First time traveler:Penn Station Qs

[AlanB]

The Penn Station you are going to is not the original Penn Station. It was torn down years ago to make room for Madison Square Garden which was on 50th Street.

What they failed to notice though when building things is that Madison "Square" Garden is really Madison "Round" Garden. I'm not sure how the architects didn't notice the lack of right angles, but somehow they did.

Now I am surprised that Alan doesn't know the first Madison Square Garden wasn't even in Manhattan. I vaguely remember that this one is the 4th. I lived in Manhattan while they built this Arena, without delaying a single passenger train. Later I was crew on a show (1976 Ice Capades) there. The Garden on 50th street IFIRC correctly became the Johny Carson TV theater.

I know of four different Gardens, the first was built at Madison Ave. & 26th St, opening on May 31, 1879. The second at the same adress, opened in 1890. The third at 50th & 8th, opened in 1925. The fourth of course being the current location, which opened in 1968. But I've never heard of a fifth one, much less one that wasn't in Manhattan.

Now the company that owns Madison Square Garden did build something called the Maidson Square Garden Bowl in Queens back in 1932, but that shouldn't be confused with the 4 MSG arenas mentioned above.

 

[Hamhock]

I know of four different Gardens, the first was built at Madison Ave. & 26th St, opening on May 31, 1879. The second at the same address, opened in 1890.

You mean at the northern edge of Madison Square Park? Hmm, I wonder where Madison Square Garden got its name from?

 

[AlanB]

I know of four different Gardens, the first was built at Madison Ave. & 26th St, opening on May 31, 1879. The second at the same address, opened in 1890.

You mean at the northern edge of Madison Square Park? Hmm, I wonder where Madison Square Garden got its name from?

Precisely.

 

[Beatlover]

Thanks again for all the info! They mailed me all of the tickets, so no worries about picking up my other tickets at Penn Station. I am all packed and ready to leave tomorrow after my class! I'll be sure to write about my trip in the other section of the forum when I return so you guys can see how lost (or un-lost *fingers crossed*) I got.

 

[GG-1]

Thanks again for all the info! They mailed me all of the tickets, so no worries about picking up my other tickets at Penn Station. I am all packed and ready to leave tomorrow after my class! I'll be sure to write about my trip in the other section of the forum when I return so you guys can see how lost (or un-lost *fingers crossed*) I got.

Well you may not see this , but enjoy your trip, We will be waiting for the report,

Aloha

Eric