50 years ago Penn Station was demolished

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"ezdays" wrote: Wow, quite a series of photos. I can remember being there in the early 50's. I always wonder why they do things like this in the name of progress. From its construction, it looked like it would be standing 1000 years from now. They do it because there is little or no practical commercial use for such huge monuments to the past, but the land itself is worth a fortune, and because we have become an entirely expendable society. We value nothing unless it makes us money. That's why architecture is a non-existent field these days - decorating public buildings to make proud statements no longer has a place in a bottom line, profit-dominated culture.

It's not all that often that I fully agree with a lot of comments here, but, MoutnainMan, here, we definitely agree.

"Nine rings were given to the race of Men, who, above all things, desire power", Add our second worst fault, Greed ! and there's not a lot left to be said.