Port Authority Bus Terminal — 1975–79/81 North Wing expansion
Joseph helped build the Port Authority expansion New York is now preparing to tear down.
The bus terminal photographed in 2022. Current exterior, not the 1970s expansion under construction.
Current view · 2022 · Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City · CC BY 2.0 · Source
Why this project matters
- Project identity
- Verified
- Kelly connection
- Family source
- Masonry scope
- Strong
Rita’s list
Transcription: Port Authority Bus Terminal — 1977
Recorded by Rita Bartscherer · Bartscherer family record
KM-122
2 of two
“Port Authority Bus Terminal — 1977”
The North Wing construction began in 1975, was underway in 1977, and increased bus-terminal capacity by about 50 percent. Its diagonal steel trusses became one of the most recognizable — and controversial — façades in Midtown.
A complete New York lifecycle: old terminal → Joseph's expansion → disliked but familiar city fabric → planned demolition → another new terminal.
What Kelly did here
Family source
Strong
Most likely CMU/concrete-block interior and service-wall masonry in the North Wing expansion; exterior structure was heavily steel-framed, so exact package still needs trade records.
This scope is recorded as strong, not documented. It is a disciplined reading of the building and the trade practice of the period, not a contract-level record of Kelly’s work.
The construction team
- 01Owner / client
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- 02Architect
Port Authority staff architects
- 03GC / construction manager
Carlin-Atlas Joint Venture
What happened to it
Planned demolition / replacement underway
Phase 1 of the Port Authority’s Midtown Bus Terminal replacement is under construction, including Dyer Avenue deck-overs, new ramps and the storage/staging facility. The main-terminal replacement follows in a later phase.
Sources
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- 01portauthoritybuilds.com
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- 02case-law.vlex.com
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- 03leagle.com
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- 04commons.wikimedia.org
File:Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York (3619238096).jpg
- Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · 2022-04-05
The bus terminal photographed in 2022. Current exterior, not the 1970s expansion under construction.
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