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One Times Square is best known as the building iupon which the famous New Year's Times Square Ball drop is performed annually. It was originally built by the New York Times in 1904 as a headquarters for their operations, and at 25-stories, 395 ft (120 m) it was the second tallest building in the world. The Times celebrated its opening with a fireworks display on January 1, 1905, at midnight, starting an annual celebration that continues to this day. The famous New Year's Eve Ball drop tradition began in 1907, adapted from the United States Naval Observatory practice of dropping a Time Ball down a flag pole every day at noon.
During World War II in the early 1940s, the ball lowering was stopped for two years due to a wartime conservation of energy. A celebration was still held, but the crowds observed a minute of silence.
Less than ten years after moving to One Times Square, The New York Times moved its corporate headquarters to a nearby building, 229 West 43rd Street, in 1913. In 1928, the famous electric news ticker display near the base of the building was first used to announce the results of the US presidential election of 1928. Spanning the base of the entire building, the sign was originally comprised of 14,800 lamps. The ticker was dark for a decade between 1975 and 1985, when Newsday sponsored its revival. Today it is sponsored by Dow Jones, the parent of The Wall Street Journal.
In the 1960's, the building was purchased by Allied Chemical, who modified the facade by replacing the granite and terracotta elements with marble facing and simple concrete paneling. Today, the cost of renovating the building with central air conditioning has largely left it unoccupied occasionally shuffling retail tenants on the first few floors. The operators don't seem to mind as they take in more than enough rent money for the building's 26 signs.
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I have Times Transit new buses coming up, from minibuses, large size coaches & double decker buses.
Times Square est un festival de lumières et de publicités. Nous n'avons fait qu'une petite partie du quartier. Le reste sera à découvrir lors de notre prochaine venue à New York City!
Two Cali's sitting in a carpark. Normally I wouldn't post a California, but since there's two, it's pretty damn cool. What do you think of the shot?
To go !
I know, titles aren't my thing.
But again, another view on Times Square.. to one day and one evening in this area could let you fill a memory card as there's so much things to shot !
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On display at the Time Warner Center, Manhattan. Info and lots more photos at www.seankenney.com/portfolio/times_square/
A shot of Times Square in New York on a very grey and cloudy day, as can be seen by the cloud cover over the top of the skyscrapers in the background. I tried to use the road markings for foreground interest and use the lane markings and pavement to draw you towards the scene of Times Square in the background.
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iPhone 4 capture of Times Square, Labor Day Weekend, September 3, 2011, New York City. Processed with Camera+, Clarity, Vibrant
Some New York City sites, summer of 2011. Sabbaro's, Double Tree Guest Suites, and ads for the "Beginning" by Black Eyed Peas, the Kardashians TV show, and 3 shows, Addams Family, Dracula, and Chicago. Intersections of 47th and 7th in Times Square, Manhattan.
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