Grand Central Terminal

[Comelade]

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[ablarc]

Wow!

Absolutely spectacular!!

[antinimby]

When did you come to NY, Comelade?

[ablarc]

How long has that eagle been up?

[infoshare]

La photo le numero quartre, de batiment Crysler, est GRANDE. :)

[Comelade]

"When did you come to NY, Comelade?"

Je suis venu du 15 octobre au 23 octobre. En 2008, j'espère venir pour noel , mais il faut si prendre très tôt

I came from October 15 to October 23. In 2008, I hope to come for Christmas, but we must take very soon if

[ablarc]

That statue of Mercury is truly magnificent.

The eagle is not.

[lofter1]

I came from October 15 to October 23. In 2008 ...

And no photos showing the famous Amede (http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8385&highlight=amede) with the Eagle :confused:




I hope to come for Christmas, but we must take very soon

And will Amede travel with you on your next trip?

[Derek2k3]

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stocks photography (http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=4157766779&size=large)


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stocks photography (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stocksphotography/3613784337/in/set-72157616579891936/)

[Radiohead]

Nice pics, Comelade.

Here's a panorama from July 2008, shot at around midnight.

SUPERSIZED (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2515/4172534237_bb6d4aa2b4_o.jpg)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2515/4172534237_a4586e7c04_b.jpg

[Comelade]

superbe ce panoramique...bravo :eek:

[Radiohead]

Merci. Thank God that Grand Central escaped the "everything old is bad" trend of the 50/60's, and it wasn't burrowed underground a la Penn Station in the pursuit of air rights $$$$. Just look at the layout of the terminal...practical simplicity despite the grandeur. Form equals function. Compare this to the squalor & mess under MSG.

[ablarc]

Form equals function.
A bon mot. Did you coin that?

[Radiohead]

^Probably not. I'm not that clever. Christopher Grey or some other probably beat me to it;)

[Tino24]

Merci. Thank God that Grand Central escaped the "everything old is bad" trend of the 50/60's, and it wasn't burrowed underground a la Penn Station in the pursuit of air rights $$$$. Just look at the layout of the terminal...practical simplicity despite the grandeur. Form equals function. Compare this to the squalor & mess under MSG.

Thank Jackie Kennedy for that because it was on the way to be destroyed

[ForestHillsGardens]

Very very nice photos guys, Derek2k3's photo looks kinda like something in a movie, :p...

[vanshnookenraggen]

Great pictures but does someone want to change the title? It isn't "Grand Central Station". Even the first pictures point that out!

[NYatKNIGHT]

Edited title.

[paul_houle]

http://images.ny-pictures.com/photo2/m/31778_m.jpg (http://ny-pictures.com/nyc/photo/picture/31778/outdoor_clock_terminal_leaves)

Picture of Grand Central Terminal (http://ny-pictures.com/nyc/photo/topic/4229/Grand_Central_Terminal) thanks to the-o (http://ny-pictures.com/nyc/photo/photographer/604382/the-o) and New York Pictures (http://ny-pictures.com/nyc/photo/)

[Derek2k3]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4655191325_dc36b1fee0_b.jpg
MattMawson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34661352@N06/4655191325/)

[ablarc]

What is that cable passing in front of the eagle's wing? ^

[lofter1]

I'd bet it connects surveillance cams, which were added after the streetscape here was redone (I believe that renovation took place pre-9/11). Manhattan is littered with cables like that, running here and there.

You can see the cable on Google Map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%2270+East+42nd+Street+new+York+NY%22&sll=40.752468,-73.978493&sspn=0.001473,0.00243&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=70+E+42nd+St,+New+York,+10017&ll=40.752205,-73.978028&spn=0.001465,0.00243&t=h&z=19) Street View HERE (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%2270+East+42nd+Street+new+York+NY%22&sll=40.751838,-73.977045&sspn=0.01172,0.019441&gl=us&g=100+E+42nd+St,+New+York,+NY+10017&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=70+E+42nd+St,+New+York,+10017&ll=40.752412,-73.978358&spn=0.001465,0.00243&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.752364,-73.978249&panoid=IIH_jdAoJZSgzSRkVAFWOA&cbp=12,354.44,,1,-9.01), at the foot of Vanderbilt Avenue, and HERE (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%2270+East+42nd+Street+new+York+NY%22&sll=40.751838,-73.977045&sspn=0.01172,0.019441&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=70+E+42nd+St,+New+York,+10017&t=h&layer=c&cbll=40.752468,-73.978493&panoid=csT7SBuRSGH80cGB5yLsSQ&cbp=12,77.66,,1,-5.31&ll=40.75242,-73.97838&spn=0.001465,0.00243&z=19), running east along 42nd to the next street lamp.

[vanshnookenraggen]

The boom of automobiles and airplanes almost caused Grand Central Station to be demolished. Developers wanted to turn the property into a real estate cash cow. I am thankful Grand Central Station became a historic preservation by The Supreme Court. Thanks for sharing the pictures.


Terminal. It's Grand Central Terminal.

[vanshnookenraggen]

Grand Central Station is accepted by people who don't know what the hell they are talking about. "Station" is the Post Office, not the building you think it is.

[scumonkey]

Doesn't matter how long you've lived here, That doesn't mean you can't be wrong...
the fact is its name is Grand Central Terminal -
And it's carved in stone to prove it
http://images.ny-pictures.com/photo2/m/31778_m.jpg

[Merry]

^ The name says it all, of course, but IIRC it's technically a terminal anyway, since train journeys start and end there, not go through one of a number of stations.

There Once Was a Grand Central Station (http://grandcentralterminal.com/info/grandcentralstation.cfm)

The Creation of Grand Central Terminal (http://grandcentralterminal.com/info/grandcentralterminal.cfm)

Thanks, vanshnookenraggen, I didn't know about the Post Office and the subway station (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal).

[ZippyTheChimp]

If you Google "Grand Central Station," the first several links are GCT, and then you start getting errors. Funny, but many of the errors are tourist/travel sites.

Destination 360 (http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/new-york/grand-central-station) has it wrong, with pictures.

The Grand Hyatt (http://grandnewyork.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp), right next door, contradicts itself. It shows the hotel address as "E42nd St at Grand Central Terminal," but the list of Local Attractions are:

Central Park, Grand Central Station, Rockefeller Plaza.

[vanshnookenraggen]

Professional travel sites and reporters get it wrong so much. Any time I hear someone (like a journalist) say "station" I just don't take anything else they do or say seriously. It just hits a nerve in me for some reason.

[daitai]

it's georgeous

[wanttimemachine]

I came across the following after googling for a while. They're pretty different from the images more commonly recirculated.

http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/75001206.pdf

My dream is to see some photos of the interior (and especially ceiling) looking dirty in the 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s. If anyone knows any good sources, please share.

[Don31]

Great find wanttimemachine, thanks for sharing it.