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Release Date:
February 18, 2004
Original Title:
The Rise & Fall of Penn Station
Alternate Titles:
American Experience: The Rise and Fall of Penn Station
Genres:
Documentary | History
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 60
In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East Rivers, connecting the railroad to New York and New England, knitting together the entire eastern half of the United States. The tunnels terminated in what was one of the greatest architectural achievements of its time, Pennsylvania Station. Penn Station covered nearly eight acres, extended two city blocks, and housed one of the largest public spaces in the world. But just 53 years after the station’s opening, the monumental building that was supposed to last forever, to herald and represent the American Empire, was slated to be destroyed.
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Animation:
Alisa Placas Frutman
Jonathan Nee
Anna Davis Saraceno
Archival Footage Research:
Boyd Paul Strain Jr.
David Schroeder
Marjorie McNinch
Michael Dolan
Art Department Assistant:
Aaron Nee
Art Department Manager:
Colin Mahoney
Assistant Editor:
Afton Ojuri
Cinematography:
Stephen McCarthy
Coordinating Producer:
Tracy Heather Strain
Susan Mottau
Dialogue Editor:
Wyatt Sprague
Director:
Randall MacLowry
Director of Photography:
Jason Longo
Editorial Services:
Danny Rivera
Editorial Staff:
Don Wyllie
Executive Producer:
Mark Samels
Sharon Grimberg
Legal Services:
Janice Flood
Jay Fialkov
Scott Kardel
Music:
John Kusiak
P. Andrew Willis
Musician:
Lisa Suslowicz
Richard Sebring
Si-Jing Huang
Jill Dreeben
Jon Menkis
Sato Knudsen
Ronan Lefkowitz
Orchestrator:
Rob Jaret
P. Andrew Willis
Original Music Composer:
Joel Goodman
Post Production Assistant:
Spencer Gentry
Michael H. Amundson
John Jenkins-Stark
Post Production Supervisor:
Vanessa Ezersky
Producer:
Molly Jacobs
Lauren Prestileo
Randall MacLowry
Susan Bellows
Michael Rossi
Production Accountant:
Leann Lewis
Nancy Sherman
Production Intern:
Yadi Peng
Rebecca Bellan
Peter Cramer
Carlos Uribe
Production Manager:
David Schroder
Nancy Sherman
Production Office Assistant:
Lauren Noyes
Jonathan McConnell
Publicist:
Cara White
Lauren Prestileo
Sound Effects Editor:
Matt Snedecor
Sound Mixer:
John Jenkins
Sound Recordist:
David Williams
J.T. Takagi
John Chiarolanzio
Supervising Sound Editor:
Coll Anderson
Translator:
Leslie Strain
Writer:
Randall MacLowry
Jill Jonnes
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