American Experience: Season 26, Episode 8 - ProjectFreeTV

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The New York Pennsylvania Station opened to the public in 1910. Hailed as one of the greatest architectural and engineering achievements of its time it covered almost 8 acres and required underground construction of 16 miles of tunnels. Fifty years on it closed its doors to make way for Madison Square Garden, a high-rise office building and a sports complex.