Hilary Ballon
New York's Pennsylvania Stations (Norton Professional Books for Architects & Designers)
W. W. Norton & Company, 2002. First printing. 0393730786 223 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 8.75" x 11", is bound in dark green cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are like new. Price of $55 appears on front flap. Profusely illustrated. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover.
"A journey through the extraordinary history of New York's Pennsylvania Station. This is a guided tour through the past, present, and future of great civic architecture in New York City. It tells the story of Pennsylvania Station: the original building, its tragic demolition in the 1960s, and the new station designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and now under construction. In stunning photographs by Norman McGrath the hidden structure of Penn Station is revealed along with the burial of the station beneath Madison Square Garden. Richly illustrated essays by Hilary Ballon and Marilyn Taylor, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill celebrated new chair, on the old and new stations illuminate their connections and indicate how public architecture and transportation planning can enhance the way millions of people experience New York City."