attan ▁along ▁the ▁East ▁River . ▁As ▁a ▁bi - state ▁ag ency , ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁projects ▁required ▁appro val ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁New ▁York . ▁However , ▁a ▁vi able ▁proposal ▁regarding ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁project ▁was ▁not ▁reached ▁until ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁when ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁executive ▁director ▁Austin ▁J . ▁Tob in ▁made ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁shift ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁project ▁to ▁Hudson ▁Terminal ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Lower ▁Manh attan . ▁In ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁H & M ▁Rail road , ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁also ▁acquired ▁Hudson ▁Terminal ▁and ▁other ▁buildings , ▁which ▁were ▁de emed ▁ob sole te . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁two ▁states ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁rail road ▁and ▁build ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁on ▁Manh attan ' s ▁lower ▁west ▁side . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁PATH ▁station ▁opened ▁on ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Hudson ▁Terminal . ▁The ▁original ▁station ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ; ▁however , ▁some ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁level ▁were ▁kept ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁PATH ▁station . ▁The ▁last ▁rem nant ▁of ▁Hudson ▁Terminal ▁was ▁a ▁cast - ir on ▁t ube ▁embedded ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ' s ▁foundation ,