If you have arrived in the City by train, you have arrived at Pennsylvania Station. An awful entry for anyone to experience. It feels as if it is always soiled, underground and confusing. There is no outside light source of any kind. It is the Amtrak station. So unlike Grand Central Terminal where the MTA trains run which is more light filled [although a good bit was lost when the surrounding skyscrapers were built], spacious and inviting. What happened to the beautiful building that was Penn Station was that it was knocked down to make way for the ugly Madison Square Garden. All of the entities are privately owned, so they can indeed do what they wish. They did. But the eyesore has finally begun to wear on the Cityscape and now there is a new drawing to strip the sides off of the Garden, fill them with glass and remake the Station a light filled place. The link below is from Curbed. The drawings are inspiring!. A rather hefty price tag, but here’s hoping!!
http://ny.curbed.com/2016/10/12/13259898/penn-station-kimmelman-vishaan-twitter-chat