The Pennsylvania Station (demolished)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Charles_F._Mc_Kim
gptkbp:architectural_style Classical architecture
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkb:urban_development
New York architecture
cultural history
railroad history
architectural history
New York City history
transportation history
gptkbp:construction_cost $24 million
gptkbp:construction_started 1906-1910
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired preservation movements
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:1963
gptkbp:design gptkb:Mc_Kim,_Mead_&_White
gptkbp:famous_event gptkb:opening_ceremony
gptkbp:famous_for its architectural grandeur
gptkbp:featured_in films and literature
gptkbp:function gptkb:transportation
gptkbp:has_public_transport subway access
gptkbp:height 150 feet
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of early 20th-century America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Pennsylvania Station (demolished)
gptkbp:influenced modern train station design
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Roman_architecture
gptkbp:inspired Penn Station (current) design
gptkbp:landmark lost after demolition
gptkbp:legacy increased awareness of historic preservation
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notable_artist mural by Maxfield Parrish
gptkbp:notable_feature grand concourse
marble interiors
gptkbp:notable_visitor gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkbp:opened 1910
gptkbp:original_purpose gptkb:commuter_rail
gptkbp:platforms gptkb:21
gptkbp:public_reaction controversial demolition
gptkbp:railroad_served gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkbp:renovation 1950s renovation
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:New_Jersey_Transit
gptkb:Long_Island_Rail_Road
gptkb:Amtrak
gptkbp:significance gptkb:historical_landmark
gptkbp:style gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pennsylvania_Station_(current)
gptkbp:track gptkb:30
gptkbp:type gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mc_Kim,_Mead_&_White
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5