A Visual Journey Through Times Square’s 1950s Heyday, Captured in Vintage Photos

#1 A night street scene at 47th Street near Times Square, showing nightclub and theatre signs, circa 1958.

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#2 A salesman waits in Times Square, Manhattan, New York.

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#3 Times Square and Broadway at night, circa 1950s.

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#4 Busy city street with traffic.

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#5 A timelapse view of Times Square at night, circa 1950.

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#6 Street level view of Times Square in daytime looking north from 43rd Street, 1950s.

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#7 Times Square at night with neon lights, ads, and marquees looking north to Duffy Square, 1950s.

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#8 Daytime cars and traffic in Times Square looking north uptown from Broadway and 43rd Street, 1950s.

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#9 An estimated three-quarters of a million revelers jammed Times Square welcoming the New Year, 1950.

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#10 Subway station in Times Square with a train taking on passengers.

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#11 Times Square at New York.

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#12 Roadworks to widen Broadway outside the CBS Radio Theatre at W 52nd Street, near Times Square, 1950.

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#13 Roadworks to widen Broadway outside the Rivoli Theatre at W 50th Street near Times Square, 1950.

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#14 A couple admires the view around Times Square on a bustling Broadway, circa 1950.

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#15 New Year’s celebration in Times Square, 1950s.

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#16 Two silhouetted women at a bus stop under umbrellas on a rainy night in Times Square, 1950s.

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#17 Times Square at night during a brownout caused by coal shortage, 1950s.

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#18 Times Square at night is a bit dimmer than usual during a brownout caused by coal shortage, 1950s.

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#19 Times Square at night is a bit dimmer than usual during a brownout caused by coal shortage, 1950s.

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#20 Times Square looking north, 1950s.

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#21 Roadworks to widen Broadway outside the Rivoli Theatre at W 50th Street near Times Square, 1950.

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#22 Wet roads reflect the glitter of lights in Times Square on a rainy night, 1950s.

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#23 Times Square with a massive Bond Clothing sign between 44th and 45th Streets, 1950s.

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#24 Times Square West 43rd Street looking north, 1950s.

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#25 Motorcycle cop issues a summons despite a period of grace for violators of the new Times Square parking ban, 1950s.

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#26 Times Square at night, looking south toward the New York Times Building, July 20, 1951.

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#27 Thanksgiving Day Parade crosses Times Square, November 23, 1951.

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#28 Times Square at night, January 1952.

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#29 Times Square at night, January 1952.

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#30 Elevated view of Times Square taken from the New York Times Building, 1952.

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#31 An estimated 1 million people celebrate the New Year in Times Square, 1952.

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#32 A hot dog restaurant on Times Square, January 1952.

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#33 Signs reading ‘Look’ and ‘Last Day of Sale’ in a shop window in Times Square, January 1952.

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#34 The junction of Broadway and W 50th Street, looking south toward Times Square with Hector’s Cafeteria on the right, 1952.

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#35 The Celtic Cross behind the statue of Chaplain Francis P Duffy in Father Duffy Square, with the Hotel Astor and Globe Theatre visible, 1952.

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#36 The junction of Broadway and W 50th Street, looking south toward Times Square with the Rivoli Theatre on the left, 1952.

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#37 The Bond clothing store on Broadway in Times Square, selling ‘two trouser suits’, 1952.

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#38 View south from Father Duffy Square toward Times Square on Broadway, 1952.

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#39 Father Duffy Square, the northern half of Times Square, looking south, 1952.

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#40 View south from Father Duffy Square toward Times Square on Broadway, 1952.

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#41 The Hotel Astor near Times Square, circa 1952.

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#42 View south toward Times Square on Broadway, 1952.

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#43 The Marquee of the Paramount Theatre at 43rd Street and Broadway in Times Square, where ‘Rancho Notorious’ and Nat ‘King’ Cole are playing, May 15, 1952.

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#44 Times Square.

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#45 High Angle View of Times Square looking North from the Times Building, August 1952.

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#46 Pedestrians in Times Square watch an election scoreboard on the New York Times Building, showing Dwight D. Eisenhower’s early lead, 1952.

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#47 The teddy Bear makes its way through Times Square in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, 1952.

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#48 Times Square on a rainy night, December 5, 1952.

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#49 General view of an almost deserted Times Square looking north from 43rd St., with police enforcing the take cover rule.

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#50 Pedestrians pass under theatre marquees along West 42nd Street in Times Square, circa 1953.

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#51 Times Square looking northwest from 42nd St. and Broadway, February 11, 1953.

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#52 People jam the sidewalks in Times Square celebrating George Washington’s birthday, February 23, 1953.

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#53 Times Square traffic, Broadway bus looking north to Duffy Square from West 44th Street, 1950s.

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#54 Elevated view of Times Square traffic looking north to Duffy Square, 1950s.

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#55 Wet rainy streets of Times Square at night with neon signs, 1950s.

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#56 Crowds view the fuselage of B-50 “Lucky Lady,” the first plane to circle the globe non-stop, at Duffy Square, May 10, 1953.

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#57 Broadway and Times Square at night during the 1950s.

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#58 Times Square, August 1953.

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#59 Store exteriors along 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues with prominent signs, July 31, 1953.

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#60 Times Square at Night, December 1953.

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#61 Nighttime view looking north at vehicular traffic and neon advertising signs in Times Square, December 29, 1953.

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#62 New York: View of Times Square looking north. Photo left: normal morning traffic, photo right: a few minutes later after siren alarm during an air raid drill – 1954.

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#63 Newspaper vendor under the marquee at the Paramount Theatre in Times Square, with a customer reaching into her purse, 1954.

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#64 Times Square looking north from W. 43rd St., May 20, 1950s.

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#65 A “Hang the Movie Tax” banner opposing the 5% tax on movies hangs from the marquee at Loew’s State Theater in Times Square.

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#66 Times Square looking south from Duffy Square, 1950s.

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#67 General view of Times Square looking north from 43rd St.

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#68 Bond Clothing Store, Times Square, August 1954.

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#69 Night view of Times Square at 43d St. and Seventh Ave.

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#70 View of neon signs lit up at night in Times Square, facing south on Seventh Avenue from West 48th Street, circa 1955.

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#71 Neon signs for the Hotel Astor, Loewe’s State cinemas and the Bond clothing store at night in Times Square, circa 1955.

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#72 Times Square at night, 1955.

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#73 Times Square at Night.

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#74 An estimated half-million people gathered in Times Square to usher in the New Year, 1955.

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#75 A crowd stands in front of Loew’s State movie theater in Times Square with a cut-out of Marilyn Monroe from “The Seven Year Itch”, 1955.

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#76 Times Square looking north to Duffy Square, 1950s.

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#77 Times Square at night with neon signs on Broadway, 1950s.

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#78 Traffic stopped in a bomb practice alert in Times Square, May 18, 1955.

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#79 Advertising in Times Square, with a banner saluting Ed Sullivan’s 7th anniversary on TV, and the Marilyn Monroe film ‘The Seven Year Itch’ showing, 1955.

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#80 Nationality groups join rites to raze the Third Avenue “El.”

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#81 H Bomb Practice Alert in New York, August 18, 1955.

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#82 Times Square looking north from the Times Building, 1950s.

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#83 Times Square deserted during a raging snowstorm that dropped three inches of snow on the city.

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#84 Times Square looking south from Duffy Square to the NY Times Building, 1950s.

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#85 View of the traffic in Times Square, October 1956.

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#86 View of 42nd Street in New York City, showing Times Square with marquees on a busy street.

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#87 Various advertisements for films, plays, and Planters Peanuts illuminated at night in Times Square, 1957.

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#88 Night time view of neon signs illuminating Times Square as cars and pedestrians cross the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue, 1957.

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#89 Night time view of two visitors watching pizza being prepared by a chef in the neon sign lit window of a pizzeria and burger restaurant in Times Square, 1957.

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#90 Street scene of Times Square, with neon movie theater marquees and people crossing the street, March 27, 1957.

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#91 Large Trash Can with sign that reads “Join the Big Sweep” Times Square, April 1957.

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#92 Film crew shooting panoramic shots of Times Square, September 13, 1957.

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#93 Film crew shooting panoramic shots of Times Square, September 13, 1957.

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#94 Looking southeast at Times Square at dusk. Movie marquees and other neon signs are brightly lit, 1957.

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#95 Film crew shooting panoramic shots of Times Square, September 13, 1957.

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#96 Times Square from above.

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#97 Advertising signs light up Times Square at night.

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#98 General view of the marquee of the Mayfair Theater on Manhattan’s seventh avenue, showing ‘The Geisha Boy’, near Times Square, December 24, 1958.

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#99 Night scene in Times Square showing street signs, lights, cars, and theatres, 1959.

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#100 Night scene in Times Square showing street signs, lights, cars, and theatres, 1959.

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#101 Traffic and Stores in Times Square.

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#102 Carl Betz and his wife Lois in front of a Camel Cigarettes billboard in Times Square, October 15, 1959.

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#103 Looking South Towards Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, 1950s

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#104 Aerial view of a crowd of men and women in Times Square celebrating New Year’s, 1950.

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#105 Times Square in New York at night, 1950.

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#106 Chestnut vendor on Times Square in New York, 1950.

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#107 Times Square, June 7, 1950.

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#108 Times Square, June 7, 1950.

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#109 Times Square, New York, America – 1959.

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#110 Evening time at Broadway, mid-town Manhattan, showing movie theatres, 1950s.

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#111 A view of Times Square in the evening showing movie theatres featuring some of the biggest film stars of the era, 1950s.

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#112 Street level view of Times Square in daytime looking north from 43rd Street, August 18, 1951.

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#113 Times Square with a massive Bond Clothing sign between 44th and 45th Streets, September 1, 1951.

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#114 Times Square West 43rd Street looking north, September 1, 1951.

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#115 Times Square traffic, Broadway bus looking north to Duffy Square from West 44th Street, April 1, 1953.

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#116 Times Square looking north from the roof of Hotel Claridge, April 1, 1953.

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#117 Wet rainy streets of Times Square at night with neon signs, April 3, 1953.

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#118 Two silhouetted women at a bus stop under umbrellas on a rainy night in Times Square, August 1, 1953.

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#119 View looking north with the Arch, Fifth Avenue Buildings, and Washington Square Park, January 1, 1954.

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#120 Times Square looking north to Duffy Square, 1950s.

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#121 Times Square at night from Times Building up to Duffy Square with neon signs on Broadway, 1950s.

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#122 Times Square looking north to Duffy Square, 1950s.

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#123 Times Square, Broadway and Seventh Avenue, 1950s.

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#124 Times Square looking north from the Times Building, 1950s.

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#125 Times Square at night looking south from Duffy Square to NY Times Building, 1950s.

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#126 Time Square in New York City in 1956.

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#127 View looking up West 43rd Street from the corner of 5th Avenue in Manhattan, 1956.

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#128 Times Square with neon signs for Pepsi and Camels, and a marquee for ‘The Ten Commandments’, 1957.

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#129 New York City Times Square. Pepsi Cola sign, 1957.

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#130 Looking north up Broadway from Times Square to Duffy Square, with ‘King Creole’ on a movie marquee, July 1, 1958.

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#131 Times Square looking north up 7th Ave at 45th St with ‘King Creole’ starring Elvis Presley on Loew’s State Theatre marquee, August 1, 1958.

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#132 Traffic jam on a rainy day around Grand Central Station, August 2, 1958.

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#133 The Flatiron Building, built in 1902, at 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue, September 28, 1958.

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#134 Traffic cars trucks taxis on Broadway at Herald Square and Macy’s Department Store, August 29, 1959.

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#135 Daytime cars and traffic in Times Square looking north uptown from Broadway and 43rd Street, September 1, 1959.

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#136 Night aerial view of Times Square from Times Building looking north, 1950s

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#137 Daylight Times Square looking north from West 43rd Street.

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#138 Spring day looking north to Empire State and Met Life Buildings, Manhattan.

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#139 Looking South Towards Times Square in Midtown Manhattan.

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#140 Buses and passengers at Times Square Terminal of Public Service and All American Bus Lines.

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