The story
Its demolition was so shocking it launched America's modern preservation movement.
Everything that was here
- 1910–1963
Pennsylvania Station (original)Landmark
Its demolition was so shocking it launched America's modern preservation movement.
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Nearby history
Bayard Rustin Residence
340 West 28th Street · 375 m away
Gimbels Herald Square
100 West 33rd Street · 386 m away
Keens Steakhouse
72 West 36th Street · 622 m away
Only men were served here until 1905, when actress Lillie Langtry was turned away, sued, and won.
Tin Pan Alley
West 28th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, New York, NY · 659 m away
Hotel Chelsea
222 West 23rd Street · 726 m away
The Plaza Hotel
424 Fifth Avenue · 945 m away
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