During the first half of the 20th century, the original Pennsylvania
Station was one of New York City’s grandest landmarks, a palace in the
middle of Manhattan. Carefully tracing the history of Penn Station from
construction to destruction – and beyond to its influence on the
establishment of the historical preservations movement, William Low
captures the history and glory of this soaring railroad station in both his
text and his magnificent illustrations which pay close attention to detail
while still encompassing the large-scale grandeur of Penn Station. A
beautiful tribute to the glory of the original Pennsylvania Railroad
Station, this is a classic, beautiful book for history lovers, train
lovers, and art lovers alike.
Selected as one of the New York Times “Ten Best Illustrated Books
of the Year.”
William Low
, a four-time Silver Medal winner at the Society of Illustrators, was born
and raised in New York City. He is a lover of trains and New York
architecture. Mr. Low is the author and illustrator ofChinatown,Machines Go to Work in the City,Feathered Dinosaurs, Turcks to the Rescue and more. He teaches at the
Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.