Penn Station took four years to build, and used 27,000 tons of steel, 500,000 cubic feet of granite, 83,000 square feet of skylights, and 17 million bricks.Â
The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the start of demolition of the original Penn Station. Today, there is much debate over the future of the current Penn Station.Â
Life for workers in the Canal Zone was filled with hardships: constant rain, backbreaking work, racial tension, and the constant fear of yellow fever or malaria
