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The birth, life, and death of old Penn Station (2017)
For 54 years, railroad passengers would enter New York City in a triumphant and stately Pennsylvania Station. In the ’60s, it was razed. Here’s why.
Jonnes adds that conditions weren’t ideal when passengers made it to Manhattan: “They were met with total chaos at the busy port, which was unacceptable to the Pennsylvania Railroad, which was determined to get across the river.” Cassatt tapped Charles Jacobs, an English engineer who had previously constructed tunnels under New York City’s East River, to determine whether or not it was feasible to build beneath the Hudson. The trio made up one of the most popular and important architectural firms of the Gilded Age, and securing McKim fit squarely within Pennsylvania Railroad’s standard of excellence.
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