New-York tribune., 1910-06-26

"A rer1ain :. -,-eway for SO many millions OF
-, tie cC now Grand Central viii be one
..reIlsFs -.ilwav terminals in the world
1 he .s,nisfed-about eighteen mouths from
gB il : - trains vii arrive and depart from
sssal! sss.-,rv =, terminal or Lexington avenue e.
ss i'lp, .,-rn larger than the oiu 0iie ''''l' -
zig torn GU single structure. this new gate
lnstssd % - viii be a group OF m2gnifi-
~ % Ne" Rur al the machinery OF this
ut Buiioii's the signals. the tracks and the
- tsTi'''''. ,,,s-will never be seen from the
.sudrsds q Ill be less IN evidence than the
s-st lN.s =, heart Of an ocean liner On Une
.,sines n ~ -,-,enaie deck-two miles Of
ssfS'e- - closed 70 traffic VIII be opened
sreeis ~ ,s only q maze Of uncovered tracks
shs7e ~" - after block Of splendid struct-
81 rss ~ = them devoted to the arts and
rs s'l'' --,,s-~,al purposes Their archi-
shsrs 70 -, >. harmonious. and for years to
s:nrf ~I- "a, - ouc of the most pictured parts
ycV York, -.- e-o,-, 45tb - E6tb in
TX uhi-h now come 70 dead ends at the
'us'e' - Will he continuous thorough
sl-o~' ~, avenue Nil be extended north
Us -,,+ high level At 4Oth street It is
M = sa5 street. and n 4 broad plaza swing
t5e great new station structure
-''N- new street i viii stretch north
=. - 5oiTs IFS present end at 9th street.
s1- -,.,res viii -evoIutionize the character
-l''' - # The city A-ong the new part Of
'-- -. xjll be constructed a mile and a
b. so,5-, tnorouEtlfare Will draw much
=. vr,oeIed traffic from Fifth avenue-espe-
4 - ,ba thousands Of motor cars that are the
s-rr 7r that great artery morning and
asroOn
80. ~ these great improvements viii be
--vs-,ateiv sISl1o0o00 Such an expense
~ have been undertaken for the sole
=. ~ b,ild.nr The terminal The terminal
=. ,sre- could have been made to pay in
--.z CT such q large Investment Of capital
: ing n this expense, however, is made
ss1s 5z the fact that there viii be e large
=. +-or7 the rental Of the buildings on the
,s--v When this sJUpendGUs work is
.-.sss Il vii cover more than twenty city
sgss Thera viii be seventy acres Of tracks in
:. -7-5s below the street level Their total
- Vii he about ch---y-rIo miles The area
+. +ts waiting rooms for passengers viii equal
-.- n Madison Square.
mis- terminal marks q new era il the vertical
.-7sipg Ct railroads. Modern terminals in great
.-ss must De below the street level hereafter
-s has been made possible by the supplanting
gszn 5y electricity Il has been made nee
ez- br the high price Of New York City real
s-zts The cost OF producing the space for one
= exclusive Of the cos- cf the staton) is about
Eaa The old high t-ainshed that was de-
-.rs5 70 keep ont the -lln and allow almost as
-rh -o0m for the smoke as would be had
-5s- tie open sky Is 1aw obsolete.
-z-oughout the entire terminal questions Of
--.l2ti0n have beer Of the first Importance.
;ae cmcourses along the incoming and out
ing tracks, particularly ii those parts Of the
Z sztion below the street level, It has been
zll1sd that there must 5e 4 supply Of air that
ps-TetuaIy clear and continually renewed.
Ere g-e 70 be installed the most complete
7-tlzttng systems that have been devised to
Ike This possible.
Ii new terminal VIII have four levels where
Il Old had but cne. The gallery on the grade
& 20 street vii be TIE top level The next
II be the COncoE-se, which is on the level OF
= ta-ty-two tracks that viii handle the
-1zgh trains. This via connect with the sub
~ Ines On the third level VIII be the
7z--y-are tracks tJ- the suburban trains. and
--s-naath al these, r-nning east and west
-'s' i5d and 4Jth streets, VIII be subways for
Z1ing tie inbound and outbound baggage
--lshiaIly, this Grand Central point viii be
s-lIs The greatest ratio centre II the world
4z's ron the millions who viii pass in and
II Il this great gateway, the Interborough
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