Wednesday, December27, 2023 – TIMES SQUARE, SITE OF MANY EVOLUTIONS

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2023

THE EVOLUTION

OF 

TIMES  SQUARE

SHORPY

AMERICAN HISTORICAL

PHOTO ARCHIVE 
 

ISSUE#  1152

New York circa 1903. “New York Times building under construction.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit … globbed around it. Though I have been there a few times, didn’t realize the building was that narrow. A famous unknown … building. [One side note — when it opened, 1 Times Square was the second tallest building in Manhattan (after the Park Row …

New York, 1937. “Times Square with Father Duffy statue still wrapped up.” Sculptor Charles Keck’s … Walker Evans for a time. Still there but boy has Times Square changed View Larger Map Storied character

… York, New York. Looking north south on Broadway at Times Square.” Acetate negative by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. … 

New York, March 1943. “Times Square on a rainy day.” Medium-format nitrate negative by John Vachon for the … not the Flatiron Building. Which is taller, and not on Times Square. –

New York’s 43rd Street, just off Times Square, circa 1950. “Hotel Dixie — 700 rooms, each with bath and radio.” Not … New York . Rooms with Radios New York Times, November 10, 1950. Furnished Rooms—West Side … 

New York, June 6, 1944. ALLIED ARMIES LAND ON COAST OF FRANCE. GREAT INVASION OF CONTINENT BEGINS. “D-Day. Crowd watching the news line on the New York Times building at Times Square.” Photo by Howard Hollem or Edward Meyer for the Office of War Information.

June 1951. “Times Square street scene.” Now playing at the New York Theatre: Skipalong Rosenbloom. 35mm acetate negative by Angelo Rizzuto.

Taken in New York City on May 10, 1953 by Peter Jingeleski.

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