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A journey through the extraordinary history of New York's Pennsylvania Station. The creation of Pennsylvania Station (1902-1910) represented one of the great engineering feats of its time, and embodied a powerful vision of grandeur for future public architecture. This richly illustrated book tells the story of the original building, its tragic demolition in the 1960s, and the greatly anticipated opening of the new station in 2003. 100 color and 75 black-and-white photographs and illustrations.
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A journey through the extraordinary history of New York's Pennsylvania Station. The creation of Pennsylvania Station (1902-1910) represented one of the great engineering feats of its time, and embodied a powerful vision of grandeur for future public architecture. This richly illustrated book tells the story of the original building, its tragic demolition in the 1960s, and the greatly anticipated opening of the new station in 2003. 100 color and 75 black-and-white photographs and illustrations.
About the Author
Hilary Ballon is professor of art history at Columbia University. She lives in New Jersey.
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Pennsylvania Station was unnecessary. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
exit concourse, train concourse, tunnel extension, commercial arcade, train room, waiting hall, construction photographs, private street, electric traction, monumental gateway, main concourse, urban vision, station facilities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Penn Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, Seventh Avenue, Grand Central, Eighth Avenue, Madison Square Garden, Hudson River, Ninth Avenue, New Jersey, Intermodal Hall, Long Island Railroad, Train Room, Louis Dreyer, Hotel Pennsylvania, Jersey City, East River, Penn Central, Aaron Rose, Hudson Companies, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Senate Park Commission, Stanford White, Union Station, Columbia University New!
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Pennsylvania Station was unnecessary. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
exit concourse, train concourse, tunnel extension, commercial arcade, train room, waiting hall, construction photographs, private street, electric traction, monumental gateway, main concourse, urban vision, station facilities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Penn Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, Seventh Avenue, Grand Central, Eighth Avenue, Madison Square Garden, Hudson River, Ninth Avenue, New Jersey, Intermodal Hall, Long Island Railroad, Train Room, Louis Dreyer, Hotel Pennsylvania, Jersey City, East River, Penn Central, Aaron Rose, Hudson Companies, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Senate Park Commission, Stanford White, Union Station, Columbia University New!
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- The Fallen Colossus by Robert Sobel in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Destruction of Penn Station by Barbara Moore in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Port of New York. A History of the Rail and Terminal System from the Beginnings to Pennsylvania Station by Carl W Condit in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Brown Decades: A Study of the Arts in America, 1865-1895 (Dover Books on Art, Art History) by Lewis Mumford in Back Matter
- History Preserved by Harmon Hendricks Goldstone in Back Matter
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