The First Year: 20 Days of the Holiday Train Show
Posted in Holiday Train Show on December 12 2011, by Matt Newman
“They were in heaven! It was a wonderful day!”
From now until December 17, our visitors will be sharing their fondest memories from 20 years of the Holiday Train Show–some of them touching, some comical, and every one of them cherished. Come back to Plant Talk each day for a new story, which you can see after the jump along with a feature on one of the many replica New York City landmarks on display in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory–the Guggenheim Museum, Yankee Stadium, the Empire State Building and more.
As a bonus, read on to find out how you can win a Family Four-Pack of Holiday Train Show tickets for yourself!
This was the first year that we took our train-obsessed boys–then ages four and two–to see the Holiday Train Show. They were in heaven! It was a wonderful day!
— Nancy F.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
This glorious structure was designed by James Renwick, Jr., considered one of the most successful American architects of the nineteenth century. St. Patrick’s is the largest Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States. The Catholic Church bought the land in 1828, intending to use it as a cemetery, but abandoned the plan when gravediggers hit rock just below the surface.
Work on the Cathedral began in 1858, but was suspended during the Civil War. After many gradual additions it was finally completed in 1888, and has since proven both Renwick’s masterpiece and one of the most grandiose buildings in Manhattan.
Enter to win 2011 Holiday Train Show Tickets
Click here for your chance to win a Four-Pack of tickets to this year’s Holiday Train Show! We’ll pick one lucky winner each day through December 17. Tickets valid for visits on select dates; read official rules by clicking here.
