New-York tribune., 1910-05-22

r tho old Grand Central Sta
~rr 5eu10'''-ys s,- way and in few days little
s,a IS no" '.' T,,e great gray building that has
"A rpria'n y > ,,o+eway for so many millions OF
,.,- lhe Se ,aU Grand Central Will be one
..svsHgTs. an -oflwav terminals in the world
( DE se.n,ishea-about eighteen mouths rom
NIL i s n trains viii arrive and depart from
,,s-al US terminal or Lexington avenue
a tsrnFF'''-us larger than the old one that is
sasg tOrn CO." single structure. this new gate
instead "a TX viii be a group Of masnifi-
~ 20 Ne" Rut al the machinery OF this
,r buahi7 ,ne signals. the tracks and the
- tsriIiil''- l-.,s-uill never be seen from the
ssuiiTsdS,- En- will be less in evidence than the
get lH.s q heart Of an ocean liner On the
resnes y = rrornenade deck-two miles Of
sefsce-ue ,.,ased to traffic viii be opened
s-eets HV only a maze Of uncovered tracks
ahsTe nc" after block Of splendid struct-
81 rise IN = them devoted TO the arts and
Us s'i''' -,-,e-cial purposes Their archi-
shsrs 10 harmonious. and for years to
'i's .ss Sin be one Of the most pictured parts
q Ne" -, streets from 45th TO Seth in
ne 7Os- now come 10 dead ends at the
lsa'' -1s viii be continuous thorough
1af'-N - avenue VII be extended north
rs -.,ort high level az 10th street. X Is
M = 1a5 street. and IN a broad plaza swing
"~ -. great new station structure.
IN - new street il viii stretch north
-, .. +oirs its present end AZ 57th street
FSD -,,.-ras will -evoIutioniZe the character
- -Hf1 Of the city Along the new part Of
-'- &c Will be constructed a mile and a
10 .-,,osi-r aqa---1ent houses. This new
81 "a =. sou+, rhorouEhfare Will draw much
'.- --.oeIed traffic from Fifth avenue-espe-
~ he thousands Of motor cars that are the
.,ur of that great artery morning and
aas-nOOn ~,
-,,,.,ately s1sa100000. Such an expense
I, ,o+ have been undertaken for the sole
=. n buildtnr the terminal The terminal
.a,s- could have been made to pay In
?. J, sgch a large investment Of capital
:. --,r--:ng Of this expense, however, is made
.-sle by the fact that there viii be e large
..,-,s 4-on the rental Of the buildings on the
,.--v When this stupendous work is
- II will cover more than twenty city
=. There viii be seventy acres of tracks In
:. -z-ss below the street level Their total
----s z5g be about thi-ty-two miles The area
d. he waiting rooms for passengers Will equal
nj q Madison Square.
MS terminal marks new era il the vertical
,-15iur CT railroads. Modern terminals in great
.,ts MIST te below the street level hereafter.
-t bss been made possible by the supplanting
rsan By electricity. Il has been made nee
szuz ty the high price Of New York City real
s.sts The cost Of producing the space for one
- Exclusive of the cost of the station) is about
EOea The old high trainshed that was de-
s-rsi 70 keep out the rain and allow almost as
--ch -o0m for the smoke as would be had
-it- the open sky is now obsolete.
Throughout the entire terminal questions Of
Initiation have beer Of the first Importance
ZIP CmC0urses. along the incoming and out
-1g rzCkz, particularly II those parts Of the
U EztiUn below the street level, II has been
s.lssd that there must be q supply Of air that
S ys-petuaIly clear and continually renewed.
age ere 70 be Installed the most complete
T-fgttng systems that have been devised tc
-lEs this possible.
lie rev terminal VII have four levels where
Il old had but one. The gallery on the grade
( &c street viii be the top level. The mex.
ri Be the o0ncoG7se. which is On the level OF
= torty-two tracks that viii handle the
Elzgh trains This VIII connect with the sub
Ey ines On Lhe rhIFd level VIII be the
-ElllT-flFe tracks Toy the suburban trains, and
1ia-nezth al these, running east and west
Zlat I'D and 4Jth streets, VIII be subways 70,
ziahg tae inbound and outbound baggage
1...ientaily this Grand Central point VIII bt