![]() I find it interesting that the eagle went to Hicksville not because of its service at the greatest center of transportation in the world, but because of its Roman style architecture. The eagle was restored in 2010 by the Hicksville Historical Society. This eagle now soars higher than any of the others from Penn.Įagles 4 and 5 – Great Neck Merchant Marine AcademyĮagles 4 and 5 are in front of the gym at the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, on Long Island.īrought to the Hicksville train station at the request of local latin High School teacher Samuel Goldberg for the High School Latin club. The photo below is of it being moved to the roof. It was in a courtyard at Astor Place and 3rd until recently but was moved up to the roof of the new Cooper Union Bldg. It was originally sent to Cooper Union to honor Penn Station designer Adolph A. In 1968 it was brought back here, to the same block it had stood for more than 53 years prior. This eagle is near 31st Street and 7th Ave. Two old Penn Station Eagles sit right in front of the new Penn station. Please note that much of the tracking of the eagles has been done by LIRR historian Dave Morrison, without whom this page would not be possible. Some of the choices they made were probably a bit odd, but luckily all the eagles have all been preserved to this day. At the time of the demolition of the station, the Pennsylvania Railroad company passed them on, in certain cases they honored requests for them which they felt were deserving, and in other cases gave them to organizations or individuals who they felt could put them in a worthwhile place. So where are the large Eagles that once graced Penn Station now? All 14 are still in existence and can be accounted for, which I show below. We also have eight small eagles, (two on all four sides), four day maidens (one on each side), four night maidens (one each side), and four clocks (one on each side). So we have four large eagles on three sides, plus two more on the fourth side, for a total of 14 large eagles. ![]() The 7th Avenue statue is shown below, circled in red. On each of Penn Station’s four sides was a center entrance. It’s most prominent survivors are 14 original large marble eagle statues. Much of the original statue work from the station is preserved in locations throughout the country. There are nevertheless a few parts of the old station that we can still walk right up to and touch. ![]() But actually touching and feeling the station is a treasure reserved just for those old enough and fortunate enough to have been able to stand inside its walls prior to 1963. We can see the lobbies, the walls, the waiting rooms, the crowds, and how they changed only slightly over a long period of time. The station and all its grandeur is gone, destroyed by a struggling railroad company in a desperate attempt to save itself from its own demise which inevitably came only a few short years later.įor those of us who want to recapture the look and feel of the great station, there are many pictures (most of which are in black and white), to look at and learn from. We can’t look at the beautiful clocks, the walls, ceilings and towers, as we proudly head out onto the surrounding streets. We can’t disembark from a train, slowly climb a staircase, gaze up at the stations shimmering arched glass ceilings, and take a peek out and up into the sky. We can’t go back and walk through the old Penn Station, it has been replaced by the imposter that now stands in its place at 7th Avenue and 32nd Street in Manhattan. ![]()
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