{"id":36013,"date":"2022-11-26T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=36013"},"modified":"2022-11-26T08:57:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T07:57:03","slug":"times-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/times-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Times Square"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u00b4s post will shed some light on the history of Times Square<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Around the late 1880s, originally known as Long Acre Square<\/strong>, Times Square<\/strong> served as the early site for William H. Vanderbilt\u2019s American Horse Exchange. By that time, it consisted of a large open space surrounded by drab apartments. However, it soon transformed into a safer environment thanks to electricity, advertisements and street lights.<\/p>\n

In 1905, The New York<\/strong> times, on a clever real state operation, decided to build a tower on one of the most visible spots in the Big Apple. It would be the second tallest building in the city and would host the TNYT<\/strong> headquarters. By that time, the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue had been renamed from Long Acre Square<\/strong> to Times Square<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It’s been more than 115 years since then, and there is not a single soul that doesn’t know this intersection as Times Square<\/strong> (although the TNYT moved its headquarters a long time ago)<\/p>\n

By World War I, most legitimate theaters had moved to Times Square<\/strong> from former entertainment districts further downtown as well as some well-known restaurants and hotels.<\/p>\n

Since then, Times Square<\/strong> has suffered upside-downs due to the World Wars<\/strong> as well as the decadency of the atmosphere generated by the adult stores and sleazy theaters that very quickly were profitably stablished on the area.<\/p>\n

After tremendous time, money, and effort, Times Square<\/strong> slowly began to transform as those stores and theaters were replaced by child-oriented stores and successful musicals.<\/p>\n

The result can be appreciated nowadays. All the area around the 42 nd street is a mix of that history emphasized by the LED screens technology. You won\u00b4t be able to see a single facade without a huge screen advertising the latest film, musical, or Samsung\u00b4s cell phone.<\/p>\n

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In fact, the The New York Times<\/strong> building, owned by Jamestown is going to be renovated hosting a visitors center and a viewing deck overlooking the \u201cCrossroads of the World.\u201d S9 Architecture<\/a> has been in charge of the design and the famous, north-facing LED signs that light the entire \u201cBowtie\u201d\u00a0north to West 47th Street will remain in place and the ball-drop will also function during reconstruction.<\/p>\n

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