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Interior views of the huge new station of the Pennsylvania railroad in this city (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Glossy Wrench said:
    I still can't believe that they pulled this beautiful structure down and replaced it with the current monstrosity.

Penn Station, Interior, Manhattan.

from New York Public Library

  • David said:
    Stunning
  • Reid Davis said:
    “One entered the city like a god; one scuttles in now like a rat." - Vincent Scully
  • ReadyAimClick said:
    This is one of the best works of architecture in NYC. You have to truly be there to get the feel of how big the building actually is.
  • artissoft said:
    Ha ha. This was destroyed in 1963.
  • Youngking2010 said:
    What a shame that this was destroyed

Penn. R.R. Station from Gimbel shop N.Y. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • aware health said:
    This is what the site looks like now: www.visitingdc.com/images/madison-square-garden-address.jpg Pity.
  • Thundering Work said:
    I can see what you mean. It sure is a terrible pity indeed. Why did they destroy such a magnificent work of architecture?
  • Amanda French said:
    Oh, they thought it was progress, I guess. Cf. the relevant speech in "Mad Men." One good thing about it, though, is that the whole movement of historic landmark preservation was apparently much strengthened by the destruction of Penn Station: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Landmarks_Preservatio...
  • Frank Emanuele said:
    It was a travesty. I'm 22 years old and a New Yorker. It breaks my heart to see the Penn Station that was.
  • Caraway Seed said:
    They didn't think it was progress, even at the time everyone realized what a tragedy it was. However, the station was privately owned, by the Pennsylvania Rail Company, which was bleeding red ink thanks the Robert Moses and the Interstate Highway Act. The destroyed the station to get money, specifically a 25% stake in Madison Square Garden. It was a business decision by a company that was failing and desperate to do anything to try to bring in revenue.