attan ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Radio ▁Row . ▁The ▁two ▁ 2 2 - story ▁office ▁sk ys c rap ers ▁above ▁the ▁terminal , ▁built ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁H & M ▁station , ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁when ▁the ▁H & M ▁terminal ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center , ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁H & M ▁rail road , ▁re brand ing ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁PATH , ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁demol ish ▁Hudson ▁Terminal ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center . ▁ ▁Hudson ▁Terminal ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁was ▁mostly ▁demol ished ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁original ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center , ▁a ▁business ▁complex ▁of ▁seven ▁buildings ▁dedicated ▁to ▁international ▁trade , ▁and ▁its ▁PATH ▁station . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Comp an ies ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁comple ting ▁the ▁U pt own ▁Hudson ▁T ub es , ▁which ▁were ▁under ▁construction ▁between ▁Jersey ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁Mid town ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁The ▁Hudson ▁Comp an ies ▁would ▁also ▁build ▁the ▁Dow nt own ▁Hudson ▁T ub es ▁between ▁Exchange ▁Place , ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City , ▁and ▁Hudson ▁Terminal , ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Church ▁and ▁Cort