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Grand Central Terminal served intercity trains until 1991, when Amtrak began routing its trains through nearby Penn Station. Grand Central covers 48 acres (19 ha) and has 44 platforms, more than any other railroad station in the world. Its platforms, all below ground, serve 30 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower.
Grand Central Depot. By 1869, Vanderbilt had commissioned John B. Snook to design his new station, dubbed Grand Central Depot, on the site of the 42nd Street depot. [23] [24] [25] The site was far outside the limits of the developed city at the time, and even Vanderbilt's backers warned against building the terminal in such an undeveloped area. [26]
The eagle now over Grand Central Terminal (left), over Grand Central Market (middle) and at the Vanderbilt Museum (right) Grand Central Terminal has two cast-iron eagle statues on display. The eagles weigh about 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg) each, have a wingspan of about 13 feet (4.0 m), [ 26 ] and are perched on stone spheres.
Grand Central Terminal of the New York Central Lines. New York Central Lines. c. 1912. "Grand Central Terminal" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission. August 2, 1967. Robins, Anthony W.; New York Transit Museum (2013). Grand Central Terminal: 100 Years of a New York Landmark. ABRAMS. ISBN 978-1-61312-387-4. Schlichting, Kurt C. (2001).
Building Grand Central Terminal. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-4396-6051-5. "Grand Central Terminal" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission. August 2, 1967. "Grand Central Terminal Interior" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission. September 23, 1980. Roberts, Sam (January 22, 2013). Grand Central: How a Train Station ...
New York City's Grand Central Terminal celebrates 100 years this month, and the station is hosting a number of festivities in celebration of the centennial. One big plan has piqued the interest of ...
An additional inspiration taken from the Main Concourse is at the terminal's wine-and-liquor store Central Cellars. The space was formerly the Grand Central Theatre or Terminal Newsreel Theatre, open from 1937 to around 1979. [90] [91] The theater lobby featured an astronomical mural, which has similar colors and style to the Main Concourse ...
The Times described it as the second largest building in the city behind the original Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal, the post office incorporating some 165,000 cubic feet (4,700 m 3) of pink granite, 18,000 tons of steel, and 7 million bricks. [17]