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This is a diorama of our recent history. People love to say they miss the ragged, gritty, vivid aura of New York in the ’70s. Yet it still lives! Down in the corridors of Penn Station, you can appreciate how much effort it takes to hold off entropy. Think of it as a ’70s theme park, but without gangs or muggers or hookers roaming around … very frequently.

It is the careful chaos of this commuting ballet and the marvelous cultural freeze-frame of our city that the worshipful cult of the Old Penn Station want to destroy.

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Even though I think the current Penn Station is an affront to humanity, this piece is so well done that I’m willing to concede that at least it’s our affront to humanity.
  • The New York Times

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    Yeah, Penn Station is hardly my favorite place, but this is an interesting thought.
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