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On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at New York City's newest landmark. The new Beaux Arts structure on 42nd street housed an underground electric train station that would revolutionize the way people traveled and transform midtown Manhattan...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: WGBH Educational Foundation
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Viewfinder Productions
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Epstein, Michael, 1944- (Screenwriter, Production personnel)
Morton, Joe, 1947- (Narrator)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Arlington, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2008]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Eclecticism in architecture > New York (State) > New York.
Local transit > New York (State) > New York.
Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)
Eclecticism in architecture.
Local transit.
New York (State) > New York.
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Educational > Television series.
History.
Genre:
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Educational
History.
Television series.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at New York City's newest landmark. The new Beaux Arts structure on 42nd street housed an underground electric train station that would revolutionize the way people traveled and transform midtown Manhattan. By 1947, over sixty-five million people, the equivalent of forty percent of the population of the United States, had traveled through the station.
Note:Special features: Teacher's guide PDF.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CR4 D0093290 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:0793694213
9780793694211
Credits:Director of photography, Michael Chin ; editor, Kris Liem ; music, Joel Goodman ; visual effects director, Tim D'Amico.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Participant or Performer:
Narrated by Joe Morton.