Unlike the current commuter hub , New York 's original Penn Station was a lavish Beaux Arts masterpiece . Guaira Falls was once the most powerful cataract in the world . The facility shut down for good in 1964 and was destroyed in a fire two years later . The falls are still there today but have been reduced to a trickle by erosion and pollution from nearby factories.
Unlike the current commuter hub , New York 's original Penn Station was a lavish Beaux Arts masterpiece . Guaira Falls was once the most powerful cataract in the world . The falls are still there today but have been reduced to a trickle by erosion and pollution from nearby factories.