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Original Pennsylvania Station
New York’s Original Pennsylvania Station was a lavish masterpiece of the Beaux-Arts style. During its golden era in the mid- 1940s, the facility’s domed ceilings, soaring archways, and handsome columns welcomed more than 100 million passengers each year. However, the end of the 1950’s brought the dawn of the Jet Age; and with it, the Interstate Highway System took a heavy toll on the number of visitors. In 1963 the Pennsylvania Station was demolished. It was not without controversy, and within a decade of this, Grand Central Terminal was protected under New York City’s new Landmarks Preservation Act.