Hard to believe the Pennsylvania Railroad got away with demolishing this 1910 McKim, Mead and White beauty. (If they needed a big parcel of land, why didn’t they tear down the Port Authority Bus Terminal instead?)
But that’s what happened in 1963. Penn Station’s destruction subsequently ushered in an era of historic preservation.
View ore images of the old Penn Station—inside and outside— here.
Tags: and White, beaux-arts, Madison Square Garden, McKim, Mead, Penn Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, Port Authority
Ephemeral New York 
January 17, 2009 at 6:17 pm |
Argh. I always get mad when I read about the old Penn Station. It brings a new meaning to “Not on our watch.”
I do love those NYC-Architecture photos, though.
January 17, 2009 at 9:00 pm |
How come I’ve never seen any color photographs of the old Penn Station? I find it hard to believe no one has ever taken one. And yet, with all the books and websites I’ve searched, I’ve not spotted a single one. Anyone know where I could find one?
October 27, 2009 at 2:39 am |
There is a whole book of color photos. The bittersweet part, though, is that these are photos of the demolition.
June 11, 2010 at 1:53 am |
correction: The color photos are part of a larger book called “New York’s Pennsylvania Stations.”
The whole book of demolition photos are in black and white.