New Documentary Examines "The Rise and Fall of Penn Station" | MetroFocus

When Penn Station opened in 1910, it was a monumental marvel, the brainchild of Pennsylvania Railroad President, Alexander Cassatt, and architect Charles McKim of McKim, Mead & White. But New York City's original transportation hub was demolished after only 53 years.

Today, it's 600,000 daily commuters have few clues to its history. The station's history and its destruction are the subject of "The Rise and Fall of Penn Station," a documentary premiering on PBS' American Experience on February 18. New York University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, Hilary Ballon, joins MetroFocus host Rafael Pi Roman to talk about the past, present, and future of Penn Station and to argue for a massive redesign.

"We need to equip the station in a way that will serve the population that's using it. So we would miss a great civic opportunity, a great opportunity for New York to advance itself if we don't build a new station."

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