(rshsdepot) Philadelphia, PA (30th Street Station)

[I95BERNIEW_@_aol.com]

From a news release.
 
Bernie Wagenblast
 
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
L. Ron Hubbard`s Stories from The Golden Age Transforms Philadelphia Train  
Station 
 
The Launch of the Stories From the Golden Age Pulp Fiction Series of Novels  
and Audiobooks by L. Ron Hubbard at GoldenAgeStories.com Prompts the  
Transformation of Philadelphia`s 30th Street Amtrak Station to the Original Look  and 
Feel of the `30s 
 
PHILADELPHIA, Sep 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Philadelphia`s 30th Street  
Amtrak Station was transformed today, bringing it back to the original look and  
feel of the `30s. More than 100 images with vividly-colored original pulp  
fiction artwork covers of pirates, heroes and beautiful women now line the  
station as wall banners, posters, floor graphics and kiosks. The occasion: The  
launch of the Stories from the Golden Age ( _www.GoldenAgeStories.com_ 
(http://www.GoldenAgeStories.com) ) pulp  fiction series of novels and audiobooks by L. 
Ron Hubbard. 
 
At the time of its original opening in 1934, the newsstands of the  
Pennsylvania Station-30th Street (its original name), were filled with daily  papers 
and hundreds of brilliantly-colored pulp magazines providing reading fare  for 
commuters. ``It`s amazing to see how all this great `Stories from the Golden  
Age` artwork has helped turn this historic location back to how it probably  
looked like when it first opened,`` said Jeff Monchik, District Manager for  
Amtrak Station`s Faber Books. ``I`ve never seen the likes of this for a book  
release . . . you really have got to see it to believe it.`` 
 
It was the 1930s when author L. Ron Hubbard entered the pulp fiction field,  
inaugurating one of the most legendary writing careers in history, authoring  
over 250 short stories and novels, spanning all genres from mystery to  
adventure, westerns, fantasy and science fiction under 15 pen names. 
 
With 19 New York Times best sellers and more than 230 million copies of his  
works in print, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most influential authors of the  
modern age. ``The `Stories from the Golden Age` line will include 80 books and  
audiobooks, a total of 153 stories written by Hubbard. Each book uses the  
original pulp art and illustrations, carefully restored, providing authentic and 
 bold colors of the original pulp magazines. Under the Black Ensign, Branded  
Outlaw, The Great Secret, If I Were You and Spy Killer are the first titles 
to  be republished in the series, with the remaining 75 titles following over 
the  next 6 years. 
 
``The history of 30th Street Station made it a perfect place to announce  the 
release of our pulp fiction series,`` said the publisher of Hollywood-based  
Galaxy Press. ``We wanted to showcase this authentic pulp series in the most  
authentic way possible and I believe we succeeded.`` 
 
Jim Meskimen, director of the new line of multicast, unabridged audiobooks,  
was on-hand at Faber Books to autograph audiobooks. ``We really wanted to  
transport the listener to another place and time with these pulp audios,``  
Meskimen told a packed bookstore. ``We have created what we like to call a  `movie 
for the mind.``` 



**************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, 
plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com.      
(http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

=================================
The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
To Unsubscribe: http://lists.railfan.net/rshsdepot-photo/unsub.html

------------------------------

End of RSHSDepot Digest V1 #1775
********************************

=================================
The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org