Jim, Great set of photos. I had no idea anybody could get 450 people
to pose nude in the middle of all that! I also liked the hundred's of
people sleeping on the floor during the power outage--glad they
captioned that photo,'cause it looks like a disaster had happened.
In one of the color views, the great Kodak panoramic view is quite
visible in the background--I don't suppose Kodak has the cash for that
anymore. I also recall reading that the windows had been painted over
during the WWII era and for many years after.
I visited there first in the early 80's. A trip to the washroom showed
an area indicated a place to have your hat 'blocked' next to a sign of
the NYNH&H railroad, next to a typical wooden raised box-like chair
where you might get a shoe shine! So it took awhile to change it for
the latter part of the century.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
Some great photos for those among us with an interest in
history; courtesy the egroup of the NYC System Historical Society... Enjoy
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
Grand Central Terminal Turns 100
"A century ago, rail travel was at its peak in the U.S., and New York
City built the massive Grand Central Terminal to accommodate the
growth. Built over 10 years, gradually replacing its predecessor named
Grand Central Station, the Grand Central Terminal building officially
opened on February 2, 1913. The terminal and the surrounding
neighborhood thrived -- by 1947, 65 million people a year were
traveling through the building. However, in the latter half of the
20th century, rail travel declined sharply, and Grand Central Terminal
fell into disrepair, threatened several times with demolition. The
Metropolitan Transportation Authority was able to undertake a huge
restoration in the 1990s, and Grand Central remains a New York City
icon today, 100 years after it first opened."
-In Focus with Alan Taylor
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/02/grand-central-terminal-turns-100/100\451/
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