Once again, the Government Center Station is under contruction. Here's what it looked like the first time around.

These photos are from the City of Boston Archives. The one above shows the station still under construction. All are used under this creative commons license.

Here's a peak at the early escalator. If you'd like to read the warning signs, click over to the original. Riders are warned that to prevent injury, dogs should not take the escalators. Another advises that you should carry your umbrellas and luggage rather than put them on the stairs. A third asks people not to run up and down the escalator or sit on the moving handrail.

Here's the finished product with the sign that reads, "Government Center Station, MTA Rapid Transit, Connections to All Stations."

Update Bonus:

The Walking Bostonian posted this look from 1973:

The Friends of Government Center

And, a conversation on the topic with one archive photo over on Universal Hub:

What goes up, must come down, Government Center edition

Let us know how your first commute without this key station progressed. Was it better or worse than you expected?

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino