Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America Paperback – September 12, 2017

Interesting subject. Purchased this book for my husband as a Christmas gift. He highly enjoyed it and now it's May and he's still talking about it. Lots of interesting info and things that you wouldn't know unless you read this.

Very thorough and interesting read about Grand Central Station.

I do not live in New York City but have been a frequent visitor since my college days (mid 1960s). I first visited it toward the end of the PennCentral railroad. I witnessed the terminal's decline when one could not venture into the lower gate level and one of my favorate bakeries (located on that lower level) closed. I have also been to the terminal many times since its renewal. At least two or three times a year my wife and I just visit the terminal to walk around, have a meal (the Grand Central Oyster Bar is my lunch favorite), go through the markets, etc. I have always been impressed with GCT as a building and as a functional organism. Mr. Robert's book haa added greatly to my appreciation of the terminal and makes me yearn for yet another couple of hours there. The book is an "easy read." The text font is easy on the eyes and large enough for even older eyes. The layout is good. There are lots of pictures, though I wish they were bigger. However, the images are clear and add to the text. I wish there was a little more on the technical aspects of moving trains in and out of the terminal and images taken during the building of the terminal. However, these criticisms are minor. I enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone with an interest in this monument.

This is an awesome book for history lovers and people interested in Grand Central. It is not one of those boring history books but has an interesting story. I bought it for a gift because I liked the photos in it but turned out I read just about the whole book before I gave it to the person:) I love the book and would like one for myself.

Having grown up outside NYC and travelled on Metro North countless times, I found this book fascinating and well-written. Not sure it would appeal to everyone, but history buffs dig in!

I got a great price because I pre-ordered it after reading the review in The New York Times. Although the book is smaller than one like it would have been in an earlier time, the paper and the binding are both top quality. It's full of little tidbits of historical insider information and long forgotten facts, too. Well worth the price!

A wonderful review of the life of a place where I once actualy worked (for a summer) in an era different from now. We had passenger trains other than on commuter lines, and the aspects of glamor associated with them.It's hard to believe that Amtrak exists, and that it does not use GCT, but the terminal itself is much smarter and more interesting than it was, even in the days of the 20th Century Limited, and Roberts careful description makes this work a real page-turner. I thank him for his effort.Excellent photographs are generously displayed.I wish the book were larger, though.

I loved the old pictures and the structural designs. I am ordering another copy to lend to family. I don't want to take the chance of losing the one I have

Problemlose Lieferung aus USA - sehr informative Lektüre

Excellent book of substantial NYC and historical interest. Amazon might want to clear up the fact that Pete hamill, as gifted as he is, did not write this book. The author is the equally gifted Sam Roberts.

Zum 100-jährigen Jubiläum der Grand Central Station in New York ist dieses schöne Buch erschienen. Der Autor, ein Journalist der New York Times, berichtet kenntnisreich von den Hintergründen des Baues, dem legendären Begründer und Besitzer der New York Central Bahngesellschaft, Commodore Vanderbilt, dessen Privatvermögen einst grösser war als der gesamte Besitz des amerikanischen Staates ! Dies ist kein Eisenbahnbuch im engeren Sinne, Bahnhofstechnik und Abläufe im Bahnhof werden erläutert, aber nicht vertieft dargestellt. Viel Raum nimmt der - dank Jacqueline Onassis - letzlich erfolgreiche Kampf um die Erhaltung und Restaurierung dieses Juwels der Architektur ein. Interessant auch die Darstellung einiger Geheimnisse des Bahnhofes, wie z.B das sagenumwobene Gleis 61, Tag und Nacht bewacht vom Secret Service, und einzig dem amerikanischen Präsidenten vorbehalten, der auf diesem Wege New York unterirdisch verlassen kann.Immerhin einmal in 100 Jahren wurde dieses Gleis auch benutzt - von Präsident Roosevelt ! Gute bis sehr gute Englischkenntnisse sind allerdings für dieses Buch erforderlich !