Grand Central Terminal centennial celebration kicks off Feb. 1

Originally published: January 17, 2013 4:28 PM
Updated: January 17, 2013 4:49 PM
By NEWSDAY.COM

Photo credit: AP | The famous opalescent clock keeps time at the center of the main concourse in Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. The country's most famous train station and one of its finest examples of Beaux Arts architecture in America turns 100 on Feb. 1. (Jan. 9, 2013)

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The Metro-North Railroad and its parent, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority -- the terminal's steward agency -- are planning a yearlong centennial anniversary celebration that kicks off Feb. 1 with a morning...

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