original Pennsylvania Station (demolished 1963-1968)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/original_Pennsylvania_Station_(demolished_1963-1968)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
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 1963-1968
declining rail traffic and financial difficulties
gptkbp:demolitionContractor gptkb:Irwin_S._Chanin
gptkbp:featuredIn film "The Clock" (1945)
photographs by Berenice Abbott
gptkbp:hasEntrance Corinthian colonnade on 8th Avenue
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label original Pennsylvania Station (demolished 1963-1968)
gptkbp:inspiredBy preservation movement in the United States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:notableEvent demolition led to New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
gptkbp:notableFor civic loss after demolition
grand architecture
gptkbp:opened 1910
gptkbp:platforms 21
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden_(current_building)
gptkb:current_Pennsylvania_Station_(New_York_City)
gptkbp:roofType steel and glass train shed
gptkbp:structureType gptkb:train
head house
gptkbp:style gptkb:Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:tracks 11
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Penn_Station_(New_York_City)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6