A Phil Coppola drawing in progress on a table. “This is my drawing of the BMT’s Canal Street plaque, from the 1918-20 Broadway line in Manhattan,” said Coppola. “These plaques are seen now on the
station’s entrance mezzanine and used to adorn the side walls of the Broadway station,
as well as the lower-level station.”
“Times Square plate” illustrating the invitation/announcement to Coppola’s Grand Central MTA
shop and gallery show in 2018. This drawing shows the faience cornice and console of the
sprawling Times Square name panel.
The eagle and escutcheon plaque fabricated
for the IRT’s Contract 1 1904 station at Union Square/14th Street. These plaques had been hidden from view since the early 1900s and were restored to the public’s sight through a construction job reconfiguring that old station.
This is one of three sets of eagle plaques worked up for the IRT’s Contract line.