Early Times Square Frame Color:Black in operation from 1904-1967

in operation from 1904-1967

In the dark early days of World War II

The Times reported on its front page

but also a reflection on stillness and rest

Early Times Square Frame Color:Black in operation from 1904-1967Trolleys, horse drawn wagons, men with straw hats and women in long dresses are part of the street scene of 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue, looking northwest, in Times Square in 1908. Inside Hammerstein's Theatre at the corner, Gertrude Hoffman was raising eyebrows at night with her suggestive dance style in "The Vision of Salome." At many theatre houses around the country, her scant costumes led to her arrest by local police. Several curtain calls,