Last week, I was scouting some studio spaces in a Chelsea office building when I happened to notice a vacant office across the hall.

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Normally, I wouldn’t have given it a second thought, except something in the room happened to catch my eye…

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…was that a subway car inside??

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It was a subway car! Or at least, a pretty creative replica of one…

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…right down to those chains they always have at the front…

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…and the yellow warning line on the platform:

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The train is actually divided inside into a series of offices…

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…each equipped with sliding stainless-steel doors:

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Doing some quick research, I learned that this used to be the offices of B-Train Films (which pretty much explains everything), a production company specializing in sports production (they’ve since moved on to a new office space).

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Very curious to see if the next tenants decide to keep their very own indoor subway train.

-SCOUT

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  1. 2xG Avatar
    2xG

    After checking out your post, I thought this would also be a great idea for an elevator foyer/bank!

  2. Jon Konrath Avatar

    Did they smell like urine?

  3. Sam Avatar
    Sam

    That’s a replica. And I agree, it would be an awesome elevator bank!

  4. TJHinNYC Avatar
    TJHinNYC

    Does “B-Train Films” specialize in “B movies”? Was it involved in Seinfeld’s “Bee Movie”?

  5. Lucien Avatar
    Lucien

    The Google offices in Chelsea at 111 8th Avenue also have subway cars as meeting rooms. Didn’t know it was this popular.

  6. rm Avatar
    rm

    hmmm, not so sure about this one. The subway looks way too fake, I’d rip it out in a heartbeat. after much thought I’ve concluded that it’s embarrassing.

  7. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    It’s a little goofy, really…if they had somehow integrated some real hardware into the space, that would be cool, but this replica is neither realistic nor an interesting-but-less-realistic interpretation. It’s just a clunky, strange indulgence by the previous occupant.

  8. Sean P. Fodera Avatar
    Sean P. Fodera

    They probably moved because their work was always late, and they got tired of blaming some anonymous “sick passenger”.

  9. stillyriver Avatar
    stillyriver

    Which came first, the columns or the subway cars?

  10. Mark Moore Avatar
    Mark Moore

    This reminds me a this crazy guy near Toronto.
    Check out the video.
    http://youtu.be/YjMnWdIWjWs

  11. jenny Avatar
    jenny

    this gives me such a case of deja vu
    http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=1587

    1. Scout Avatar

      and this just made me completely freak out, because I had TOTALLY forgotten about this. Wow – I’m clearly losing my mind (or at least, have run out of space).

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  13. Lisa Avatar

    This would be a cool office space. Add some lights to those cars and you would have a neat conversation piece when clients are visiting!