Today we explore the rise and fall of New York Cities famous Pennsylvania Station. This station was once one of the most beautiful structures in America, but now - little remains beyond photographs. Pennsylvania Station was a historic railroad station in New York City, named for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), its builder and original tenant. The station occupied an 8-acre (3.2 ha) plot bounded by Seventh and Eighth Avenues and 31st and 33rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan. As the terminal shared its name with several stations in other cities, it was sometimes called New York Pennsylvania Station, or Penn Station for short. Index 01:11 - The land acquisition to build Penn Station 04:15 - Penn Stations opening day 05:34 - VIP guests at Pennsylvania Station 05:45 - The expansion of Pennsylvania Station 06:18 - The down fall of Pennsylvania Station 07:32 - The demolition of Pennsylvania Station 09:00 - The construction of Madison Square Garden 10:25 - What artefacts remain of Penn station? 11:38 - What do American’s wear pyjamas to work? » JOIN OUR COMMUNITY FOR MORE HISTORY KNOWLEDGE! Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/blastfromthepast Write us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ITSHISTORYfb » SOURCES » ABOUT US IT’S HISTORY is a ride through history - Join us discovering the world’s most important eras in IN TIME, BIOGRAPHIES of the GREATEST MINDS and the most important INVENTIONS. » HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR CHANNEL? You can support us by sharing our videos with your friends and spreading the word about our work. » CAN I EMBED YOUR VIDEOS ON MY WEBSITE? Of course, you can embed our videos on your website. We are happy if you show our channel to your friends, fellow students, classmates, professors, teachers or neighbors. Or just share our videos on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit etc. Subscribe to our channel and like our videos with a thumbs up. » CAN I SHOW YOUR VIDEOS IN CLASS? Of course! Tell your teachers or professors about our channel and our videos. We’re happy if we can contribute with our videos.