New-York tribune., 1901-12-13
PLANS FOR THE STATION.
BIG REALTY MOVEMENT IN THE PUR-
CHASE OF THE PROPERTY.

The plans filed at the County Clerks office or
Wednesday afternoon for the terminal station
at Thirty-third-st and Seventh-ave. Of the
Pannsylyania- -Nevv-York Extension Railroad
Conpany give only meagre idea of what the
station will probably be. 1t clearly shows the
ground TO be occupied by tte station, and TO
minute extent how the Pennsylvania and Long
Island railroad trains will enter and depart
from the terminal. At the Office of Charles NJ
Jacobs. the engineer of the Pennsylvania-NeW-
York Extension Railroad Company, are man!
tentative plans for the building to stand on the
station site and other drawings relating to TINS
vast work For years the section Of the city
bounded by Thirty-first and Thirty-second stS.
and Seventh and Tenth aves-, has not felt a Dig
realty movement, though stupendous changes
were begun in nearby streets and avenues
Months ago sale in the district was rarity
and it aroused little interest; to-day the pro-
sressive hand of the Pennsylvania Railroad has
sent the valuation of parcels near the olstFlcI
soaring for the plans for the terminal call not
only for the linking Of the two railroads in one
almost unbroken series of tracks. extending
from the Jersey shore of the North River to the
Long Island Railroad Companys property in
Long Island City. but station affording all the
desired facilities for the passenger service
The station will comprise a series of buildings
Its main part or that to be brilt for the arrival
end departure OF trains. will cover two CITY
blocks namely, irty-frst-st- 10 Thirty-thlro-
st between Seventh and Eighth aves. Then
there will he built another building on the block
bounded by Eighth and Ninth aves and Thirty
first and Thirty-second sts-, and a third
building will occupy the block bounded
by Ninth and Tenth aves. and Thirty
first and Thirty-second sts. The passenger
building and the other buildings will be con-
al rxrr1 Of
rraybe by a bridge stretching over Eighth-ave.
and running directly east and west. The main
building will contain offices for the railroad
companies. reading rooms. smoking rooms. large
waiting rooms. and part Of il will probably he
used for hotel purposes. These features are in
the tentative plans Of the main building in the
Office of Mr.. Jacobs. al No 12S Broadway.
The hotel project is one OF the striking feat
ures The hotel plan of the building will not be
small, and the guests will not be annoyed by
noise from the trains and from the hustle of
passengers leaving or entering the main station,
for the purpose of having the hotel guests enjoy
absolute quiet if they desire has been carefully
considered. The entire terminal will be about
fifteen hundred feet long and five hundred feet
wide at its widest part.
The tentative plans for the main structure are
for a building about six stories high II will
have six entrances. Il will extend over the road
way In Thirty-second-st. between Seventh and
Eighth aves-. and thus the roadway will cease 70
be. A bridge will stretch from the east side 70
the west side of the building At the avenue
ends OF the building Il viii be almost on a level
with the street. 1t will slope gently till il meets
another bridge which will be parallel with the
avenues. ana will extend from the Thirty-firs
st 10 the Tnirty-third-st- side of the station.
The centrepieces Of the bridges will cross each
other or in other words will together form a
connecting path from the trains to the street.