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Fifty-one years ago, the Pennsylvania Railroad tragically tore down Pennsylvania Station. Not only is it the best building ever torn down in New York, but in the combined Penn Station and Madison Square Garden, we got the worst building in … Continue reading → The post My Comments at the Midtown South Social Equity and Music Festival appeared first on There are two types of architecture—good architecture, and the other kind.
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