original Pennsylvania Station (demolished 1963)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/original_Pennsylvania_Station_(demolished_1963)
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:address Eighth Avenue and 31st-33rd Streets, Manhattan, New York City
gptkbp:architect gptkb:McKim,_Mead_&_White
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkbp:demolished 1963
1966
gptkbp:demolitionBegan October 1963
gptkbp:feature large waiting room
massive train shed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label original Pennsylvania Station (demolished 1963)
gptkbp:influenced historic preservation laws in New York City
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:material gptkb:glass
gptkb:steel
granite
gptkbp:notableFor demolition led to preservation movement
grand scale and architectural significance
gptkbp:opened 1910
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:current_Pennsylvania_Station
gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden_(current_site)
gptkbp:serves gptkb:New_Haven_Railroad
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:Long_Island_Rail_Road
gptkbp:style Beaux-Arts architecture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6