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Newark Penn Station
Courtesy of NJ Transit
Hosannas greeted the recent unveiling of brand new Moynihan Train Hall, across the street from Penn Station in Manhattan. But who knows or cares about the mundane upgrade that's occurring across the river at Newark Penn Station?
We do.
It was the legendary architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White that designed both Penn Stations — the one in Newark and the original in New York. Together, they define stylistic whiplash. The New York station, opened in 1910, embodied empire. It was stately and monumental and none-too-subtly referenced the Roman baths of Caracalla. We have all cried over its passing, and rightly so, although most of us only ever experienced it through the same black and white photos.