Melbie Toast
Temporary PATH Train Terminal Station at World Trade Center Site, Vesey Street, Manhattan, New York City (Black and White)
I took this photo at the street entrance to the temporary Vesey Street PATH Terminal Statioin at the World Trade Center Site, Manhattan, New York City in October 2004.
It was my first trip to New York City, and I saved the last day of my trip to visit the the huge hole in the ground that used to be the World Trade Center before that horrible and tragic day, September 11, 2001. I was tired and not in very good shape, but I had to walk the entire circumferenc of the WTC site, starting at Church Street, turning left at Versey Street (where this PATH station was located near the corner), another left at West Street, and finally Liberty Street which took me back to Church Street. It was a long and tearful walk.
MORE ABOUT THE WTC PATH STATION:
The World Trade Center PATH station originally opened on July 19, 1909 as the Hudson Terminal. When the Hudson Terminal was torn down to make way for the World Trade Center, a new station was built, which opened in 1971. This station served as the terminus for the Newark-World Trade Center and Hoboken-World Trade Center routes until it was destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks. A temporary station was built, which opened on November 23, 2003.
The temporary PATH station was constructed at a cost of $323 million, and opened on November 23, 2003. The station featured a canopy entrance along Church Street and a 118-by-12 foot mosaic mural, "Iridescent Lightning," by Giulio Candussio. The station was also adorned with opaque panel walls inscribed with inspirational quotes attesting to the greatness and resilience of New York City. These panels partially shielded the World Trade Center site from view. Following its reopening and the resumption of Newark-World Trade Center and Hoboken-World Trade Center service, the station quickly reclaimed its status as the busiest station in the PATH system.
By June 2007, the street entrance to the temporary PATH station was closed and demolished as part of the ongoing site contruction. A set of new staircases was constructed several feet to the south. The temporary PATH station will be replaced with a permanent World Trade Center Transportation Hub, which is being built by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey at a cost of $2 billion.
Source: Wikipedia
Temporary PATH Train Terminal Station at World Trade Center Site, Vesey Street, Manhattan, New York City (Black and White)
I took this photo at the street entrance to the temporary Vesey Street PATH Terminal Statioin at the World Trade Center Site, Manhattan, New York City in October 2004.
It was my first trip to New York City, and I saved the last day of my trip to visit the the huge hole in the ground that used to be the World Trade Center before that horrible and tragic day, September 11, 2001. I was tired and not in very good shape, but I had to walk the entire circumferenc of the WTC site, starting at Church Street, turning left at Versey Street (where this PATH station was located near the corner), another left at West Street, and finally Liberty Street which took me back to Church Street. It was a long and tearful walk.
MORE ABOUT THE WTC PATH STATION:
The World Trade Center PATH station originally opened on July 19, 1909 as the Hudson Terminal. When the Hudson Terminal was torn down to make way for the World Trade Center, a new station was built, which opened in 1971. This station served as the terminus for the Newark-World Trade Center and Hoboken-World Trade Center routes until it was destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks. A temporary station was built, which opened on November 23, 2003.
The temporary PATH station was constructed at a cost of $323 million, and opened on November 23, 2003. The station featured a canopy entrance along Church Street and a 118-by-12 foot mosaic mural, "Iridescent Lightning," by Giulio Candussio. The station was also adorned with opaque panel walls inscribed with inspirational quotes attesting to the greatness and resilience of New York City. These panels partially shielded the World Trade Center site from view. Following its reopening and the resumption of Newark-World Trade Center and Hoboken-World Trade Center service, the station quickly reclaimed its status as the busiest station in the PATH system.
By June 2007, the street entrance to the temporary PATH station was closed and demolished as part of the ongoing site contruction. A set of new staircases was constructed several feet to the south. The temporary PATH station will be replaced with a permanent World Trade Center Transportation Hub, which is being built by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey at a cost of $2 billion.
Source: Wikipedia