New York's Pennsylvania Stations
- ISBN-10
- 0393730786
- ISBN-13
- 9780393730784
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 223
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Authors
- Marilyn Taylor, Norman McGrath, Hilary Ballon
Description
A journey through the extraordinary history of New York's Pennsylvania Station.
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