By Michelle Young, Untapped Cities; March 12, 2019
As fans of Untapped Cities know (especially those that have taken our ever-popular Remnants of Penn Station tour), we revel in discovering parts of the original 1910 train station that still exist inside and around the current station. But, nostalgia can be irrespective of decade – as we saw when the Amtrak departure board installed in 2000 was removed in early 2017. On Sunday, the information kiosk in the main Amtrak hall was dismantled, part of a series of upgrades Amtrak is undertaking at Penn Station while Moynihan Station — the future primary Amtrak hub opening in early 2021 — is under construction next door in the post office building.
Here are eight remnants of the current Penn Station you may (or may not) miss when they are removed in the coming months: