How to Make a Subway Map with John Tauranac
Hear from an author and map designer who has been creating maps of the NYC subway, officially and unofficially, for over forty years!
Jules Crow, Pennsylvania Station Interior, 1906. Watercolor, Ink and Graphite on Paper. New-York Historical Society, PR042, McKim, Mead & White Collection
We were reminded by the New York Historical Society that today is the birthday of Penn Station (the original one by McKim, Mead & White, that is). The Historical Society has an image of this great watercolor from 1906 of the interior of the grand structure.
Here’s a photo from the Historical Society collection of the exterior:
Join us for an upcoming tour of the Remnants of Penn Station:
Tour of the Remnants of Penn Station
Read about the plans for the new Penn Station, what happened to its eagles, and a guide to quirky finds in the current station.
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