Rebuilding Pennsylvania Station
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Rebuilding Pennsylvania Station
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Author : Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Rebuilding Pennsylvania Station written by Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Railroad stations categories.
The Rise And Fall Of Pennsylvania Station
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Author : Gregory Bilotto
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021
The Rise And Fall Of Pennsylvania Station written by Gregory Bilotto and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with History categories.
"The construction of Pennsylvania Station (1904-1910) was a monumental undertaking ... for the voluminous earth displaced, incredible innovation, and brilliant French-influenced classical architecture, but it also was a quintessential archetype of the Gilded Age. The station reshaped the economic and social fabric of New York by dislodging scores of families and local businesses. It had been built for prestige and grandeur rather than sustainability and prolonged the rivalry with the New York Central and Hudson River Railroads, leading to the creation of Grand Central Terminal. Although the station was successful for increasing passenger journeys, the rise of independent travel after World War II and mounting financial losses culminated with its unfortunate demise and eventual destruction. Nevertheless, through the misfortune of demolition emerged the first historic preservation laws, which have saved countless historic buildings, including its Park Avenue rival"--Back cover.
Penn Station
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Author : Fred Westing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Penn Station written by Fred Westing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Transportation categories.
Arrival
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Author : David S. Cole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Arrival written by David S. Cole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
As the consequences of automobile dependency have become increasingly apparent, national discourse has shifted toward rebuilding America's once-famed passenger rail infrastructure and creating a national network of high-speed rail lines as well as improvements to existing commuter and regional rail services. In order for New York to retain its role as a leader in the global economy and harness the potential of high-speed rail, it must create a viable facility to serve as a gateway to the city and as a hub for multiple modes of transit. New York Penn Station, as it stands today, is woefully inadequate for that purpose. This thesis project examines the possibility of creating a new and expanded Penn Station as a gateway to New York, while improving its connections to other transit modes and the surrounding context. The project proposes expanding the station structure one block to the south, and replacing its labyrinthine network of confusing passageways with an open, light-filled structure with simplified circulation patterns that provide for an appropriate sense of arrival in New York. The outcomes of the research include historical research and an examination of the facility's present-day uses in the form of a written document, as well as precedent research on other facilities that have undergone similar transformations. The design proposal consists of diagrams, drawings, and renderings. Together, these demonstrate the viability and potential rewards of rebuilding Penn Station as a gateway to the city and a hub of activity in West Midtown.
The Destruction Of Penn Station
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Author : Peter Moore
language : en
Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers (DAP)
Release Date : 2000
The Destruction Of Penn Station written by Peter Moore and has been published by Distributed Art Publishers (DAP) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Photography categories.
"Opened to the public in 1910, McKim, Mead & White's Pennsylvania Station gave the traveller, visitor, and commuter alike an experience of grandeur never before seen in the United States. With its dramatic vaulted glass ceiling over its expansive main concourse, Pennsylvania Station was a monument not only to train travel but an architectural icon of New York City and one of the grandest public buildings of the 20th century. In 1962 the decision was made to demolish the station as train travel gave way to the speed of the airplane. No one could have foreseen that the destruction of Pennsylvania Station would prove to be one of the key moments in the birth of the historic-preservation movement. Visiting the station between 1962 and 1966, Peter Moore documented the station's demise in photographs that combine elegant images of architectural form and detail. There are haunting pictures of glass and masonry stripped away from steel girders as the building is progressively destroyed. The commuters and the public seem to be unaware of what is happening directly overhead in photographs that convey a poignancy for a building lost forever."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Conquering Gotham
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Author : Jill Jonnes
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2007-04-19
Conquering Gotham written by Jill Jonnes and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-19 with Architecture categories.
“Superb. [A] first-rate narrative” (The Wall Street Journal) about the controversial construction of New York’s beloved original Penn Station and its tunnels, from the author of Eiffel's Tower and Urban Forests As bestselling books like Ron Chernow's Titan and David McCullough's The Great Bridge affirm, readers are fascinated with the grand personalities and schemes that populated New York at the close of the nineteenth century. Conquering Gotham re- creates the riveting struggle waged by the great Pennsylvania Railroad to build Penn Station and the monumental system of tunnels that would connect water-bound Manhattan to the rest of the continent by rail. Historian Jill Jonnes tells a ravishing tale of snarling plutocrats, engineering feats, and backroom politicking packed with the most colorful figures of Gilded Age New York. Conquering Gotham will be featured in an upcoming episdoe of PBS's American Experience.
New York S Original Penn Station
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Author : Paul M Kaplan
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2018-09-17
New York S Original Penn Station written by Paul M Kaplan and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-17 with Transportation categories.
The story of the spectacular and much-lamented train terminal whose destruction inspired a new passion for historic preservation. Includes photos. In early twentieth-century New York, few could have imagined a train terminal as grand 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—such as New York’s Grand Central, just blocks away. Here, Paul Kaplan recounts the trials and triumphs of New York's Penn Station, with extensive photos and illustrations.
Grand Central Terminal And Penn Station
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Author : David D. Morrison
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2019-07-15
Grand Central Terminal And Penn Station written by David D. Morrison and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-15 with Art categories.
Opened in 1913, Grand Central Terminal is a world-famous landmark building with a magnificent 48-foot-high, 1,500-ton statuary group on top of the main facade. Designed by sculptor Jules-Felix Coutan, a 13-foot-wide Tiffany clock serves as the centerpiece. The figure above the clock is Mercury, with Hercules to the left and Minerva to the right. In the late 1990s, a historic restoration was performed on the terminal after which two cast-iron eagle statues were placed over entrances at Lexington Avenue and Forty-Second Street/Vanderbilt Avenue. These eagles were from the 1898 Grand Central Station building that was demolished in 1910 to make room for the construction of the new Grand Central Terminal structure. Penn Station, which opened in 1910, covered two full city blocks and had statuary groups, designed by sculptor Adolph Weinman, on all four sides of the building. After Penn Station was demolished in the mid-1960s, the statuary was dispersed throughout various locations, mainly in the Northeast.
Pennsylvania Station In New York City Classic Reprint
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Author : Pennsylvania Railroad Company
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2016-11-10
Pennsylvania Station In New York City Classic Reprint written by Pennsylvania Railroad Company and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-10 with Architecture categories.
Excerpt from Pennsylvania Station in New York City The excavations of the land tunnels under the streets in the city of New York were executed with equal skill. There was no interruption to traffic or business. Here and there a shaft was sunk to facili tate the progress of the work, but there was little. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Volume 1
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Author : Albert J. Churella
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2012-10-29
The Pennsylvania Railroad Volume 1 written by Albert J. Churella and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-29 with History categories.
"Do not think of the Pennsylvania Railroad as a business enterprise," Forbes magazine informed its readers in May 1936. "Think of it as a nation." At the end of the nineteenth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest privately owned business corporation in the world. In 1914, the PRR employed more than two hundred thousand people—more than double the number of soldiers in the United States Army. As the self-proclaimed "Standard Railroad of the World," this colossal corporate body underwrote American industrial expansion and shaped the economic, political, and social environment of the United States. In turn, the PRR was fundamentally shaped by the American landscape, adapting to geography as well as shifts in competitive economics and public policy. Albert J. Churella's masterful account, certain to become the authoritative history of the Pennsylvania Railroad, illuminates broad themes in American history, from the development of managerial practices and labor relations to the relationship between business and government to advances in technology and transportation. Churella situates exhaustive archival research on the Pennsylvania Railroad within the social, economic, and technological changes of nineteenth- and twentieth-century America, chronicling the epic history of the PRR intertwined with that of a developing nation. This first volume opens with the development of the Main Line of Public Works, devised by Pennsylvanians in the 1820s to compete with the Erie Canal. Though a public rather than a private enterprise, the Main Line foreshadowed the establishment of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1846. Over the next decades, as the nation weathered the Civil War, industrial expansion, and labor unrest, the PRR expanded despite competition with rival railroads and disputes with such figures as Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. The dawn of the twentieth century brought a measure of stability to the railroad industry, enabling the creation of such architectural monuments as Pennsylvania Station in New York City. The volume closes at the threshold of American involvement in World War I, as the strategies that PRR executives had perfected in previous decades proved less effective at guiding the company through increasingly tumultuous economic and political waters.