peter martin

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Pennsylvania Station, New York City, circa 1935.

Photograph by Berenice Abbott.

My love for this building is a recurring theme.

The shift from the spectacular Penn Station to the Madison Square Garden / “new” Penn Station basement is particularly jarring. So depressing to think of what was lost in the name of “progress” in this case, especially considering how much more pleasant* it is to take the train from Boston to NYC in these “suburban airport, be-there-2-hours-before, TSA-insanity shoe & underwear threat” days.

* OK so it’s stupidly expensive, especially Acela, but train is still the best way to travel…Bolt Bus as the inexpensive alternative.