Today we took an hour and a half tour of Grand Central Station. The tour focused on the history, architecture and engineering of the station and made us think about the fact that a large part of NYC is underground. There are many, many train tracks under the center of the city as well as subway tracks. Therefore, all the skyscrapers are actually built on steel piers (just like our houses on Tybee). That's why, if you think about it, almost all of the elevators in NYC start on the second floor after you've taken an escalator because all the workings of the elevators are on the same level as the first floor. We also walked through the public library and Bryant Park where they now have a permanent stage I guess. They use it for Fashion Week and they also show movies on the screen.
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