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Old Photo World

A photo of Times Square and its neon lights, taken over a century ago. (No sign of the Naked Cowboy, yet; the partially clothed performer wouldn't come on the scene for almost 90 years.

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Dec 15, 2022, 01:53 PM·Public
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David Friedman

@old_photo_world In 1910, the NY Times had a reporter hang out in Times Square for a full night and write about what he saw, all the characters, sights and sounds. It's a really good read. Here's an excerpt. The rest is at: nytimes.com/1910/05/08/archive

This is an excerpt from a New York Times article. It begins: The time is 2 A.M., there is a slow fall of fine drizzling rain, a sort of imitation fog, the thing that aims to be what London dreads so much, and never realizes its ambition (which is fortunate for us), and through which the incandescents and the arc lights, on the signs, and in front of the big hotels, shine with a sort of discouraged lustre. The day was fine, one of those early sweet-scented days with promises we have been having lately of a charming Spring, the kind of day that puts spirit into all of us. Now the air is cooler, in fact it has zip enough to make you glad you have your overcoat along.
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P.M.Bryant

@old_photo_world Love this photo. With “The Broadway Melody” and “The Trial of Mary Dugan” on marquees, this must be 1929. Not quite a century ago, but close!

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