Happy 103rd Birthday, Penn Station NYC! (Vintage Photos)

Jules Crow, Pennsylvania Station Interior, 1906. Watercolor, Ink and Graphite on Paper. New-York Historical Society, PR042, McKim, Mead & White Collection

We were reminded by the New York Historical Society that today is the birthday of Penn Station (the original one by McKim, Mead & White, that is). The Historical Society has an image of this great watercolor from 1906 of the interior of the grand structure.

Here’s a photo from the Historical Society collection of the exterior:

William J. Roege, Pennsylvania Station on Seventh Avenue, New York City, 1923. New-York Historical Society, Photographs from New York City and Beyond

Join us for an upcoming tour of the Remnants of Penn Station:

Tour of the Remnants of Penn Station

Read about the plans for the new Penn Station, what happened to its eagles, and a guide to quirky finds in the current station.