A Field Guide to New York City Manhole Covers


BCC C

BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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Understated

On a modest sidewalk in University Heights sits this beauty. From the catalog of the East Jordan Iron Works, but with an undeniable insouciance -- BCC, no need to say more.

DESIGN:

The diamond background is a standard feature of EJ covers (East Jordan Iron Works changed its name to EJ in 2012) , although the latest catalog does not feature the circular center medallion.

UTILITY:

C probably stamds for Communications, the successor to the TELE and SIG covers seen elsewhere on the BCC campus.

RANGE:

This cover is in a parking lot near the Hall of Fame for Great Americans.

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