1 he New Grand Central Station in New York 
points in the street. At the left and the right of 
the outer archways are immense pylons, con¬ 
sisting of large tablets of marble, on which 
will be inscribed in bronze letters the names 
ol stations on the New York Central lines. 
At the base of these shafts will be escutcheons 
bearing on one side the shield of the City of 
New York and on the other the coat of arms 
of the State. These devices will be supported 
by suitable symbolic figures. 
The concourse is treated with three simple, 
massive arches of stone at each end, over 
which the whole space will he taken up by a 
window entirely of metal. These three arches 
serve as the exit for incoming express passen¬ 
gers. 
1 he office building which is directly north 
of the concourse, after the approved type of 
office building, consists merely of large metal 
and glass openings separated by masonry 
piers. The whole building—ticket lobby, 
concourse and office building—is tied to¬ 
gether by a simple classical structure. The 
chief characteristic of the building is that iron 
and stone are used together in a larger and 
more extensive manner than in any similar 
type of structure yet built or contemplated. 
The ticket lobby is to be entirely a stone 
room, except for the bronze and glass decora¬ 
tions in the twelve openings which form pene¬ 
trations in the ceiling. Its treatment is se¬ 
verely simple and dignified. The tickets for 
all lines using the terminal will be sold from 
a central booth. Because of the great size of 
the room it is possible to have a booth with 
circulation on all sides. Baggage will be 
checked at the east end of the room, and 
at piers around the room will be located 
the telephone and telegraph booths, parcel 
check rooms, newspaper stands, etc. From 
this main lobby the passenger can go to 
any train, to the baggage rooms, and to 
transact all business before boarding his 
train. 
Passing from the ticket lobby to the gallery, 
two twenty-five-foot stairways lead to the 
express concourse. This room, like the ticket 
lobby, is to be entirely of stone and marble, 
except that the ceiling will be more freely 
treated. On the four sides of the room will 
be windows, 160x60 feet in size. T hese will 
be segmental headed and will have in colored 
glass upon them maps of the various railroad 
lines connecting with the Vanderbilt system. 
A PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE NEW STATION 
