Existing comment:
Pennsylvania Station (interior)
New York, New York
built 1910, demolished 1963
Regarded by many as the greatest train station ever built, Pennsylvania Station is now but a distant memory. It stood from 1910 to 1963 when it was demolished to make way for construction of Madison Square Garden. While there currently is a train station beneath Madison Square Garden called Pennsylvania Station, the monumental structure that first carried the name stood in midtown Manhattan and spanned eight acres. Constructed of pink granite, the structure's exterior rose 788 feet and featured massive columns. The interior, accented with intricate steel archways, was highlighted by a glass dome in the
exit concourse.
The destruction of Penn Station led to the creation of the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission and the enactment of the Landmark Preservation Law. The first act of the commission was to declare Grand Central Terminal a historic landmark. |