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Restoration of Grand Central Terminal

The restoration of Grand Central Terminal was driven by the vision, leadership and passion of Peter Stangl, the first President of Metro-North Railroad, and realized through the creativity, ...

The restoration of Grand Central Terminal was driven by the vision, leadership and passion of Peter Stangl, the first President of Metro-North Railroad, and realized through the ...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • grand central
  • grand central t...
  • mta
  • metro-north rai...
  • 1995
  • 1991

Grand Central Terminal - National Railway Historical Society

GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC RAILROAD LANDMARKS THIS TERMINAL WAS OPENED IN 1913 BY THE NEW YORK CENTRAL AND NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROADS. ...

GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC RAILROAD LANDMARKS THIS TERMINAL WAS OPENED IN 1913 BY THE NEW YORK CENTRAL AND NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROADS. ...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • grand central
  • grand central t...
  • mta
  • metro-north rai...
  • 1913
  • 2013

Grand Central Terminal - National Civil Engineering Landmark

NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARK AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS 1852 GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, NEW YORK SPEARHEADED BY CHIEF ENGINEER WILLIAM J. WILGUS AND CONSTRUCTED UNDER ...

NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARK AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS 1852 GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, NEW YORK SPEARHEADED BY CHIEF ENGINEER WILLIAM J. WILGUS AND CONSTRUCTED ...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • grand central
  • grand central t...
  • mta
  • metro-north rai...
  • 1852
  • 1913
  • 2013

Grand Central Terminal - National Historic Landmark

GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONSTRUCTED FROM 1903 TO ...

GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONSTRUCTED FROM 1903 TO ...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • grand central
  • grand central t...
  • 1903
  • 1913
  • 1976

The Biltmore Room

You're in the Biltmore Room, once a popular arrival area for long-distance travelers on the New York Central Railroad. Formerly nicknamed the

You're in the Biltmore Room, once a popular arrival area for long-distance travelers on the New York Central Railroad. Formerly nicknamed the "Incoming Train Room" and the "Kissing Room," this room ...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • grand central
  • grand central t...

Abraham Lincoln Statue - Union Square Park

ABRAHAM LINCOLN STATUE UNION SQUARE PARK One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) in New York City's parks, this bronze larger-than-life sized statue by Henry Kirke Brown ...

ABRAHAM LINCOLN STATUE UNION SQUARE PARK One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) in New York City's parks, this bronze larger-than-life sized statue by Henry Kirke ...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • union square
  • abraham lincoln
  • 1864
  • 1865
  • 1868
  • 1870
  • 1875
  • 1930
  • 1992

Alan Sonfist - 'The Narrative History of Bellmore'

Alan Sonfist The Narrative History of Bellmore 1993 Hand-painted porcelain tile Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA Long Island Rail RoadSubmitted by ...

Alan Sonfist The Narrative History of Bellmore 1993 Hand-painted porcelain tile Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit and MTA Long Island Rail RoadSubmitted ...

  • new york
  • bellmore
  • long island
  • lirr
  • railroad
  • art
  • alan sonfist
  • 1993

James Little - 'Radiant Memories'

James Little   Radiant Memories   2020   Laminated glass Fabricated by Glasmalerei Peters Studios   Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and Long Island Rail Road   #mtaartsSubmitted by @lampbane

James Little   Radiant Memories   2020   Laminated glass Fabricated by Glasmalerei Peters Studios Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and Long Island Rail Road   #mtaartsSubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • queens
  • jamaica
  • james little
  • art
  • mta
  • 2020

Mickalene Thomas - 'Untitled'

Mickalene Thomas   Untitled   2017   Mosaic and glass Fabricated by Miotto Mosaic Art Studio   Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and New York City Transit   #mtaartsSubmitted by @lampbane

Mickalene Thomas   Untitled   2017   Mosaic and glass Fabricated by Miotto Mosaic Art Studio Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and New York City Transit   #mtaartsSubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • sunset park
  • mta
  • subway
  • mosaic
  • mickalene thoma...
  • 2017

Ugo Rondinone: Seven Magic Mountains

    Ugo Rondinone: Seven Magic Mountains

      Dave Andreychuk

      DAVE ANDREYCHUK April 5, 2014 By Steve Dickey On June 7, 2004, Tampa Bay Lightning captain Dave Andreychuk raised the Stanley Cup over his head as the Bolts won the franchise's first championship, ...

      DAVE ANDREYCHUK April 5, 2014 By Steve Dickey On June 7, 2004, Tampa Bay Lightning captain Dave Andreychuk raised the Stanley Cup over his head as the Bolts won the franchise's first ...

      • hockey
      • nhl
      • tampa
      • florida
      • tampa bay
      • tampa bay light...
      • bolts

      First Train Arrives in Davisville

        Wilford "Red" Francisco

          Remembering the Terminal Hotel Building

            Bill & Elfrieda Sauers

              Don & Jody Barrow

                City of Davis Milestones

                  After a Fire, the City of Davis is Created

                    Maritcha R. Lyons Park

                    MARITCHA R. LYONS PARK What was here before? The Board of Estimate (a now defunct municipal body) first acquired this property in 1944 as part of the construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ...

                    MARITCHA R. LYONS PARK What was here before? The Board of Estimate (a now defunct municipal body) first acquired this property in 1944 as part of the construction of the Brooklyn-Queens ...

                    • new york
                    • brooklyn
                    • dumbo
                    • brooklyn height...
                    • bqe
                    • downtown brookl...
                    • maritcha r. lyo...
                    • 1964
                    • 1998
                    • 2020
                    • 1929

                    Loeb Student Center

                    LOEB STUDENT CENTER On this site from 1958 to 1999 stood the Loeb Student Center, erected in tribute to the memory of Carl Morris Loeb and his wife Adeline Moses Loeb through the generosity of their ...

                    LOEB STUDENT CENTER On this site from 1958 to 1999 stood the Loeb Student Center, erected in tribute to the memory of Carl Morris Loeb and his wife Adeline Moses Loeb through the generosity of ...

                    • new york
                    • brooklyn
                    • greenwich villa...
                    • washington squa...
                    • nyu
                    • new york univer...
                    • carl morris loe...
                    • adeline moses l...
                    • 1958
                    • 1999

                    Judson Memorial Church

                    LANDMARKS OF NEWW YORK JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH   CONSTRUCTED IN 1892, THIS BAPTIST CHURCH, NAMED IN MEMORY OF ADONIRAM JUDSON, WAS DESIGNED IN A GRECO-ROMANESQUE STYLE BY MCKIM, MEAD AND WHITE, WITH ...

                    LANDMARKS OF NEWW YORK JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH CONSTRUCTED IN 1892, THIS BAPTIST CHURCH, NAMED IN MEMORY OF ADONIRAM JUDSON, WAS DESIGNED IN A GRECO-ROMANESQUE STYLE BY MCKIM, MEAD AND WHITE, WITH ...

                    • new york
                    • manhattan
                    • washington squa...
                    • greenwich villa...
                    • church
                    • 1892
                    • 1811
                    • 1963

                    The Human Rights Wall

                    Submitted by @radionotesPOD

                    Submitted by @radionotesPOD

                      Jennings Trail Wakeman House

                        Jennings Trail Disbrow Ferry