CREATE NEW YORK’S IRT POWERHOUSE
Aug 12, 2020
4 minutes
The IRT Powerhouse (Interborough Rapid Transit) was built at the beginning of the 20th Century to power the New York subway system, which was then being built in Manhattan. It was designed in the form of a classic temple to pay homage to the powerful growth in industry of that time and still stands at West 59th Street. In 2017 the building was designated a New York Landmark.
The station no longer provides power to the subway, but since the 1950s it has been occupied by Consolidated Edison who use it to supply steam around New York City to heat buildings, provide humidity control and steam cleaning. All the original chimneys and the roof have long
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