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74th Street Generating Station

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East 74th Street IRT Power Station, New York City, 20231001 1109 1026 DxO
East 74th Street IRT Power Station, New York City, 20231001 1109 1026 DxO

74th Street Generating Station is a steam power plant owned by Consolidated Edison located adjacent to the FDR Drive on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. The plant was originally built by the Manhattan Railway Company as a power station for elevated railways. When it opened in 1902, the facility was one of the largest electrical power plants in the world and contained what are thought to be the largest stationary steam engines ever constructed. The power plant was sold to Consolidated Edison in 1959 and subsequently repurposed to produce steam for the New York City steam system.

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74th Street Generating Station
East 74th Street, New York Manhattan

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74th Street Steam Complex

East 74th Street 506
10021 New York, Manhattan
New York, United States
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