A place in New York

Pennsylvania Station

As it was then: much has changed since.

The waiting room of the original station.1911 · Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

The original Pennsylvania Station, opened in 1910 and demolished in the 1960s. Nick's trains to and from Long Island leave from here, and chapter 2 ends in its cold lower level.

Then I was lying half asleep in the cold lower level of the Pennsylvania Station, staring at the morning Tribune, and waiting for the four o'clock train.

From The Great Gatsby — New YorkRead this stop

Visiting today

The old station was pulled down; Madison Square Garden stands on its site, with today's Penn Station beneath it. Across Eighth Avenue, the Moynihan Train Hall, in the old post office, gives back some of the original's light. Subway: 34 St–Penn Station.

Where to find itSeventh Avenue at 32nd Street

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Pennsylvania Station

The stories that come here

The Great Gatsby — New York

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