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Happy Birthday to NYC's favorite train terminal! Grand Central opened 107 years ago today, on February 2nd, 1913. Here's a selection of our favorite Grand Central photos. To celebrate GCT's birthday, purchase any Grand Central – or transit – print from our website and receive 30% OFF through Wednesday with code GCT107. @grandcentralnyc #grandcentral #grandcentralterminal #subway #nycentral #railfan #metronorth #metronorthrr #railroad #nychisory #nyhistory #harlemline #onthisday #midtown #manhattan #parkave #eastmidtown #onevanderbilt #eastsideaccess #urbanism #transit #publictransit #transitplanning #urbanplanning #nycurbanism (at Grand Central Terminal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Ew2-XHqk8/?igshid=m3icyrfhcq07

Train views. . . . #mta #metronorth #southeast #harlemvalley #harlemline #spring #upstateweekend

This giant 85-foot tall mural advertising defense bonds and stamps hung in the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal, first installed in December 1941. #Grandcentralterminal #nyc #midtown #pennstation #wwii #1941 #warbonds #defensebonds #nychistory #americanhistory #nyhistory #urbanism #grandcentral #manhattan #midtownmanhattan #brooklyn #queensny #thebronx #harlemline #nycentral #nycc #nycrr #penrr #nycurbanism (at Grand Central Terminal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B06nR-qHGNO/?igshid=9qxz5tpzterd

A pristine Grand Central Terminal concourse before opening to the public in 1913. Definitely one of our favorite interior spaces in the city along with the #WoolworthBuilding lobby and the Oculus before the shops moved in. What’s your favorite NYC interior? Tap to purchase a fine-art print on our website. #GrandCentralTerminal #architecture #nychistory #nyhistory #williamwilgus #corneliusvanderbilt #parkavenue #grandcentral #eastsideaccess #midtown #lirr #metronorth #railenthusiasts #urbanism #harlemrr #harlemline #newhavenrr #railroad #grandcentraldepot #urbanhistory #nycurbanism (at Grand Central Terminal) https://www.instagram.com/p/BupPMyyHJNt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sjqu0g4lho4b

The Grand Central Depot, circa 1890 and 1900. Grand Central Depot was the first train terminal built on the site at 42nd and Park, built over four decades before the current building. The train yard – occupied by three railroad companies; the NY Central and Hudson River Railroad, the NY, New Haven, and New Hartford Railroad, and the Harlem Railroad – was the largest interior space in the country, with a vaulted roof made of iron and glass. When it opened in 1871 Grand Central Depot had 170 trains traveling in and out each day. But by the 1890s the city and the railroad industry had outgrown the Depot – 500 trains were using the terminal daily. Additionally, the poor ventilation and the dangerous grade crossings made the need for a new station urgent. After a deadly train crash in 1902 in the Park Avenue Tunnel, The New York Central's chief engineer William J. Wilgus announced a request for proposals to improve the tunnel and terminal. Wilgus envisioned demolishing the current station and building a double level terminal for electric trains only. Grand Central Terminal would open 11 years later and today is the largest* train terminal in the world. Tap to order a fine-art print of this photograph or our Grand Central Terminal photos and maps. Use code PREZ30 for 30% OFF this week. *Largest by number of platforms. Soon to be increased by eight with the opening of @eastsideaccess. #GrandCentralTerminal #architecture #nychistory #nyhistory #williamwilgus #corneliusvanderbilt #parkavenue #grandcentral #eastsideaccess #midtown #lirr #metronorth #railenthusiasts #urbanism #harlemrr #harlemline #newhavenrr #railroad #grandcentraldepot #urbanhistory #nycurbanism (at Grand Central Terminal) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEh1S7HsLn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pl00dmqyj7zm

Going to New York! #newyork #metronorth #harlemline #takemetothestation #bronxville #goingtonewyork #trainstation #ig_nyc #nycgo #bnw #fx_hdr #bnwphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #mood #bnw_captures #bnwphoto (at Bronxville, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkjdunLPNN4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

On our way home. Mami is happy and relaxing. She (well…WE) wanna make more of a habit visiting @rayvness and la familia. Mom loves up in Carmel. I love it too. I need to really get on refreshing my driving skills. #upstatenewyork #familia #carmelny #metronorth #harlemline (at Metro-North) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTLkrYbDdCK/?utm_medium=tumblr