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The Once and Future Penn Station

National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, United States

The Once and Future Penn Station – Penn Station becomes Moynihan Station When first built, New York's Pennsylvania Station was the largest train station in the world. In 1963 the ax of progress fell transforming it into the much-maligned subterranean labyrinth of today incapable of processing the 650,000 commuters it deals with daily. Now a […]

All the Single Ladies: “Women’s Only” Buildings in Early 20th Century NYC

National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, United States

Historian Nina Harkrader leads a discussion of "all the single ladies" who bravely forged new paths for women in early-20th-century New York City. We'll explore the women's only homes designed to offer "good moral surroundings" for young ladies, the hotels that provided independence and lady-like comforts for “business women,” and get a taste of what […]