Talk:Porter (MBTA station)
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The escalators and stairs at Porter scare me. The stairs at least have landings every 20 stairs or such, but the escalators are just one straight shot down. Imagine falling down that... you'd die, literally. I get vertigo just looking down the things. Aquarium used to be similar to this (but not as extreme), but they've fixed it with the new station.
Anyway... anyone else feel the same way? I take the elevator every time! -- DocSigma 15:20, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Glove Cycle
Whenever I go through the Porter MBTA station, the conversation turns to the bronzed gloves that seem to lie somewhat haphazardly along the escalator. What's the story behind this installation? How old is it? What was the motivation for its creation? If anyone knows, please add it to the article. I noticed that at the very top of the escalator there is even a large glove holding a child-sized glove. NBS525 13:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
- Nevermind. I found an external link. NBS525 16:09, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
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- I was part of the motivation. As a teen living in the area, we (myself and other teens) found it immensely fun to SLIDE down the stainless steel surface between the escalators - much to the chagrins of MBTA employees and passengers. The first installation to deter this misuse was to put metal hockey-puck shaped disks down the middle of the surface, every 10 feet or so (the distance is to the best of my recollect). However, these could be avoided by sliding down on ones feet or hands and feet with an appropriate gap left in the middle - instead of the traditional sliding on your bottom or back.
The finale installation were the bronze gloves for which there was just no being able to slide past, and could cause a great deal of pain when slid into.
I don't know if this trivia warrants inclusion into the main article, but its what happened. (A former North Cambridge resident) --Mespinola 15:08, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
- I was part of the motivation. As a teen living in the area, we (myself and other teens) found it immensely fun to SLIDE down the stainless steel surface between the escalators - much to the chagrins of MBTA employees and passengers. The first installation to deter this misuse was to put metal hockey-puck shaped disks down the middle of the surface, every 10 feet or so (the distance is to the best of my recollect). However, these could be avoided by sliding down on ones feet or hands and feet with an appropriate gap left in the middle - instead of the traditional sliding on your bottom or back.
[edit] Architect of this station.
Anyone know who was the architect? And who was the structural engineer of this station. The architecture, ceilings, sweeping forms are top notch. Also, the engineering is very impressive -- this is easily the best station on the MBTA, and -- unlike the rest of the MBTA system -- could hold a candle to some of the best urban transport systems in the world.--Muchosucko 22:43, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
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