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Who better to make our morning commute seem like a nostalgic adventure than Stanley Kubrick? Before becoming a legendary filmmaker he shot New York’s underground travel culture and The Museum of the City of New York’s blog shared some of the highlights which don’t seem so different from our iPod and cell phone filled subway cars.

Stanley Kubrick. Life and Love on the New York City Subway. Couple playing footsies on a subway. 1946. Museum of the City of New York. X2011.4.10292.90E

Stanley Kubrick. Life and Love on the New York City Subway. Passengers in a subway car. 1946. Museum of the City of New York. X2011.4.10292.55E

Stanley Kubrick. Life and Love on the New York City Subway. Passengers reading in a subway car. 1946. Museum of the City of New York. X2011.4.10292.30D