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One of my favorite cities to visit is New York City. I guess that’s obvious from the number of photos of New York that I’ve posted on my website through the years. I’ve visited the city many times and have spent hours wandering with my camera.
And one of my favorite places to visit in NYC is Grand Central, especially during the morning or evening rush. It’s a great place to feel the energy of a big city. On an average weekday, more … Continue reading
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The facade of Grand Central Terminal is well lit on a late November evening. in New York City. The Chrysler Building is in the background.
People move down the passage toward the subway station in Grand Central Terminal, New York City.
People gather around the information booth in Grand Central Terminal, New York City.
People walk through the Grand Concourse at Grand Central Terminal, New York City.
Grand Central facade with Tiffany glass clock, New York City.
Travelers enter and exit the main concourse at Grand Central Terminal, New York City.
Travelers walk up the ramp leading to the main concourse of New York's Grand Central Station.
A view of 42nd Street at night outside Grand Central Station (lower left) with the Chrysler Building standing tall in the background, New York City.
A platform on the west staircase serves as an overlook for the main concourse in Grand Central Terminal, New York City.
Grand Central Station, shot from 41st Street and Park Avenue, where Park Avenue elevates above 42nd Street and goes around the station.
The Chrysler Building stands against a blue sky above Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
Travelers rush through the main concourse inside Grand Central Terminal, New York City.
than 750,000 people pass through Grand Central, a number that grows to more than a million on holidays. That’s why people often describe a busy place as being “like Grand Central Station.” The station has 44 train platforms, more than any other train station in the world, and the constant arrivals and departures of trains keep people flowing through the terminal.
Standing in the middle of Grand Central’s main concourse around 8 a.m. or 5 p.m. on a weekday will put you in the middle of a few hundred thousand people rushing to or from work. And standing on one of the balconies on the east or west side of the main concourse provides an elevated view of the constant flow of people. It’s impressive.
I have dozens of photos of the main concourse. But there’s more to Grand Central than the main concourse. There are ramps, stairs, escalators, corridors, hallways, waiting areas, dining areas … all enclosed by the century-old architecture that makes the place so photogenic, both inside and out.
By the way, the correct name of this site is Grand Central Terminal, although people refer to it as Grand Central Station — the name of the facility on the site before Grand Central Terminal was completed in 1913, and the name of the U.S. Post Office station next door.