By 1962, it seemed like a good idea to put an entertainment arena where the above-ground station had been for just over 50 ...

The three-year demolition of Penn Station began on October 28, 1963. At the same time, Madison Square Garden, a high-rise office and sports complex that still stands today, was built in its place.

Madison Square Garden ... conditions in Penn Station, a loose coalition of civic groups, transit advocates and political leaders is gaining traction in its efforts to force the Garden to move ...

The Grand Penn Community Alliance proposal would move Madison Square Garden across the street and Penn Station to be brough aboveground, with an adjacent park.. Credit: /Grand Penn Community ...

In 1961, the financially strapped Pennsylvania Railroad announced it had sold the air rights above Penn Station ... its crowning jewel to build Madison Square Garden, a high-rise office building ...