February 2, 1913 –
The new Beaux-Arts style Grand Central Terminal in New York City opened on this date.
The cost to construct Grand Central Terminal was a staggering $43 million. The price was offset by the sale of “air rights” over the enclosed facility.
Many majestic buildings were constructed including the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. For many years, the elevators in these buildings would be powered by third rail current provided by the New York Central.
The railroad needed to invest in electrifying its rails, and carve deep into Manhattan’s bedrock (workers would ultimately excavate 2.8 million cubic yards of earth and rock).
And if you’re lucky, my brother might have just driven your train into the station.
And so it goes
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