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Originally Posted by jbermingham123
its beautiful, and obviously a serious improvement, but something about it just seems childish, particularly in comparison to those photos of Old Penn
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Well the old Penn, the building itself, was of and for a different time.
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
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When you understand the way Penn Station operates, and the function of Moynihan, what's built today is more than enough. I don't see how having even higher glass ceilings makes the station more functional. Pretty to look at, but it's pretty to look at now. And more importantly, it's built. We can sit back, and debate for another 20 or 30 years what should be built, and what it should look like. But at some point, you've got to build what you can, and that's what the governor did, and that's why you see a lot of things moving and getting built now after decades of nothing happening. Like Moses said, the critics never build anything. And the building is beautiful.
Anyway, the place is busier, there's a buzz around, like everyone is excited for the place. Or maybe everyone's just been locked inside for too long. People were even stopping to check out the renderings of coming stores and restaurants. Even at the east end, with the new 7th Avenue entrance, there was a buzz. Something for the people to get excited about in these times.
I took a few clips, and more pics on Day 2 of the opening...
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You can already see the station filling out more...
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Made it over to the 33rd Street entrance today, and I hadn't realized before the difference in grade between 33rd and 31st Street. So the mid-block passage, which you have to go up a level to reach from the 31st Street side, is at street level on the 33rd Street side. This is where you will get into more retail, and make your way to the food hall, and 9th Avenue.
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Meanwhile, over on the east end, the new 7th Avenue entrance to Penn is open, generating it's own buzz...
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