Bruce Egert

Hackensack NJ

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

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.