Vintage Photograph from 1941 Shows New York City Commuters in Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Station - 1941
Grand Central Station - 1941
Photo: OldSchoolCool

This great vintage photograph from 1941 shows commuters in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. Captured in early-morning, long shadows are formed from the streams of light pouring in through the east-facing windows. Here is the same view today, mostly looking the same except for the addition of the eastern staircase which was added in the 1990s:

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