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  • CopperTomCopperTom Posts: 2,990

    MSG IV was built after the Pennsylvania Railroad tore down the above-ground portions of Pennsylvania Station. The new structure was one of the first of its kind to be built above the platforms of an active railroad station.

    The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission was created in 1965, following the public outcry after the destruction of Pennsylvania Station, an outstanding example of Beaux-Arts architecture, to make way for the construction of the current Madison Square Garden.

  • Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,094
    CopperTom said:

    MSG IV was built after the Pennsylvania Railroad tore down the above-ground portions of Pennsylvania Station. The new structure was one of the first of its kind to be built above the platforms of an active railroad station.

    The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission was created in 1965, following the public outcry after the destruction of Pennsylvania Station, an outstanding example of Beaux-Arts architecture, to make way for the construction of the current Madison Square Garden.


    Little known to non New Yorkers and younger generations, MSG is the reason that perhaps the most visually stunning train station of all time was demolished. In its wake an arena that has led to perhaps one of the worst neighborhoods within the magnificence of midtown.  Even Hells Kitchen is becoming stunning.
  • CP218430CP218430 Posts: 1,891
    bump for that karma
    98: St. Louis. 2000: Alpine. 2003: Chicago. 2006: Chicago Night 2, Milwaukee Night 1. 2007: Chicago (Lolla). 2009: Chicago 1 & 2. 2011: Alpine 1 & 2. 2013: Chicago & LA Night 1. 2016: Chicago 1 & 2. 2018: Chicago 1 & 2. 

    "Let the Ocean dissolve away my past."
  • CopperTomCopperTom Posts: 2,990

    A year after being named the next figurehead of the Catholic church at the 1978 Papal conclave, Pope John Paul II scheduled a visit to New York to host a youth rally.

    What the newly-ordained pope didn’t expect from the audience at Madison Square Garden was the reception he’d receive, as kids of all ages greeted the arrival of the biggest religious “celebrity” of their time with fevered intensity.

    The cheers were so deafening that Pope John Paul II couldn’t even begin his program proper until the crowd simmered down several minutes later. Beatlemania this wasn’t, but the celebrated visit by his holy eminence certainly felt like it was.

  • CopperTomCopperTom Posts: 2,990
    Fan To Fan begins today.  :dog:
  • CopperTomCopperTom Posts: 2,990

    The best game ever played at MSG.

    Jim Boeheim’s Syracuse Orange squared off against Jim Calhoun’s Connecticut Huskies in the quarterfinal stage of the Big East Tournament, which ended up becoming the longest game in conference history. Syracuse needed six overtimes (!) to beat UConn, 127-117, with the game lasting past 1:00 AM Eastern Time.

    Although the Orange didn’t win the Big East title nor the national championship that season, this marathon of a contest remains as a truly impressive showcase in college basketball lore.


  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 7,640
    Bump 
  • CopperTomCopperTom Posts: 2,990
    MSG is the oldest NBA & NHL venue.
  • CP218430CP218430 Posts: 1,891
    bump
    98: St. Louis. 2000: Alpine. 2003: Chicago. 2006: Chicago Night 2, Milwaukee Night 1. 2007: Chicago (Lolla). 2009: Chicago 1 & 2. 2011: Alpine 1 & 2. 2013: Chicago & LA Night 1. 2016: Chicago 1 & 2. 2018: Chicago 1 & 2. 

    "Let the Ocean dissolve away my past."
  • CP218430CP218430 Posts: 1,891
    Bump
    98: St. Louis. 2000: Alpine. 2003: Chicago. 2006: Chicago Night 2, Milwaukee Night 1. 2007: Chicago (Lolla). 2009: Chicago 1 & 2. 2011: Alpine 1 & 2. 2013: Chicago & LA Night 1. 2016: Chicago 1 & 2. 2018: Chicago 1 & 2. 

    "Let the Ocean dissolve away my past."
  • CopperTomCopperTom Posts: 2,990
    MSG is served by 14 subway lines and can be reached by all other lines (including the three shuttle lines) generally with a single transfer. MSG is easily accessible from the Long Island Rail Road as it sits atop Penn Station. For Metro-North riders, it's just two subway stops away from Grand Central.
  • RK50065RK50065 St. Louis, MO Posts: 885
    Nice!
  • 100 Pacer100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 8,449
    CopperTom said:
    Ticket secured!  =)
    Yes!!!
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  • MakeUSmileMakeUSmile NJ Posts: 1,059
    CopperTom said:
    Ticket secured!  =)
    Nice work!
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  • PM16037PM16037 Ballston Spa, NY Posts: 1,145
    Congrats!  I'm still trying.  Enjoy the show

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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 7,640
    Congrats!!! And you didn’t have to trade your Purell for it. 😂
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