REVISIONIST HISTORY
There's nothing like a trip down memory lane back to the 1930s to make a history buff wax nostalgic:
Dozens of subway buffs turned out to ride in the historic R1 subway cars adorned with advertising for products such as Lifebuoy Health Soap. A bar sold for 5 cents, equaling the price of a ride in 1932.Ah, the Great Depression. Good times, good times...
"It reminds me of when times were good and the country was prosperous," said subway history fan Louis Maimone, 52, of the Bronx. "It's a bit of nostalgia."
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