Remember Me to Herald Square: Thirty-fourth Street from River to River

Title:

Exterior view of Pennsylvania Station.

Format:

Photographs

Publisher:

Unknown

Date:

ca. 1920

Street Address:

West 34th Street and Seventh Avenue

Photographer/Artist:

American Studio, New York

Description:

An aerial view toward the north-east corner of the original Pennsylvania Station that features automobiles, street cars, double-decker buses and pedestrians on the street. This Beaux-Arts style landmark building designed by McKim, Mead & White occupied this site from 1910 to 1963 when it was demolished. Madison Square Garden has occupied this space since 1968.

Subjects:

Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.)
McKim, Mead, & White.
Cable cars (Streetcars)--New York (State)--New York.
Double-decker buses--New York (State)--New York.
Automobiles--New York (State)--New York.

Rights:

Copyright Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Collection:

Seymour B. Durst Old York Library.

Contributing Institution:

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.

Tags:

Automobiles, Double-decker buses, McKim Mead & White, Pennsylvania Station, Streetcars, Urban transportation