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- catalog abstract ""Pennsylvania Station was one of America's greatest engineering feats and finest works of architecture, but it was more than that. It set a standard of urban civility by transforming a transportation hub into an uplifting public monument and embodied an enduring vision for future civic architecture in New York. This book recounts the heroic story of a public landmark: the masterpiece by McKim, Mead & White that opened in 1910, its tragic demolition in the 1960s, and the dazzling new station by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, due to open in 2005." "Historic photographs trace the construction of the station and reveal new perspectives on its breathtaking design. The never-before-published photographs of Norman McGrath provide a unique record in color of the demolition and the overlapping construction of Madison Square Garden. Stunning computer renderings illuminate the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill design for the new station in the landmark Farley Post Office, while SOM chair Marilyn Jordan Taylor describes the planning of the new station and its impact on the future development of the metropolitan region." "This is the first look at the past, present, and future of an essential part of New York's transportation infrastructure. The story of Pennsylvania Station uncovers how the creation of an urban monument and remarkable development in transportation planning made a century ago and today affect the way millions of people experience New York City."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12538255.
- catalog contributor b12538256.
- catalog coverage "New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""Pennsylvania Station was one of America's greatest engineering feats and finest works of architecture, but it was more than that. It set a standard of urban civility by transforming a transportation hub into an uplifting public monument and embodied an enduring vision for future civic architecture in New York. This book recounts the heroic story of a public landmark: the masterpiece by McKim, Mead & White that opened in 1910, its tragic demolition in the 1960s, and the dazzling new station by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, due to open in 2005." "Historic photographs trace the construction of the station and reveal new perspectives on its breathtaking design. The never-before-published photographs of Norman McGrath provide a unique record in color of the demolition and the overlapping construction of Madison Square Garden. Stunning computer renderings illuminate the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill design for the new station in the landmark Farley Post Office, while SOM chair Marilyn Jordan Taylor describes the planning of the new station and its impact on the future development of the metropolitan region." "This is the first look at the past, present, and future of an essential part of New York's transportation infrastructure. The story of Pennsylvania Station uncovers how the creation of an urban monument and remarkable development in transportation planning made a century ago and today affect the way millions of people experience New York City."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-214) and index.".
- catalog description "The first Pennsylvania Station / by Hilary Ballon -- A landmark dismantled: a photographic essay / by Norman McGrath -- The new Pennsylvania Station / by Marilyn Jordan Taylor.".
- catalog extent "223 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0393730786".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Norton,".
- catalog spatial "New York (N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc.".
- catalog spatial "New York (State) New York.".
- catalog subject "385.3/14/097471 21".
- catalog subject "Historic buildings New York (State) New York.".
- catalog subject "Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.)".
- catalog subject "Railroad stations New York (State) New York.".
- catalog subject "TF302.N7 B35 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "The first Pennsylvania Station / by Hilary Ballon -- A landmark dismantled: a photographic essay / by Norman McGrath -- The new Pennsylvania Station / by Marilyn Jordan Taylor.".
- catalog title "New York's Pennsylvania Stations / Hilary Ballon ; with a photo essay by Norman McGrath and a contribution by Marilyn Jordan Taylor.".
- catalog type "text".