7 Avenue (B,Q) - The SubwayNut

7th Avenue is a simple side platform station for a two tracked line, along a very confusing section of subway when the two BMT Brighton Line tracks are tangled in with the four IRT Booklyn Line's Tracks all running beneath Flatbush Avenue. The station itself has a fairly significant upslope from the northern end of the station to the southern. For decorations the station has the standard Vickers Dual-Contracts era mosaic name tablets that spell out 7th Avenue, the text is white on the name tablet above a background of blue, but some red and green tiles thrown in to make it more interesting. Yellow is the color that is emphasized in the stations trim. It has 7s in it at regular intervals because of the station's name. At the extreme western (northern) end of the station where the platforms have been extended, there is a 150s blocky tiled area that spells out 7th Ave.

Fare control is towards the middle of the platform on a small mezzanine area that has a two staircases up from each side platform. Two streetstairs lead up to near either side of Flatbush Avenue, signs designate many different streets for the station's exits (including Carlton Avenue & Park Place) because of the confusion Flatbush Avenue brings to the street grid since it runs diagonally. One streetstair leads technically to the SE corner of Park Place and Carlton Avenue, the other streetstair leads up to the SE corner of Flatbush Avenue and Park Place. 7th Avenue is just west of these these intersections, and ends at Flatbush Avenue, not traveling farther north.

A short distance southeast of the open staircases are two additional closed staircases. These once led to another similar to the existing fare control area, complete with two passageways (designed to be outside of fare control above each platform connecting the two fare control areas together along the mezzanine. Streetstairs (both slabbed over, no evidence on the street) led up to along Flatbush Avenue to just east of the NW corner, and to the SW corner of Sterling Place (that is an angled intersection) and Flatbush Avenue
Photos 1: December 9, 2005; 2-15: June 29, 2009.

The wall tiling at 7th Avenue, a name tablet and the station's trim with 7s in it.

Looking down the CI-bound platform at 7th Avenue, as it slopes up hill from its northern end to its southern end.

A blocky 1950s era 7th Ave tiling and text painted on a larger tile, in the portion of the platform at the northern end of the station which was added when the platforms were extended.

Looking down towards the southern end of the CI-bound platform to the area that has boring 1950s tiling instead of the standard dual-contracts Vickers era.

A close-up of a 7 Av column sign.

A white 7 on one of the I-beams between the tracks at 7th Avenue.

A 7th Avenue name tablet.

A close up of the 7 in the station's upper trim line that a yellow-gold color that's mainly emphasized.

Looking back down the CI-bound platform towards one of the staircases up to the mezzanine and the station's exit at 7th Avenue.

One of the two staircases up to mezzanine level at 7th Avenue.

Another view up one of the staircases to the small mezzanine level at 7th Avenue.

The small, but adequately sized mezzanine area after fare control at 7th Avenue.

A sign in a very unusual font for the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music on the wall of the mezzanine area outside of fare control at 7th Avenue.

Looking back towards the turnstile area at 7th Avenue before taking a staircase up to the street.

An entrance to 7th Avenue on Flatbush Avenue.