Port Authority Bus Terminal

Before the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) was built, multiple bus terminals were scattered throughout Midtown Manhattan, including the All American Bus Depot, the Consolidated Bus Terminal, and others located within hotels. The Dixie Bus Center operated out of the Dixie Hotel from 1930 to 1959. Notably, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had a terminal with a revolving platform in the Chanin Building. With the opening of the Lincoln Tunnel in 1937 and growing bus traffic, the need for a consolidated terminal became evident, leading to the eventual creation of PABT in 1950.