The original Penn Station was built in 1910. It was sold and demolished in 1962 to make room for a larger rail station and Madison Square Garden. (1/51)

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The original Penn Station was built in 1910. It was sold and demolished in 1962 to make room for a larger rail station and Madison Square Garden.

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Admiral Awkward says:

May 21, 2024 at 08:54 Copy Link of a Comment

by no metric is the current Penn Station larger than the original. the concourses are way smaller and the track layout has been exactly the same since 1910. it was demolished to construct MSG

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