original Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/original_Pennsylvania_Station_(1910–1963)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:address gptkb:8th_Avenue_and_31st-33rd_Streets,_Manhattan
gptkbp:architect gptkb:McKim,_Mead_&_White
gptkbp:area 8 acres
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkbp:closed 1963
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Moynihan_Train_Hall
gptkbp:demolished 1963
declining rail traffic and financial difficulties
gptkbp:feature large glass and steel train shed
massive Doric columns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label original Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963)
gptkbp:influenced historic preservation laws in NYC
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:notableFor demolition led to preservation movement
grand architectural design
gptkbp:opened 1910
gptkbp:platforms 21
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:current_Pennsylvania_Station
gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden_(above_site)
gptkbp:serves gptkb:New_Haven_Railroad
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:Long_Island_Rail_Road
gptkbp:style Beaux-Arts architecture
gptkbp:tracks 11
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eagle_sculptures_at_Pennsylvania_Station,_New_York
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7