The birth, life, and death of old Penn Station (2017)

(ny.curbed.com)

30 points | by ianrahman 2 days ago

4 comments

  • thr0w 20 hours ago
    They should've included photos of the current Penn Station in all its dilapidated strip mall glory, complete with indoor beggars left free to bug you for a dollar while you try to pay for a slice of pizza. I guess putting the two side-by-side would spell out too clearly the direction in which we're sliding.
    • rmsfjwjert 2 hours ago
      I take it you haven't seen the current Penn Station. The 2020 renovation was quite nice.
  • cafard 16 hours ago
    Yeats mentions Penn Station in his Autobiographies--which are worth reading whether or not you care for NYC architecture.
  • sghiassy 2 days ago
    NYC has destroyed more beautiful architecture than most cities have ever had
    • sonofhans 21 hours ago
      My god. Consider traveling more, or at least reading more. More likely true that the United States as a whole, in its history, has yet to create as much beautiful architecture as has already been destroyed the world-over.
    • DiggyJohnson 21 hours ago
      Besides Penn Station and the notable handful of similar examples, I’m not sure NYC has a historically bad history of this.
  • kindeyooweee 8 hours ago
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