In addition to the tours I've been creating myself, I am in the Docent training program for the Municipal Arts Society for the Official Tours of Grand Central Terminal.
It marked its 100th Anniversary on February 1st, 2013 with a day of giveaways, songs and speeches. The crowds were astounding.
But I want to explore the GCT that I have explored while waiting for the train to New Rochelle. Trust me, you don't understand a building until you have enough time to really look. Especially when waiting for a train.
There is a chalkboard hidden in the Biltmore Room, listing long distance trains.
There are more acorns & oak leaves in the sculptures than anyone could possibly count. Proportedly from the Vanderbuilt Family Crest. But none of the researchers I know can point to an exact image.
Commodore Vanderbuilt and his money not only united the railroads, but also created the building(s) on the site. You could say it is a Vanderbuilding. (And the jokes are not always THAT bad!)
If you come on the tour, I will tell you 10 secrets of GCT. Or more. And maybe I'll reveal the new ones here!
It marked its 100th Anniversary on February 1st, 2013 with a day of giveaways, songs and speeches. The crowds were astounding.
But I want to explore the GCT that I have explored while waiting for the train to New Rochelle. Trust me, you don't understand a building until you have enough time to really look. Especially when waiting for a train.
There is a chalkboard hidden in the Biltmore Room, listing long distance trains.
There are more acorns & oak leaves in the sculptures than anyone could possibly count. Proportedly from the Vanderbuilt Family Crest. But none of the researchers I know can point to an exact image.
Commodore Vanderbuilt and his money not only united the railroads, but also created the building(s) on the site. You could say it is a Vanderbuilding. (And the jokes are not always THAT bad!)
If you come on the tour, I will tell you 10 secrets of GCT. Or more. And maybe I'll reveal the new ones here!
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