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Remembering Penn Station

Remembering Penn Station: a Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Demolition of Pennsylvania Station

On the 40th anniversary of the demolition of Penn Station, the New York Preservation Archive Project held a program to commemorate the anniversary as well as to salute surviving individuals who were involved in trying to save the station.

The evening began with readings from Tony Hiss, Kent Barwick, Peter Samton, Adele, Loraine Diehl, Tony Tung, Richard Kaplan, and Roberta Gratz.

Location

New York, NY
United States
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Event Date and Time: 
Tue, 10/28/2003 - 6:00pm

Stanley Judd: An Oral History Interview

An Oral History Interview with Stanley Judd
Conducted by Annette Rosen

ANNETTE ROSEN: Please tell us your name, and some remarks about your involvement with the demolition of Pennsylvania Station?

Michael Zimmer: An Oral History Interview

An Oral History Interview with Michael Zimmer
Conducted by Annette Rosen

AR: Good evening. Would you please tell me your name?

MICHAEL ZIMMER: Michael Zimmer.

AR: Michael Zimmer, how did you get involved in the effort to save Penn Station?

Laurel Lovrek: An Oral History Interview

An Oral History Interview with Laurel Lovrek
Conducted by Annette Rosen

LL: Hi, I'm Laurel Lovrek.

AR: I'm Annette Rosen, and I'm going to ask you how you became involved in the effort to save Penn Station.

Diana Goldstein: An Oral History Interview

An Oral History Interview with Diana Goldstein
with Joan Gruzen and Mon Levinson
Conducted by Anthony C. Wood
October 25, 2003

SIDE ONE

Norval White: An Oral History Interview

An Oral History Interview with Norval White
Questions Prepared by NYPAP
April 20, 2006

SIDE ONE

NYPAP: First, let's start with your name and a little background. You were a practicing architect
at the time of the Penn Station fight. Can you talk about your work in this period?

(The following is an aside on the tape, and not part of the question/answer sequence)

Pennsylvania Station

Location

Pennsylvania Station New York City, NY
United States
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Location: 
Pennsylvania Station
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Sometimes listed as Penn Station.

Action Group for Better Architecture in New York

Sometimes listed as AGBANY.

Description

The Action Group for Better Architecture in New York was formed to advance the public purposes of architecture and planning. AGBANY's aims included preservation and advocacy. Its first and primary cause was the preservation of McKim, Mead & White's Pennsylvania Station.

Key Dates in Preservation Activity

August 2, 1962 - Protest in front of Pennsylvania Station.

Irving Mitchell Felt

Biography

Irving Mitchell Felt, a New York City native, was born on January 25, 1910. He was raised on 140th Street in Manhattan. Felt graduated from the Wharton School of Finance of the University of Pennsylvania at the young age of 19. Soon after graduating, he joined Wall Street's Hayden Stone but then moved to the investment firm of Graham Paige, where he truly left his mark.