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  Grand Central Parkway
Along the route of the Grand Central Parkway in central and eastern Queens, Moses proposed a series of corridor parks that would preserve the last of the undeveloped portions of the heavily forested hills of the glacial moraine.
Construction of the Grand Central Parkway began in July 1931 at a ceremony held at the Queens-Nassau border, jointly attended by Moses and Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt.
One of the projects, the $40 million reconstruction of the Grand Central Parkway, was to expand the Astoria-to-Kew Gardens section from six to eight lanes, and the Kew Gardens-to-Glen Oaks section from four to six lanes.
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  Grand Central Terminal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Built by the New York Central Railroad (for whom it was named) in an era of many long-distance passenger trains, it is the largest train station in the world by number of platforms: 44, with 67 tracks along them.
The Grand Central shuttle platforms were originally the Grand Central express stop on the original Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) line, opened in 1904.
Grand Central Depot was designed to bring the trains of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, the New York and Harlem Railroad, and the New York and New Haven Railroad together in one large station.
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Grand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station) is a train station in midtown Manhattan, New York, located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue.
Grand Central Depot, completed in 1871, was designed to bring the trains of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, the Harlem River Railroad, and the New Haven Railroad together in one large station.
Between 1903 and 1913, the entire building was torn down in phases and replaced by the current Grand Central Terminal which was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by architects Warren & Wetmore and Root & Stem.
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 Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central is a "Terminal", not a station, because trains terminate there mainly on stub-end tracks.
Grand Central Depot was inadequate from the day it was completed in 1871 until it was replaced by Grand Central Terminal in 1913.
Grand Central Depot, and its massive train shed (a canopy over the tracks) is now gone over 80 years, but a part of the building has been preserved.
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 Grand Central - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grand Central Terminal - a train station in Manhattan, New York, USA
Grand Central Station - a train station in Chicago; also the name of the predecessor to Grand Central Terminal (following Grand Central Depot) in Manhattan, New York.
Grand Central Records - and independent record label based in Manchester, UK
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 Grand Central Terminal - NYCtourist.com
The interior of Grand Central is also an amazing sight and will transport you to another time.
Grand Central Terminal almost met the same fate but preservationists like Jacqueline Kennedy had it declared a landmark in the mid-1960's.
If you're meeting someone at Grand Central, it'll probably be by the famous four-sided, brass clock atop the Information Booth in the center of the Main Concourse.
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 The Midtown Book - Grand Central Terminal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Many of the problems at Grand Central Terminal stemmed from an overzealous commercialism of its grand spaces, which is one of the most valuable real estate locations in the world because of the high traffic counts of well-to-do suburbanites.
Its principal virtue is that its central ramps lead to the wonderful, and unfortunately not inexpensive, Oyster Bar with its Gustavino-tiled, vaulted ceilings on the intermediate level between the two concourses.
Grand Central Terminal is awe-inspiring because of Coutane's marvelous sculpture, the vastness of its concourse, now opened up in the 1998 restoration as shown above, and the breathtaking grandiosity of its original planners to planning a major city around it.
www.thecityreview.com /grandcen.html   (1697 words)

  
 Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal was built to house Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad network, consolidated in the late 19th century as New York Central.
Founded to oversee the station's replanning, the Grand Central Corporation envisioned the project as "Terminal City"-- a multi-lot development linking the new station with hotels, apartments, and office buildings running along 42nd Street and up Park Avenue.
After the original Pennsylvania Station was demolished in 1963, Grand Central Terminal was landmarked.
www.nyu.edu /classes/finearts/nyc/grand/grand.html   (625 words)

  
 Daniel's Manhattan Architecture - Grand Central Station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Grand Central Terminal is one of the great buildings in America.
Combining distinguished architecture with innovative engineering solutions to the problems of accommodating the vast network of rail lines, terminal activities and the 400,000 people who pass through the building each day, Grand Central Terminal functions as a major urban passenger terminal as well today as it did when it was built.
The main facade is a symphony of arches filled in with steel and glass, all topped by a huge clock and sculpture group.Inside, the main hall is sparse.The ceiling vault here is 125 across, and painted with the constellations of the zodiac.
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While Grand Central Terminal stands today as one of New York City’s most famous landmarks, it was by no means the first railroad station in New York City.
In fact, the current structure is neither the first to claim the name “Grand Central” or to occupy the present location at 42nd and Park.
Yet, the story of Grand Central Terminal allows one to gaze back and observe much of the history of the City of New York, and to witness the growth and expansion of a vibrant metropolis reflected in an unrivaled monument of civic architecture.
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 When Words Collide
Grand Central handles these relationships by showing lines along the left edges of the messages.
Grand Central is designed to help people keep track of conversations as they're happening, easily integrate different digital communication methods, turn a conversation into a follow-up task, and find and reference past conversations and the digital information that comes with them.
Grand Central is just a picture of how it could be made easier in the future," said Venolia.
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 Grand Central Pro for Macintosh
Grand Central Pro is able to manage many simultaneous connections for receiving as well as sending, using one or multiple Hermstedt ISDN adapters or Internet thanks to FTP and Leonardo Over IP.
Grand Central Pro was developed for exchanging files over ISDN and, more recently, also using the Internet and FTP.
Grand Central Pro is the ideal solution for file transfer servers that require multiple ISDN adapters to be installed for greater bandwidth and it offers many automation features.
www.hermstedt.com /english/software/grandcentral.html   (1869 words)

  
 Metro-North: Grand Central Terminal and Park Avenue Viaduct
Grand Central Terminal is a vast complex, including office buildings, several subway lines (4,5,6,7,S) as well as two levels of railroad tracks.
Grand Central's upper level features 29 tracks surrounding island platforms, as follows (from west to east): 41/42, 39, 40, 38, 37/36, 35/34, 33/32, 30/29, 28/27, 26/25, 24/23, 21/20, 19/18, 17/16, 15/14 and 13/11.
Departing by train from Grand Central, the tracks combine to a four-track trunk line through a tunnel under Park Avenue.
www.nycsubway.org /nyc/metronorth/gct.html   (371 words)

  
 Grand Central Oyster Bar- New York City Dining and Restaurant Reviews from NY City Guide Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Grand Central Oyster Bar and Restaurant is a landmark within a landmark.
It opened in 1913, when Grand Central did, and retains the ambiance, atmosphere and spirit of that time.
Not so at the Grand Central Oyster Bar and Restaurant, a place that has never lost its focus and, most of all, its dedication.
www.cityguidemagazine.com /nycreviews/grandcentraloysterbar.html   (535 words)

  
 Grand Central Station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Once it was a gateway to the country and a grand entrance to New York.
The celebration of Grand Central's rebirth in October was especially poignant considering that, 30 years ago, plans were announced to destroy much of the building and replace it with offices, despite its landmark status.
Consequently, in addition to being a major transportation hub, the restored Grand Central is becoming a hive of retail and cultural activity.
www.icsc.org /srch/sct/current/sct9812/18.htm   (1402 words)

  
 Meryl Meisler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It also opened with a "GRAND SPLASH" with the installation of Meryl Meisler's digital photographs in the MTA Arts for Transit and Metro-North Commuter Railroad Lightbox Project in Grand Central Terminal.
Meisler takes the viewer on a tour of Grand Central Terminal as if it were underwater.
Computer imaging is used to combine the architectural splendor of Grand Central Terminal with Meisler's aquatic sculptures and underwater photographs taken while diving in the United States, South America and the Caribbean.
www.asci.org /news/featured/meisler/meisler.html   (329 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Grand Central Winter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Grand Central Winter is the tale of Stringer's twin addictions--writing and crack--and the lengths he went to in order to satisfy each.
We witness homeless being rousted by cops for criminal trespass for sleeping in Grand Central, then learn that often the police do this only at the end of their shifts in order to collect overtime.
What happened was I was digging around in my hole-there's this long, narrow, crawl space in Grand Central's lower regions, of which few people are aware and into which I moved some time ago.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0671036548?v=glance   (1959 words)

  
 Grand Central Terminal New York City station- Manhattan sightseeing attractions train -Must See New York
Grand Central Terminal New York City station- Manhattan sightseeing attractions train -Must See New York
Completely restored back to it’s 1913 glory, Grand Central has become a midtown destination for five restaurants and cocktail lounges, 20 casual international eateries in the lower level Dining Concourse, gourmet foods from the Grand Central Market and the 50 specialty shops throughout the concourses, all in to addition to transportation.
Grand Central has also transformed itself into a venue for ongoing public events.
www.mustseenewyork.com /attractions/grand-central-station.html   (165 words)

  
 AOL CityGuide: - Baltimore - Grand Central - Bar/Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Grand Central is not so much a single bar as a complex of interconnected venues that each has a unique feel and vibe.
The hub of the operation is the original Central Station Pub, which has pool tables and outdoor seating in the warmer months.
I have been to a lot of clubs through out the Country and Grand Central and The Hippo are two of the Best Clubs.
cityguide.aol.com /baltimore/bars/venue.adp?sbid=102368015   (393 words)

  
 NPR : Mary Chapin Carpenter's 'Grand Central' Song
On her latest album, Between Here and Gone, Carpenter sings about one man's pilgrimage to Grand Central Terminal in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Carpenter was inspired to write the song "Grand Central Station" after hearing an interview with an iron worker on the first anniversary of the attacks.
Carpenter met with NPR's Steve Inskeep at Grand Central Terminal to talk about the song and inspirations behind her new album.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1873807   (274 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Combin, Grand, Central Europe, Central Europe (Central European Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Combin, Grand, Central Europe, Central Europe (Central European Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
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 Amazon.com: Books: Next Stop Grand Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Next Stop Grand Central is a compassionate, quirky view of a cross-section of humanity--and that, Kalman seems to be saying, is what Grand Central Station is all about.
The caricatures are as glib as the tongue-in-cheek narrative voice, yet the author succeeds in recreating the station's frenetic pace and the blurred sense of passersby.
Perfect for youngsters 5 and older, Next Stop Grand Central is an innovative smorgasbord of fast-paced action and fun that transports the reader to this very "grand" place for the adventure of a lifetime.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0399229264?v=glance   (1494 words)

  
 wcbstv.com - Driver Arrested In Deadly Grand Central Hit-Run
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New York News, Weather, Sports and Traffic: Driver Arrested In Deadly Grand Central Hit-Run
(CBS/AP) QUEENS Police in Queens have arrested a man in the case of a deadly hit-and-run accident that happened early Wednesday morning on the Grand Central Parkway near Utopia Parkway.
Police said that two of three people who got out of a car that hit a guardrail were then hit by a light-colored Chevy that fled the scene.
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 Grand Central Partnership
The MetLife Building at 200 Park Ave is the largest property in the Grand Central neighborhood, with more than 2.7 million sq.
Come discover the architecture and social history of the Grand Central neighborhood with urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
This award-winning free 90-minute guided walking tour is sponsored by the Grand Central Partnership with the generous support of Altria Group, Inc.
www.grandcentralpartnership.org /what_we_do/promote_free_tour.asp   (154 words)

  
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 Train Derails At Grand Central Station - News Story - WNBC | New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Train Derails At Grand Central Station - News Story - WNBC
NEW YORK -- Metro-North is reporting a minor train derailment at Grand Central Terminal of the 7:42 a.m.
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