| Times Square, one of New York City's
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| | Allied Chemical Building. Today, it is
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| premier tourist destinations, is located
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| | known simply as One Times Square.
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| on a major intersection in Midtown
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| | During the First World War, Broadway
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| Manhattan--at the junction of Broadway
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| | became known as one of the world's
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| and 27th Street and from West 42nd Street
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| | premier theatre districts. The Great
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| to West 47th Street. It occupies the
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| | Depression hit New York City hard, and
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| blocks between 6th and 8th Avenues from
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| | many theatres had to close or offer less
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| east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd
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| | discriminating fare to attract more
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| Streets from north to south. Times
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| | theatre-goers. Thus began a slow decline
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| Square was "christened" in 1904; not
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| | that reached its lowest point in the
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| coincidentally, so were neon lights and
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| | 1960s and 1970s. At this time, Times
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| the city's first subway line. New
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| | Square had become (in)famous for erotic
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| Yorkers wasted no time in starting the
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| | bookstores, live nude shows, X-rated
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| Times Square New Year's Eve celebration
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| | movies, and other adult fare. By 1975,
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| tradition: they began ringing in the new
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| | many people considered Times Square to be
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| year at Times Square in 1904 as well.
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| | the epitome of urban and moral decay.
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| Previously, the area that has been called
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| | In the 1980s and early 1990s, city and
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| "Times Square" for over 100 years was
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| | state officials began serious efforts to
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| known as The Longacre. On April 8, 1904,
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| | reverse the decline of Times Square.
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| the name was changed to Times Square to
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| | Today, Times Square has been restored to
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| commemorate the official opening of the
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| | its former glory and boasts over 27,000
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| brand new New York Times Building located
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| | residents and over 26 million visitors
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| on the triangle of land at the
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| | each year, and makes a serious
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| intersection of Broadway, 42nd Street,
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| | contribution to New York City's
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| and 7th Avenue. The building was the
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| | economy-the annual total output is
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| tallest in Manhattan at the time. In
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| | comparable to the economies of Bolivia
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| 1913, the New York Times moved to a
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| | and Panama, and far exceeds that of small
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| larger facility across Broadway and the
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| | countries.
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| New York Times Building was renamed the
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