The New York Times building at Times Square, New York City, USA in 1957. Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment area in the Midtown Manhattan part of New York, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and is sometimes referred to as ‘the Crossroads of the World’. In 1904 New York Times moved the newspaper's operations to a new skyscraper here. Now heavily remodelled and covered in neon advertising it is now called One Times Square. This image is from an old colour transparency taken by an amateur photographer – a vintage 1950s photograph.
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2243 x 3307 px | 19 x 28 cm | 7.5 x 11 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1957Location:
Times Square, New York City, USAMore information:
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The New York Times building at Times Square, New York City, USA in 1957. Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment area in the Midtown Manhattan part of New York, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. Brightly lit by numerous billboards and advertisements, it stretches from West 42nd to West 47th Streets, and is sometimes referred to as ‘the Crossroads of the World’. It the hub of the Broadway Theatre District. In 1904 New York Times publisher Adolph S Ochs moved the newspaper's operations to a new skyscraper on the site of the former Pabst Hotel. Ochs persuaded Mayor George B. McClellan Jr. to construct a subway station there, and the area was renamed ‘Times Square’ in 1904. The New York Times sold the building in 1961. Now heavily remodelled and covered in neon advertising it is now called One Times Square. It is famed for the ‘Times Square ball drop’ down the flagpole on its roof every New Year's Eve. This image is from an old Kodak colour transparency taken by an amateur photographer. It will look soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1950s photograph.