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New York's original Penn Station, the rise and tragic fall of an American landmark, Paul M. Kaplan

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New York's original Penn Station, the rise and tragic fall of an American landmark, Paul M. Kaplan

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

New York's original Penn Station

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dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Paul M. Kaplan

Sub title

the rise and tragic fall of an American landmark

Summary

In early twentieth-century New York, few could have imagined a train terminal as grandiose as Pennsylvania Station. Yet, executives at the Pennsylvania Railroad secretly bought up land in Manhattan's infamous Tenderloin District to build one of the world's most spectacular monuments. Sandhogs would battle the fiercest of nature to build tunnels linking Manhattan to New Jersey and Long Island. For decades, Penn Station was a center of elegance and pride. But the ensuing rise of the airplane and automobile began to diminish train travel. Consequently, in the mid-1960s, the station was tragically destroyed. The loss inspired the birth of preservation laws in the city and the nation that would save other landmarks like Grand Central. Author Paul Kaplan recounts the trials and triumphs of New York's Penn Station

Target audience

adult

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