An artist rendering of the planned renovation of New York’s Pennsylvania Station revealed June 8 shows a return of grand vaulted ceilings filled by natural light in an art deco style.
For years, New York planners and politicians have discussed a remake of the train hub after the original Pennsylvania Station was demolished in 1963 to make way for Madison Square Garden.
Housing the sports arena on top of the train tracks, forced riders into low-ceilinged and gloomy passageways as the entire station and waiting areas were forced underground.
The plan federal officials decided on includes a new expansive entrance on Eighth Avenue with grand columns and a rectangular facade facing the Farley Post Office Building, which houses the Moynihan Train Hall across the street. The plan won’t move Madison Square Garden sports arena, but it will remove the Infosys Theater within the complex to make way for the Eighth Avenue entrance. …