Welcome to another NYC subway multicache! Number 5! This cache will be following the 7 train. Tourists, I would be surprised if you didn’t know what this train line is. It’s pretty famous in NYC. Now, the 7 train is a VERY reliable train, but also not that long. I went up and down the whole 7 line twice planning this cache and it took me one afternoon. Now, from my understanding, Queens is the 3rd least visited borough by tourists. By that, I mean outer Queens. But, as long as it’s in NYC, I’m good. You’re welcome Queens. The 7 train is also referred to as the United Nations of trains as it goes through many, many diverse areas in NYC with many languages spoken. Alright, let’s start! Wait! Before we head off, I am pretty sure some of you haven’t done my other NYC subway multicaches before. Which means, you don’t know how it works. We will be stopping at 5 stations along the 7 line. Starting at 34th Street Hudson Hards and ending at Flushing Main Street. End to end. You are not being forced to do this all in one day. If you run out of time for the day, just do it the next time you’re available to do it. Anyways, at each station, you will go somewhere near the station and answer a question at that location. Don’t panic. Have you heard of an open note test? Well, it’s that. Or, maybe even better. The answer is right in front you. It could be on a plaque, it could be a sign, part of a sign, a color of something, etc. Also, did I tell you that it’s multiple choice? There are 3 answers to a question. Each answer will have a number. Let’s say that the answer you got had the number 2. Remember or write down the number. Keep doing that until the final stop, Jamaica Center Parsons Archer. There, you will add up all your numbers and see what you get. Down at the bottom of this description, there will be a bunch of numbers and coordinates to go to for each number. Whatever number you got, there will be coordinates for the number. Let’s say you got 8, it might say, if you got 8, go to the given coordinates: (coordinates). Remember, there is only one right number, and you get the number from answering the questions. Also, the different coordinates listed at the bottom are not far away. It’s not like one is in Italy, one is in Bangladesh, one is in Saskatchewan and then one of them is somewhere around Flushing Main Street, our final stop. So you have the idea? Great! Let’s start!
Welcome to 34th Street Hudson Yards! If you like, architecture... oh boy... you’re gonna be here for a while... Hudson Yards is a modern newish neighborhood with tons of modern day buildings. Go to these coordinates to answer your first question: 40.7537886, -74.0022724
Question Time!
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If you look at the building from where the coordinates are placed, you should see a sign on the Vessel. A big spiral-ish building (many, many stairs). It’s a small sign on the wall that’s says, Maximum number of persons - _________
Fill in the blank. What is the maximum number of “persons”? (People)
- 870
- 900
- 700
Once you have your answer, head over to your next stop, 40th Street Lowry Street. Around 9 stops on the 7 train. Thomas P. Noonan. A United States Marine Corps and a Vietnam War hero. Noonan enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve in Brooklyn and fought as a hero in the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, he did die. See, not every story has a happy ending kids. Go to these coordinates to answer the question: 40.7412038, -73.9222782
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When you arrive at the coordinates given above, you should see a flag pole with a stone plaque at the bottom. It should also have stars that circle around the plaque. How many stars are there?
- 5
- 6
- 16
Once you have your answer, head over to the next stop for this cache, 103rd Street Corona Plaza. A few stops on the 7 train. Walgreens. Wait, what? Why are we talking about Walgreens?? Well, the important landmark we are talking about is now a Walgreens. It was a movie theater before. I’m thinking what you’re thinking. How do they turn a movie theater into a pharmacy? Well, I don’t know and that’s not the point. Loew’s Plaza Theater opened in 1927 with a featured movie. They then had to divest the theater to comply with Federal anti-trust regulations. Go to these coordinates: 40.7496220, -73.8623761
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What is the address on the Walgreens “movie theater”?
- 103-12
- 1056-7
- 103-14
After you got your answer, head over to your next stop, Mets Willets Point. Stay in the 7 train. The World Fair was held at this location in ________ and ________ (I can’t tell you when it was held, as that is the question. A worlds fair shows new and exciting discoveries, technology, tallest buildings, etc. The year, the Worlds Fair is in Dubai! Go to these coordinates to answer the question: 40.7517628, -73.8431403
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You should find a plaque on a pillar that says, New York Worlds Fair
__________-__________
__________-__________
The blanks are years. What years are they?
- 1939-1940, 1964-1965
- 1956-1966, 2004-2005
- 2001-2002, 1944-1945
Once you have your answer, head over to the last stop, Flushing Main Street. One stop on the train. Add up all your answers.
If you got 7, go to the given coordinates: 40.7630424, -73.8316591
If you got 8, go to the given coordinates: 40.7625561, -73.8315834
If you got 9, go to the given coordinates: 40.7635079, -73.8297722
Good luck everybody! :)
Make sure to check out my other NYC subway caches:
-https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8FNM4
-https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8GT2F
-https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8FJYC
-https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8JCA0
Thanks to MatthewCat for the FTF!
Thanks to NYWanderer (who was the first one to go and look for the cache) for at least trying!
*At the moment, I don’t encourage you to go find this cache due to COVID-19. But if you do want to find this cache, go ahead! The reason I’m saying this is that being in a NYC subway car that’s a lot of the time quite crowded is a very easy way for this coronavirus to travel around. There are 8 million people in New York and some of those 8 million people have this virus. This cache involves taking the subway, and right now, it’s not a great time to be on one. Thanks! But still, if you want to go find this cache, go ahead! I'm not disabling this cache anytime soon.*