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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 22992 Location: NEW JOISEY
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:40 am Post subject: |
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Recalling now the happy-go-lucky Doris Day romp from 1962, "THAT TOUCH OF MINK" (Audrey Meadows was a dead-ringer for Mom!)
There is one brief part that features the old GREYHOUND terminal near the original Penn Station, featuring 4104s (ahhh, the fond memories that the sweet sounds of GM engines conjured up!)
Enjoy the photos!
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_1642037-GMC-PD-4104-1953.html
(courtesy: imcdb.org)
["TRAVEL BY GREYHOUND"] |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:23 am Post subject: |
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Regarding the old 34th Street GREYHOUND station.......
Aside from "THAT TOUCH OF MINK", I wonder how many other films this now-gone station was featured in?
I have a circa-1947 short "THE BUS DRIVER" on dvd, which features both interior/exterior footage of the station (a "SILVERSIDES" is the undisputed "star" of this wonderful old short; great driver scenes as well!)
"NYO"
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 BusTalk's Offical Welcoming Committee
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:58 am Post subject: |
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Also interesting to note that when the GREYHOUND station opposite the old Pennsylvania Station about 1963, its closing also brought to an end to the era of "independent" outdoor bus terminals in Manhattan.
IMHO, GREYHOUND, being then the undisputed "King Of The American Highways" was truly deserving of its own Manhattan terminus; of course, many factors contributed to GREYHOUND's operations being transferred over to the "Port-of-Authority"...................
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traildriver
Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 2462 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:18 am Post subject: |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 wrote: | Also interesting to note that when the GREYHOUND station opposite the old Pennsylvania Station about 1963, its closing also brought to an end to the era of "independent" outdoor bus terminals in Manhattan.
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Actually, one of those still existed and was in operation at least into the 1970's.
The Consolidated Bus Terminal, located on the north side of West 41st Street, just west of Seventh Avenue. By that time, it had very limited use. The best I can recall was it was used by Walter's Transit, and mainly tour and sightseeing buses. Not for long, as escalating property values precluded such use.
Not sure of when that terminal was closed and torn down. |
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