Pennsylvania Station (often abbreviated to Penn Station) was a historic railroad station in New York City that was built for, named after, and originally occupied by the Pennsylvania Railroad …

Dec 2, 2021 · Occupying two city blocks from Seventh Avenue to Eighth Avenue and from 31st to 33rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan, the original Penn Station building was designed by …

In 1945, train ridership peaked—that year 100 million passengers passed through Penn Station. However, after World War II everything changed. By 1960, affordable air travel and the …

Feb 17, 2016 · Before New York City's Pennsylvania Station became the busiest transit hub in the country -- and one of the most reviled train stations in America-- it was a classic example of …

Nov 7, 2017 · When Pennsylvania Station first opened in 1910, it was a far cry from the confusing maze of underground tunnels that it is today. The building, which covered eight acres in …

Explore Penn Station's 1910 debut, a Beaux-Arts jewel by McKim, Mead & White, pivotal in reshaping NYC's transportation and urban fabric. Pedestrians walk in front of the recently …

Pennsylvania Station, in New York City, was built during the Golden Age of railroading when its owners intended the terminal not only to serve the specific needs of the railroad but also to …

Feb 18, 2014 · Penn Station covered nearly eight acres, extended two city blocks, and housed one of the largest public spaces in the world. But just 53 years after the station’s opening, the …

The demolition of McKim, Mead & White’s Pennsylvania Station, amid public outcry, is popularly regarded as the birth of the modern preservation movement in New York City and the impetus …

Jan 24, 2014 · Walter Chandoha, a photographer who is now 93, remembers the old train station fondly. He was living in New York in the late 1940s and studying at N.Y.U. on the G.I. Bill …