Title
Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City
Files
Document Type
Book
Description/Summary
Winner of the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Award in Architecture from the Association of American Publishers.
In Grand Central Terminal, Kurt C. Schlichting traces the history of this spectacular building, detailing the colorful personalities, bitter conflicts, and Herculean feats of engineering that lie behind its construction. Schlichting begins with Cornelius Vanderbilt—"The Commodore"—whose railroad empire demanded an appropriately palatial passenger terminal in the heart of New York City. Completed in 1871, the first Grand Central was the largest rail facility in the world and yet—cramped and overburdened—soon proved thoroughly inadequate for the needs of this rapidly expanding city. William Wilgus, chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad, conceived of a new Grand Central Terminal, one that would fully meet the needs of the New York Central line. Grand Central became a monument to the creativity and daring of a remarkable age. – Publisher description.
ISBN
9780801865107
Publication Date
2001
Publication Information
Schlichting, Kurt. Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Recommended Citation
Schlichting, Kurt, "Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City" (2001). Sociology & Anthropology Faculty Book and Media Gallery. 1.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/sociologyandanthropology-books/1