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Grand Central Centennial

A CENTURY OF KEY DATES

February 2, 1913 New Terminal opens
January 28, 1919 Commodore Hotel opens adjacent to Grand Central Terminal
April 16, 1919 Park Avenue Viaduct opens
September 1928 Park Avenue elevated drives completed with opening of eastside over Depew Place
February 16, 1930 World's largest power substation opens 100 feet below Commodore Hotel to supply electricity for Grand Central Terminal buildings
1946 Grand Central Terminal handles 65 million passengers in its busiest year of operation to date
March 7, 1963 59-story Pan Am Building completed above former locations of baggage rooms and escalators added leading to Grand Central Terminal's main concourse
August 2, 1967 Landmark designation by New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
August 2, 1967 Terminal designated a National Historic Landmark
June 19, 1968 55-story Marcel Breuer-designed skyscraper proposed over main concourse and main waiting room
September 26, 1968 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denies skyscraper permission
June 26, 1969 59-story Marcel Breuer-designed skyscraper proposed over Grand Central that would preserve main concourse but destroy facade
August 26, 1969 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission again denies permission
October 7, 1969 Penn Central files lawsuit against New York City, challenging validity of landmark law following Preservation Commission denial for both skyscrapers
January 17, 1975 Terminal added to the National Register of Historic Places
June 26, 1978 U.S. Supreme Court upholds landmark status of Grand Central Terminal
January 1, 1983 Metro-North Commuter Railroad, created under MTA, takes over operation of Conrail lines
August 11, 1983 Park Avenue Viaduct added to the National Register of Historic Places
1988 Metro-North Railroad commissions master plan for Terminal revitalization
April 7, 1991 Long-distance train service ends with Amtrak move to Pennsylvania Station
1994 MTA adopts Grand Central Terminal Revitalization Plan
1996–1998 Grand Central Terminal undergoes renovations
October 1, 1998 Terminal fully opens after restoration
August 18, 1999 Grand Central Terminal North opens, providing underground access to new entrances as far uptown as 48th Street
February 1, 2013 Terminal rededicated to mark start of its Centennial Celebration
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