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Grand Central Terminal Powerhouse
Grand Central Terminal Powerhouse

In 1930, the 50th Street electrical substation was demolished to make way for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Where to put a new power plant for Grand Central? Under Grand Central.

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