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The
building they were probably referring to was 230 Park Ave. It sits across Park
Ave immediately north of Grand Central and the Met Life (formerly Pan Am)
building. This building housed the NYC's corporate offices and was called the
New York Central Building (surprise). The railroad sold it sometime in the
1960's. The new owners changed the C to a G and the T to an E, and it
became the New York General Building. (How's that for cheap?) The building was
later purchased by Helmsley and received a major restoration in the 1980s.
Since
I'm new to the list, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I
grew up and still live in the New York City area. I've always had a soft spot
for Penn Central, since it was the main focus of my early train watching days
and since I worked for them in Metropolitan Region's Engineering Dept. during
the summers while I was in college. After graduation, I went back to the
railroad and stayed with it through Conrail and Metro-North until the mid 90s.
Now I try to live off of them as an engineering consultant.
Tony
Fleres
Plainsboro, NJ
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