Completed in 1910, the original Penn Station was intended to symbolize New York’s status as the most vital city in a nation that was becoming a political and economic superpower. Traveling via the station did not make you feel comfortable, it made you feel important. Yale architectural historian Vincent Scully once wrote, “One entered the city like a god; one scuttles in now like a rat,” referring to the new Penn Station. However, the neighborhood surrounding has some big changes down the road.