A Landmark Decision

Penn Station's destruction, and the preservation of architectural heritage

by Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker

Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker discuss landmarks preservation in New York City while visiting: Charles Luckman Associates's Madison Square Garden and Pennsylvania Station, the former site of Charles McKim for McKim Mead, & White, Pennsylvania Station (New York City), 1910 and then visiting Reed & Stem, Warren & Wetmore's Grand Central Terminal, 1912

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The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

Grand by Design: A History of Grand Central Terminal

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Madison Square Garden above Penn Station

Eagle from original Penn Station in front of Penn Plaza

View to platform, Grand Central Terminal

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Pennsylvania Station entrance on Seventh Avenue

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A Landmark Decision: Penn Station, Grand Central, and the architectural heritage of NYC

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