Here are the answers to week 21 of whichWMATA
On Tuesday, we posted our twenty-first photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do?
We got 14 guesses this week. Only 2 of you got all 5 correct. Great work, Alex B and Peter K!
Image 1: Prince George’s Plaza
The first image shows the mezzanine and the bottom of the parking structure at Prince George’s Plaza. This station has a unique design, and the roof is actually the base of the parking garage, giving it an appearance similar to a squared-off vault. All but one of you got this one right. Great work!
Image 2: New Carrollton
The second image depicts the pedestrian bridge across Ellin Road at New Carrollton station. This bridge is built as an arc, making it quite distinctive. The visible office building is also a clue. 10 of you knew this one.
Image 3: Anacostia
The third image shows the unique vaults at Anacostia station. Because of the water table, this station is very shallow, and there wasn’t room for a high vault. As a result, the ceiling is lower, and has smaller perpendicular vaults running across the space. 12 of you guessed correctly.
Image 4: Wiehle Avenue
The fourth image shows the entrance to the northern bus loop at Wiehle Avenue station. This glass entrance is unique in the system, but the angles are reminiscent of the angles present in the other Silver Line stations. 6 of you knew this one.
Image 5: Gallery Place
The final image shows the street elevator entrance at Gallery Place. The narrow bridge and the sign make it clear that this is an elevator entrance, and not the main entrance into a station. But the clue to narrow this to Gallery Place is the depth of the vault coffers. Because the vault here is higher (to accommodate 2 levels of trains), the coffers get much
shallower toward the bottom than they would at shorter stations. 5 of you correctly guessed Gallery Place.
Next Monday we’ll have 5 more photos for you to identify. Thanks for playing!