1940–1951
11 surviving broadcasts held in the archive
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
Source collection: GrandCentralStation19401126RevengeForTwo
26 November
No. 1
1940
29 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
1 July
No. 2
1941
28 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
21 March
No. 3
1945
22 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
1 December
No. 4
1945
29 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
22 December
No. 5
1945
27 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
1 June
No. 6
1946
20 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
24 August
No. 7
1946
28 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
13 March
No. 8
1948
29 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
18 September
No. 9
1949
28 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
24 December
No. 10
1949
29 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
18 August
No. 11
1951
28 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.