It’s proper name is “Grand Central Terminal”. In the late 20th century the station was lavishly restored this restoration effort brought national attention to the importance of preserving architectural landmarks. Nowhere in the building will you find the name “Grand Central Station”. Atop the symmetrical main facade is a large clock and sculptures of an American eagle and Roman deities.
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That part of the rumor was due to the likely fact that Grand Central started the whole idea. Also, the practice of having conductors leave a minute late is not exclusive to Grand Central. But, ask a Grand Central employee or anyone who’s ever been there and compared the clocks with the actual time, and you’ll find that not only are all the clocks in the building synched with each other, but they’re precisely and accurately right on time. This is likely how the “clock rumor” got started. If a train is scheduled to depart at 10:53am, all conductors are instructed to leave at exactly 10:54am, 60 seconds after their scheduled departure. But, again, it’s a minute slow not a minute fast. They’re the ones who are actually off by a minute. I’ve also heard the version that the clocks are right, but the departure boards are a minute off (if this were true, it would actually have the desired effect of slowing people down). Although, there is some truth to the “rumor”. The “clock” thing is just a common misinterpretation. If they’re running fast, that means that at 2 o’clock, their clocks would show 2:01, making you a minute LATER for your train and just causing you to rush even more, not less. Actually, the clocks should be running a minute slow in order to achieve this.
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