When first built, New York’s Pennsylvania Station was the largest train station in the world. In 1963 the ax of progress fell transforming it into the much-maligned subterranean labyrinth of today incapable of processing the 650,000 commuters it usually deals with on a daily basis. Now a new 145,000 square foot Moynihan Station is taking root across the street in the Farrelly Post office while the question remains: What will happen in the future of Penn Station?
Original Concourse, Image via Wikimedia Commons
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Join playwright, Penn Station tour guide, and historian, Justin Rivers on Friday, October 23rd, as he outlines the possible answers to that question in a virtual talk for Archtober. Rivers will speak about why we have today’s Penn Station and how a simple refacing of it is only a half measure. From his role as a playwright for The Eternal Space, the off-Broadway play about the demolition of Penn Station, and the co-creator and coordinator of the first-ever Penn Station Summit at Cooper Union, Justin will discuss what a reimagined Penn Station could look like and provide a sneak-peek at the Moynihan Station Train Hall already underway.
Penn Station under construction
Archtober is New York City’s month-long celebration of architecture and design. Now in its tenth year, Archtober brings together a wide variety of organizations from all over New York City to hosts talks, tours, and exhibitions every day during the month of October. Untapped New York is proud to be a media sponsor of this year’s festival. We will be hosting virtual and in-person events throughout the month! You can purchase tickets to The Remnants and Future of Penn Station with the button below.
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