Thola okudlule okuthakazelisayo kweGreat Central Terminal
I-Grand Central Terminal ebizwa ngokusemthethweni, le ndawo yokumatasa ye-NYC ehamba ematasa, futhi indawo ephawulekayo yendawo edolobheni ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi iGrand Central Station, kodwa inothi elibizwa ngokuthi igama lesiteshi sesitimela ngaphansi nje. Abahlali abaningi baseManhattan baye badabula i-Grand Central endleleni eya ekupheleni kwezimpelasonto eCentecticut noma eWestchester. Kodwa-ke, abaningi baseNew York abazi okuningi mayelana nomlando othakazelisayo waseGrand Central noma izimfihlo zawo ezifihlekile .
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Ukuqala kwe-Grand Central
I-Grand Central Terminal yokuqala eyakhiwa ngo-1871 ngokuthunyelwa kanye nomkhumbi wezitimela uCornelius Vanderbilt. Kodwa-ke, i-Grand Central yasekuqaleni yaba yinto engasebenzi uma izimoto zomgwaqo zivinjelwe ngemuva kokushayisana kwesitimela ngo-1902, okwabulala abantu abangu-17 kwathi abangu-38 balimala. Phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa, kwenziwa izinhlelo zokudiliza isiteshi esivele sikhona futhi kwakhiwe ukugcina okusha kwezitimela zikagesi.
I-Grand Central Terminal entsha yavulwa ngokusemthethweni ngoFebruwari 2, 1913. Abantu abangaphezu kuka-150 000 baqala ukugubha usuku lokuvula. Isakhiwo esihle seBeaux Arts nezitebhisi zayo ezinkulu zemabula, amafasitela angama-75, kanye nokufakwa kwezinkanyezi ezifakwe inkanyezi kwakuyi-hit ngokushesha.
Izinsuku Zokukhazimula Zase-Grand Central
Amahhotela, izakhiwo zehhovisi, kanye nezakhiwo zemikhakha ezisheshayo zivele zizungeze isiphetho esisha, kufaka phakathi isakhiwo sezithombe ezingu-77 se-Chrysler Building. Indawo yakhula njengeGrand Central Terminal yaba yisiteshini sezitimela esibi kakhulu ezweni.
Ngo-1947, abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-65 - okulingana nabangu-40% wabantu base-US - bahamba ngeGree Central Terminal.
I-Hard Times e-Grand Central
Ngawo-1950, izinsuku zezinkazimulo zokuhamba kwezitimela ezide kakhulu zaphela. Ngemuva kwezempi yaseMelika, abahamba ngezinyawo abaningi bakhetha ukushayela noma ukuhamba baye ezindaweni zabo.
Ngenani le-prime Manhattan real estate enyukayo futhi inzuzo yomgwaqo iwa, umgwaqo waqala ukukhuluma ngokubhubhisa i-Grand Central Terminal nokuyithatha isakhiwo sehhovisi. I-New York City Preservation Commission Preservation Commission yaqala ukungena ngo-1967 ukuze iqoke i-Grand Central Terminal njengendawo evikelwe ngumthetho, okwehliswa okwesikhashana izinhlelo zokuthuthukisa.
I-Penn Central, i-conglomerate yesitimela eyayineGrand Central Terminal, ayifuni ukuthatha impendulo. Bahlongoza ukwakha umbhoshongo onamagumbi angu-55 ngaphezu kweGrand Central, okuyobe kusho ukudiliza izingxenye zeTimela. I-Landmarks Preservation Commission ivimbele iphrojekthi, eholele iPenn Central ukuba ibeke icala eliyizigidi ezingu-8 zamaRandi ngokumelene noMuzi waseNew York.
Impi yenkantolo yahlala iminyaka engaba ngu-10. Sibonga izakhamuzi ezikhathazekile nabaholi bomuzi, kuhlanganise noJacqueline Kennedy Onassis, izinhlelo zokuthuthukiswa zaqedwa (ngemuva kokubekwa icala eNkantolo Ephakeme).
Isiqalo Esisha se-Grand Central
Ngo-1994, iMetro-North yathatha ukusebenza kweGrand Central Terminal futhi yaqala ukulungiswa okukhulu. Manje kubuyiselwe ubukhazikhazi bayo buka-1913, i-Grand Central ibe yindawo ethandekayo yaseManhattan kanye nendawo yokuzikhandla ematasa.
Grand Central igcina kancane umlando nobukhulu beNew York endala phakathi kweNanhattan yanamuhla.
I-Grand Central Terminal manje inezindlu zokudla eziningana nezitolo zokudlela, i-Dining Concourse, nezitolo ezingaba ngu-50. Isiteshi sesitimela semlando siyisizinda semidwebo yobuciko namasiko nezinye izenzakalo ezikhethekile kulo nyaka, njengeholide yonyaka.
Bheka i-Grand Central Station Yakho
Ungafunda okuningi mayelana nomlando nezakhiwo ze-Grand Central Terminal ngokuthatha uhambo lokuhamba oluxhaswe yiNational Arts Society. Uhambo luhamba nsuku zonke ngo-12: 30 ntambama ku-Main Concourse ($ 25 / umuntu).
I-Central Central Partnership iphinde ixhase ukuvakasha okukhululekile kwe-Grand Central Terminal kanye nomakhelwane. Lolu hambo luhlangana ngoLwesihlanu ngo-12: 30 ntambama ku-atrium e-120 Park Avenue, ngaphesheya kweGrand Central.