Old Penn Station Floor Plan

We still got lost hot and bothered.

Old penn station floor plan.

My 70 year old mom is coming by train to the city to visit and was nervous about finding us etc. Feb 18 2015 this pin was discovered by ths design student. Find the ticket find the track and go directly there. The new design made the train station entirely underground meaning there was no need for the stately.

The plan to rebuild penn station is the brainchild of richard w. In 1962 plans were revealed to demolish the terminal and build madison square garden on top of it. The prc knew they could make big money by selling the air rights above the station which ultimately led to the old penn station s demise. Thanks for the great penn station map you ve made and put online.

2 create a modern transit hub that connects two subway lines. Cameron principal designer at atelier co brooklyn ny and one of the original founders of the institute of classical architecture art the rebuild penn station plan has three major elements. Although the pennsylvania railroad made some improvements it lost interest in its giant classical structure and in 1961 announced plans to demolish the old station for office buildings and a new madison square garden with a swooping circular roof and a new station below a motel quality version of saarinen s terminal. Pennsylvania station also known as new york penn station or penn station is the main intercity railroad station in new york city and the busiest in the western hemisphere serving more than 600 000 passengers per weekday as of 2019.

We still got lost hot and bothered. Your site has the only useful map of penn station i ve found anywhere. Penn station is in midtown manhattan close to herald square the empire state building koreatown and macy s herald square.