Vintage Washington Metro Construction Photos

How cool are these? We stumbled across them on Metro’s Facebook page.

Tunnel near Forest Glen

Nov 1982 | Crews work to complete the building of the tunnel near Forest Glen Station.
Nov 1982 | Crews work to complete the building of the tunnel near Forest Glen Station.

Forest Glen construction

1982 | Building the emergency evacuation staircase and shaft near the now Forest Glen Station. Forest Glen is about 22 stories below ground, so building a staircase for emergencies is crucial.
1982 | Building the emergency evacuation staircase and shaft near the now Forest Glen Station. Forest Glen is about 22 stories below ground, so building a staircase for emergencies is crucial.

Silver Spring station construction

1975 | A look at the construction of Silver Spring Station foundation.
1975 | A look at the construction of Silver Spring Station foundation.

Gallery Place-Chinatown 1974

1974 | Looking down at construction of our Gallery Place-Chinatown station
1974 | Looking down at construction of our Gallery Place-Chinatown station

Gallery Place-Chinatown construction

1974 | More construction, as crews build the Metro Gallery Place-Chinatown station.
1974 | More construction, as crews build the Metro Gallery Place-Chinatown station.

Archives construction 1975

June 1975 | Inside the construction work at Archives Station
June 1975 | Inside the construction work at Archives Station

Take a look at the rest of the photos here.

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