Rule292 posted:Sad that some people keep dragging partisan politics into this conversation. It taints the discussion.
It's impossible to keep politics out of a discussion about things involving the public.
At train shows there's a fellow with an art print of the original station layout with the open tracks below. It certainly is gorgeous and one that I hope to acquire that print someday.
As for a grandiose train station, I certainly love the architecture and the aura but few are grasping the concept of the fact that this is a city.
And in a city the air above a building is as valuable as the ground below. That's why the skyline is filled with skyscrapers.
Even in a city there's a place for open space. It's just that New York wasted all of it's open space on one location, Central park. A place that benefits the wealthy more so than the average person.
And in the current form it's a mainly commuter station, not a whimsical destination for far-off travelers as it was in the past.
The Pennsy did what was necessary to survive and even if it wasn't survival it was THEIR station that they paid for and built.
And federal money had nothing to do with building the railroads ? Please don't be naive.
Not that I am enamored with most "modern" attempts at train stations (or anything, witness the WTC replacement) but certainly given enough time and effort and money we should be able to come up with something more aesthetically appealing than the current effort.
I respectfully disagree with your opinion of the new World Trade Center Building. The old buildings were nothing more than two giant blocks with holes punched out for windows. I am speaking of the architecture itself and not the sacrifice and memory of those who paid the ultimate price in the demise of the structures.
I'm not an NYC folk so excuse my ignorance (at most things, not just NYC
) , but what were the criticisms of the Farley PO replacement station? Wasn't one of them that the subway does not directly serve the station?
No apology necessary. Most of us do not live in NYC. So opinions is all we can give.
