One of the first places we dived into on that cold morning was the Grand Central Station. Here are some of the photographs I took of this imposing place. Too bad they removed all the top end architectural bits.
It was still very early when we got there. The lights were still burning and the moon was out. 
There’s the awesome building
The entrance
Imposing entrance all right
Extraordinary sight as you enter. Huge, stupendous, highly polished, beautiful. 
The ceiling is a work of art with what looks like the zodiac painted on it. 
A bar
The departure board
Moving down to the floor
The windows had arched tops with carvings of various scenes from Greek and Roman mythology. 
Huge chandeliers
Quite high security was present with people in army uniforms dotted around the concourse. 
Information desk
Tickets
Exit to Lex
Another exit
Intricately carved ceramic tiles on the roof
The flag
Dining Concourse. Nice image of the fork. 
Another exit
A closeup of the chandelier
See what I mean? Army troops in full battle gear on the floor. 
Peeked into the platforms, bit dirty and dingy
See what i mean? 
Looking back at the entrance from where we got in. 
An old style gleaming bronze letter box. 
Subway passages
The paint seems to be peeling a bit
A train is coming in. 
Polishing shoes
Presumably these are little shops which are closed at the moment. 
A winged dog eating its own tail? what on earth? 
Nice chandelier
This ceiling was painted up, but very faded. 
EST Clock
And they are on facebook and twitter, natch. 
Very imposing building as I said. 
Hanging chandeliers, must weigh some serious tons. 
Popped out to see Pershing Square under the bridge
Looking back at the station
Closeup of the clock, Mercury (with the winged helmet) and the name of the building. Here is the slideshow with some more photographs
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