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Grand Central Terminal
DECEMBER 2005
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In Learn More the National Geographic magazine team shares some of its best sources and other information to expand your knowledge of our featured subjects. Special thanks to the Research Division.
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 Did You Know?
Grand Central Terminal, with its majestic marble architecture and brilliant 75-foot (23-meter) arched windows, has been a production site for many movies over the years. Ranging from the 1959 Hitchcock classic North by Northwest (starring Cary Grant) to 2004's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet), this film location brings the ultimate in grandeur.
In one of the more elaborate uses of the terminal, Terry Gilliam, in his 1991 hit, The Fisher King, brought together a thousand extras to pair up and waltz around the floor of the Grand Concourse. To shoot this scene, the cast and crew took over the terminal for two nights—from 11 p.m. to 6:10 the next morning when the first commuter trains arrived. Most recently, Grand Central Terminal appeared in the 2005 DreamWorks animated movie Madagascar.
To actually film at Grand Central Terminal does not come with a heavy price tag. The terminal is owned and operated by New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority, which does not charge beyond costs that are associated with the shoot.
—Sean O'Connor
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Related Links
Grand Central Terminal
www.grandcentralterminal.com
Explore one of New York City's most popular landmarks with an online tour, read about its history, find out about upcoming events, or plan your next shopping or dining excursion.
MTA—Metro-North Railroad
www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mnr/index.html
The Metropolitan Transit Authority's Metro-North Railroad page has everything you need to know to get back and forth from New York State or Connecticut to Grand Central Terminal.
Guinness World Records
www.guinnessworldrecords.com
Get the latest world records right on your own computer with the electronic version of the book you've always known. Find statistics on everything from the human body to the natural world to modern technology and transportation.
Ira Block Photography
www.irablock.com
Find out more about National Geographic photographer Ira Block and browse his online photo library.
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Bibliography
Belle, John, and Masinne R. Leighton. Grand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives. W. W. Norton and Co., 2000.
Bird, David. "Maze of Tunnels Remains Refuge of the Homeless," New York Times, March 17, 1980.
Brennan, Joseph. "Grand Central Terminal, Waldorf-Astoria Platform." Available online at www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/gct61.html
Dunlap, David. "Behind Grand Central's Public Areas Lies an Array of 'Secret' Chambers," New York Times, February 2, 1988.
Hassett, William D. Off the Record with F.D.R. 1942-1945. Rutgers University Press, 1958.
Schlichting, Kurt C. Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
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NGS Resources
Hamill, Pete. "ZipUSA: New York, NY." National Geographic (September 2002), 116.
Cobb, Charles E. "ZipUSA: Harlem, New York." National Geographic (April 2001), 120.
Durham, Michael S. The National Geographic Traveler: New York. National Geogrpahic Books, 1999.
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