original Pennsylvania Station (New York City)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/original_Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)
GPTKB entity
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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:builtFor gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkbp:demolished 1963
October 28, 1963
gptkbp:demolitionLedTo creation of New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
gptkbp:feature grand staircase
Corinthian columns
large waiting room
massive train shed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label original Pennsylvania Station (New York City)
gptkbp:influenced historic preservation movement in the United States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:mainConcourseHeight 150 feet
gptkbp:notableFor grand architectural design
influential demolition
gptkbp:opened 1910
gptkbp:platforms 21
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:current_Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)
gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden_(current_site)
gptkbp:roofType steel and glass
gptkbp:servesLine gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:Long_Island_Rail_Road
gptkb:Hudson_and_Manhattan_Railroad
gptkbp:style Beaux-Arts architecture
gptkbp:tracks 11
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:current_Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8