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And to think that this beautiful building was torn down and replaced by ugly Madison Square Garden. And now they want to replace MSG! Thanks so much to the LOC for sharing these great archival photos. Please add lots more.

Well said chocolatepoint!

I've seen the PBS history on this. It was the NYcity's biggest and well know tragedies in architectural history.

The only traces left of this great station are some of the stairways to the station platforms and the platforms themselves. The destruction of the old Penn Station was a civic disgrace.

It was called "progress"... at least now the Madison must be turned down and a new station built in that place, similar to the old building.

Theodore P. Shonts, see www.desmoinesregister.com/article/99999999/FAMOUSIOWANS/3...

Shonts was in the news when he testified before the Thompson Committee ( Joint Committee on Investigations of Public Service Commissions) on February 17, 1916 as part of their investigation into the New York Public Utilities Commission and the subways in his capacity as president of the IRT, Interborough Rapid Transit.
books.google.com/books?id=ZKc3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA632#v=one...

(at page 632)
See notes under

this is not mapped correctly www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/bronx.html

David Gallagher Thank you for your remark! We corrected it!

Ha. For a second I assumed the guy in the vest was on his phone. Then I went, "hey, wait a minute..."

This photograph is part of the Indicommons.org post And that was July … across the Commons.

wow. i love this shot. facing south i think. pulling out of the dirty 30s