ve loved going back
And so here you see thousands- of people who were willing to come out of the closet and be part of this political movement. i it s hoped that exhibitions like this will help keep the memory of what happened alive and inspire future generations. i m 27 this is the first time i m seeing many of these pieces. why should people my age, my generation, care about this exhibition? in this internet age of people - liking things on facebook and a kind of internet activism, i think it s very hard for people ito realise the real oppression thati people faced in the 19605 and 70s, and also that they were able to make a difference. - and the way they changed our society was by getting personally involved in politics, i injoining organisations, creating newsletters i and putting their bodies on the line in demonstrations. i think we need to appreciate today and also be inspired by today- to know that we can make a difference again. - and back at stonewall, a chance encounter with a group of st
To know that we can make a difference again. - and back at stonewall, a chance encounter with a group of students provides an emotional reminder ofjust how far the movement has come. i m proud of what happened there. it makes me proud to see you all here today because it says the work that we did, it s filtering through. i think any of us who were there that night would have never expected we would have come as far as we have. i m shocked. i never thought i d be able to be married. able to express that publicly, me saying that i have a husband. sorry, i m getting emotional. something i never thought i could do. applause so, thank you, guys. an emotionaljourney there for ben hunte back in 2019.
There was a great movement for the city, beautiful movement, when the mayor and his council decided that they wanted to establish new york as noble and attractive a city as the old european capitals were, are, which the americans and new yorkers have always looked up to. and the mayor decided, well, you know what, we can do that right here in new york also. a good example of the very high design elements in a subway station we found a borough hall, in brooklyn, the first subway station and the first subway line into brooklyn. it s just like one of the dozen designs that lafarge created just for this station alone. but it s worth it. so what i do when i do my project, i have to do it at night or weekends. often you ll find me at the library or in the subway, drawing pictures of what s on the wall and taking notes on how many mosaics are there, what colour are they, the general description of any station. i ve been self publishing my work