Built in 1871, Grand Central Terminal is a commuter, rapid transit railroad terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. Built by and named for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger rail travel, it covers 48 acres (19 ha) and has 44 platforms, more than any other railroad station in the world.
Grand Central Terminal is a famous New York landmark in Midtown Manhattan and is one of the busiest train stations in the world, it serves nearly 200,000 NYC commuters every day. Grand Central Station has undergone a number of renovations and restorations over the years. It is home to 44 train platforms, several great restaurants, and some of the most beautiful Beaux-Arts architecture in New York.
Take a look at these amazing photos to see The Grand Central Terminal from the very beginning until the 1980s.
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| The original Grand Central Depot Railway Station in New York, demolished to make way for the current Grand Central Station, circa 1871 |
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| Grand Central Station at 42nd Street, New York, 1875 |
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| Grand Central Terminal, New York City, 1880 |
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| Grand Central Station, New York City, circa 1896 |
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| Grand Central Station, circa 1900 |
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| Grand Central Station and Hotel Manhattan, New York, 1903 |
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| Excavations for New York Central Station, 1908 |
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| Excavations for New York Central Station, 1908 |
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| Grand Central Terminal in 1908 |
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| Grand Central Terminal, NYC, 1910 |
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| Construction of Grand Central Terminal, NYC, 1911 |
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| The Grand Central Palace on May 2, 1911 |
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| Grand Central Terminal under construction in 1912 |
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| New York's Grand Central Station nearing completion sometime around 1913 |
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| Park Avenue toward 41st Street with a view of Grand Central Terminal, 1913 |
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| Grand Central Station and Hotel Commodore, 1918 |
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| Grand Central Station, New York City (Park Avenue Bridge in foreground), 1919 |
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| Grand Central Station in the 1920s |
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| Grand Central Station, NYC, ca. 1920s |
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| Grand Central Station, circa 1929 |
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| Grand Central Terminal around 1930 |
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| The information kiosk at Grand Central Station, New York, 1930 |
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| New York Grand Central Station, 1935 |
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| The main concourse of Grand Central Terminal, NYC, 1937 |
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| Grand Central Station in the 1940s |
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| Grand Central Station, NYC in the 1940s |
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| Grand Central Station, NYC, 1941 |
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| Passengers moving through Grand Central Terminal in 1941 |
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| The main-concourse information desk at Grand Central Terminal in New York, October 1941 |
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| Grand Central Station, New York in 1950 |
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| Grand Central Terminal in the 1950s |
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| Grand Central Station, New York, 1957 |
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| Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue and 40th Street, 1959 |
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| Demolition of Grand Central Terminal office building, NYC, December 1960 |
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| Grand Central Terminal, 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, circa 1960 |
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| Grand Central Station, New York City, 5 June 1965 |
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| Grand Central Terminal and Commodore Hotel, NYC, September 1966 |
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| Grand Central Terminal in the 1970s |
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| Grand Central Terminal, 1975 |
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| Grand Central Station, NYC, 1976 |
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