February 07, 2012 03:00:15 PM
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Bruce Egert

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Hackensack NJ

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The beaver mosaics at the Astor Place subway station of the No. 6 line

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It highlights the wealth that was garnered by John Jacob Astor in the fur trade; it decorated one of the first of 28 subway stations in NY, ushering in a new era of travel for all; it guided people who could not read station signs as to where they were; it was placed there with the ultimate goal of respecting subway passengers.

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