American Experience: The Rise and Fall of Penn Station

Product Description New Yorks Pennsylvania Station opened to the public in 1910. The station was a massive civil engineering project, covering nearly eight acres and requiring the construction of 16 miles of underground tunnels. No one could imagine that this architectural marvel built for the ages would be torn down a few decades later. Trace the brief life of New Yorks Penn Station, whose destruction spurred landmarks preservation. Review Historians remind us of the days of travertine marble and Milford pink granite -- when Penn Station had some respect -- and we are lucky that there s still a network like PBS that wants to hear from them --New York Post