The Rise & Fall of Penn Station 20 years old

In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East Rivers, connecting the railroad to New York and New England, knitting together the entire eastern half of the United States. The tunnels terminated in what was one of the greatest architectural achievements of its time, Pennsylvania Station. Penn Station covered nearly eight acres, extended two city blocks, and housed one of the largest public spaces in the world. But just 53 years after the station’s opening, the monumental building that was supposed to last forever, to herald and represent the American Empire, was slated to be destroyed.

Credits

The Rise & Fall of Penn Station Cast

Name	Character
Michael Murphy He was 65, 80 years old when he died	as Narrator

The Rise & Fall of Penn Station Crew

Name	Department
Wyatt Sprague as Dialogue Editor.	Sound
John Kusiak as Music. He was 55 (now 75) years old	Sound
David Schroeder as Archival Footage Research.	Editing
Joel Goodman as Original Music Composer. He was 4 (now 24) years old	Sound
Coll Anderson as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 33 (now 53) years old	Sound