Saturday 23 February 2013

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 Grand Central Station, New York

 

 Grand Central station celebrates 100th birthday as New York landmark remains one of America's busiest transport hubs

PUBLISHED: 22:04 GMT, 30 January 2013 | UPDATED: 23:15 GMT, 30 January 2013

It made its debut in the heyday of cross-country train travel, faced demolition in the era of the auto, and got a new lease on life with a facelift in its eighth decade.
Now Grand Central Terminal, the doyenne of American train stations, is celebrating its 100th birthday as a spectacular collection of photographs captures the famous transport hub and popular tourist attraction in all its glory.
Opened on February 2, 1913, when trains were a luxurious means of traveling across America, the iconic New York landmark with its Beaux-Arts facade is an architectural gem, and still one of America's greatest transportation hubs. It is also the Big Apple's second-most-popular tourist attraction, after Times Square.
Grand Central Terminal, shown here around 1930, is one of New York's most iconic landmarks
Grand Central Terminal, shown here around 1930, is one of New York's most iconic landmarks
One of the most impressively beautiful rooms in the world is the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal, seen here in June 1940
One of the most impressively beautiful rooms in the world is the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal, seen here in June 1940
The station, shown here in 1899, took more around 15 years to build
The impressive station, shown here in 1899, took years to build
Roadbed excavations along Park Avenue during the preliminary construction of Grand Central Station in Manhattan
Roadbed excavations along Park Avenue during the preliminary construction of Grand Central Station in Manhattan
The iconic New York landmark with its Beaux-Arts facade is an architectural gem shown here in 1914 is still one of America's greatest transportation hubs
The iconic New York landmark with its Beaux-Arts facade is an architectural gem shown here in 1914 is still one of America's greatest transportation hubs
This image shows trains coming and going in Grand Central Station's early days
This image shows trains coming and going in Grand Central Station's early days
'We are among the top 10 most-visited sites in the world,' said Dan Brucker, manager of Grand Central Tours at Metro-North Railroad, the commuter rail service that operates from Grand Central.
 

'Every day more than 750,000 people come through Grand Central Terminal - that is the entire population of Alaska that walks through here every day. It is the entire population of the state of North Dakota,' he noted.
Many are commuters who arrive on trains every 58 seconds at the peak of the morning rush, pouring onto the terminal's dozens of platforms. 
Tourists gasp at the vaulted ceiling and sprawling 22,000-square-foot marble concourse, which has doubled as a film set for movies such as 'The Fisher King' and 'The Cotton Club.' And thousands from both groups eat and shop at any of the 103 restaurants and stores.
The building, shown here in 1914, cost $80 million to erect
The building, shown here in 1914, cost $80 million to erect
Grand Central was buzzing on December 23, 1932, as holiday travelers tried to get home for Christmas
Grand Central was buzzing on December 23, 1932, as holiday travelers tried to get home for Christmas
Commuters crowded around the engine and tender of the new streamlined train in December 1934
Commuters crowded around the engine and tender of the new streamlined train in December 1934
The station opened on February 2, 1913, when trains were a luxurious means of traveling across America
The station opened on February 2, 1913, when trains were a luxurious means of traveling across America
Hollywood stars Clara Bow, pictured left with singer Harry Richman, and Jean Harlow, pictured right, are shown arriving at Grand Central Station in the 1930s
Jean Harlow, famous platinum blonde siren of the screen, is shown as she arrived in New York City at Grand Central Station in the 1930s
Hollywood stars Clara Bow, pictured left with singer Harry Richman, and Jean Harlow, pictured right, are shown arriving at Grand Central Station in the 1930s
'There are a lot of beautiful old train stations in this country but none as big, and none as ornate, and none as elevated and well-known as Grand Central,' said Gabrielle Shubert, the director of New York Transit Museum. 
The February 2 anniversary will mark the start of year-long celebrations commemorating the centennial with exhibitions, performances, promotions and public events.
Since its beginnings in 1913, when Grand Central was dubbed the greatest railway terminal in the world with an $80 million price tag, it has been an integral part of New York.
In its early heyday Grand Central was a center of culture, with an art gallery, theater and tennis court, as well as a commerce hub with travelers boarding trains like the Yankee Clipper and the 20th Century Limited for luxurious long-distance trips.
Grand Central Terminal survived many ups and downs and is celebrating its 100th anniversary
Grand Central Terminal survived many ups and downs and is celebrating its 100th anniversary
Grand Central Terminal plays host hundreds of thousands of visitors each day
Grand Central Terminal plays host hundreds of thousands of visitors each day
The station had an extensive facelift in the 1990s and was nearly demolished about 55 years ago but survived
The station had an extensive facelift in the 1990s and was nearly demolished about 55 years ago but survived
A large gold plated chandeliers hangs off the main concourse
A large gold plated chandeliers hangs off the main concourse
The iconic station, complete with its 14-foot Tiffany clock, is one of the most visited sites in the world
The iconic station, complete with its 14-foot Tiffany clock, is one of the most visited sites in the world
'As early as 1929 there were individually controlled air conditioning in the staterooms,' said Brucker, adding that chefs and hairdressers traveled with the well-heeled clientele.
But following World War Two, as government subsidies helped build airports and improve roads, the Golden Age of rail travel lost its luster, relegated to the status of dowdy old-timer as planes and autos took the forefront in travel, propelled by speed and lower prices.
During the ensuing decades Grand Central deteriorated, property prices in New York rose dramatically and plans were commissioned to demolish the terminal.
But a reprieve, spearheaded by former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, led to its designation in 1976 as a National Historic Landmark, a decision upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
A view of the clock in the center of the main concourse at Grand Central Terminal in New York
A view of the clock in the center of the main concourse at Grand Central Terminal in New York
Park Avenue south direction is pictured from a view looking out from the Tiffany clock over Park Ave and 42nd St. at Grand Central
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Tuesday 12 February 2013

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Wednesday 6 February 2013

story Ant and Contact lens


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 Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing. Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on the gear, took hold on the rope and started up the face of that rock. Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breather. As she was hanging on there, the safety rope snapped against Brenda's eye and knocked out her contact lens.

Well, here she is on a rock ledge, with hundreds of feet Below her and hundreds of feet above her. Of course, she looked and looked and looked, hoping it had landed on the ledge, but it just wasn't there. Here she was, far from home, her sight now blurry. She was desperate and began to get upset, so she prayed to the Lord to help her to find it.

When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was no contact lens to be found. She sat down, despondent, with the rest of the party, waiting for the rest of them to make it up the face of the cliff.

She looked out across range after range of mountains, thinking of that Bible verse that says, "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth." She thought, "Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me."

Finally, they walked down the trail to the bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?" Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across the face of the rock, carrying it.

Brenda told me that when she told her father the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he of an ant lugging that contact lens with the words, "Lord, I don't know why You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You want me do, I'll carry it for You." I think it would probably do some of us good to occasionally say, "God, I don't know why you want me to carry this load. I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy.
But, if you want Me to carry it, I will." 









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