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structure. back in 1869, cornelius vanderbilt bought 23 acres of land here in what's new midtown manhattan to build a depot for his new york central railroad. it wasn't called grand central terminal until 1913. there's an imposing statue of him outside the building. for years i thought all grandparents turned into statues when they died. they built huge mansions. excess was what they became known for. some enormous houses in newport, rhode island, now museums open to the public but many of the mansions they built in new york have been torn down. this was my great grandmother's house which once occupied an entire block on new york's fifth avenue. it's gone and now the department store bergdorf goodman stands in the spot. growing up, i neve really paid much attention to the history of the vanderbilts. i read about them in school