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If you’re interested in seeing a miniature recreation of the terminal and learning more about New York City’s transportation history, check out Holiday Express, now on view through February 28.The last holdout. Since its creation, the law has helped saved Penn Station’s sister terminal, Grand Central, along with 30,000 other historic buildings around the city from destruction.Among New-York Historical Society’s rich collection is treasured photographs of the original Pennsylvania Station and its subsequent demolition. Though Penn Station was not saved, its controversial demolition spurred the passage of the watershed 1965 New York Landmarks Law. The terminal was to be rebuilt entirely underground.Despite vociferous dissent, its granite columns and steel-vaulted ceilings met their end starting on October 28, 1963. In 1962, plans were made public to demolish the station to make room for a new entertainment arena: Madison Square Garden. With time, there was a growing fear among the terminal’s leadership that this decline wasn’t a temporary trend it reflected the locomotive’s doomed future. Penn Station witnessed its ridership plummet. By 1960, affordable air travel and the growing supremacy of automobiles spelled the decline of the railroad. However, after World War II everything changed. In 1945, train ridership peaked-that year 100 million passengers passed through Penn Station. The central waiting room (which measured a block and a half long) held the title as the largest indoor space in the city.As Americans became increasingly dependent on trains during the decades following Penn Station’s opening, the terminal grew in popularity. It boasted 84 granite Doric columns and its monumental architecture echoed the great spaces of Ancient Rome.

Designed by McKim, Mead, & White, the original terminal opened in 1910. VisitExhibitionsProgramsLibraryEducationExploreShop Join & Give New Wing Host an Event Dine Admission Tickets Januin Behind the ScenesWhen Penn Station Was a MasterpiecePennsylvania Station is finally getting much-needed renovation, but no amount of construction will bring back the bygone Beaux-Arts architectural magnum opus of the 20th century. CensusMembershipFAQsJoin & GiveNew WingHost an EventDineAdmission TicketsAdmission TicketsSuggested TermsVirtual ExhibitionsThe Civil WarU.S. Amtrak dreamed up this plan 35 years ago and we deeply thank the Governor, Senator Schumer and the New York Congressional delegation, and all out partners for helping to make it a reality.When Penn Station Was a Masterpiece | New-York Historical Society Skip to contentVisitExhibitionsProgramsLibraryEducationExploreShopSuggested TermsVirtual ExhibitionsThe Civil WarU.S. "The beautiful vistas, modern design, new amenities and enhanced accessibility features showcase the kinds of improvements Amtrak is undertaking across our network. "Amtrak's Moynihan Train Hall will deliver the world-class rail travel experience our customers deserve when traveling to and from this incredible city," it read. Improving Penn Station, the linchpin of the transportation network in New York and across the northeast, has long been considered one of the state's and the nation's most critical infrastructure priorities.Īmtrak released the following statement on Monday: "This monumental accomplishment is a shot of hope as we come out of the one of the darkest periods in our history and sends a clear message to the world that while we suffered greatly as a result of this once-in-a-century health crisis, the pandemic did not stop us from dreaming big and building for the future," Cuomo said. It will be used by Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak passengers.ĪLSO READ | New York vows to prosecute medical provider accused of illegally distributing vaccine Work began in 2017 to transform the landmark Farley Post Office into a new station across the street from the old Penn Station. Andrew Cuomo, also a Democrat, announced on Sunday that the Moynihan Train Hall will be completed on time and on budget Thursday despite challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.Ĭuomo and others toured the new facility Wednesday to preview its opening. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a Democrat who championed the project and died in 2003. The new 255,000-square-foot station is named after U.S. NEW YORK (WABC) - The $1.6 billion project replacing Manhattan's cramped and dark Penn Station with a light-filled train hall is set for completion this week, with the first trains rolling out on New Year's Day. Dave Evans has more on the $1.6 billion Penn Station project named after U.S.