iirc, the building is almost empty today, because no one wants to rent space in a building with the windows all covered by billboards.
horrid waste of space for such a prime location, if true
Shootmaloadsays
Liked the far left one the most.
BurnerJerkzogsays
Lot of unused advertising space in that sky.
SG1971says
Isn’t the right-hand photo looking northwards while the others are south?
ftantillosays
First two are One Times Square (at south of Times Square where they drop the ball) second is north side of Times Square several blocks away. Source: I work next door to the first one.
Gman777says
The descent of architectural quality is concurrent with the increasing dominance of crony, consumer focused capitalism.
twoshovels says
Great photos! Somewhere on Reddit once I saw an even older picture of Times Square with only a cpl buildings.
Camstonisland says
Read more about the fascinating plans involving Times Square [here at the Skyscraper Museum’s online ‘Times Square 1984’ exhibition] (http://skyscraper.org/EXHIBITIONS/TIMES_SQUARE/nw_times.php)
snakydog says
iirc, the building is almost empty today, because no one wants to rent space in a building with the windows all covered by billboards.
horrid waste of space for such a prime location, if true
Shootmaload says
Liked the far left one the most.
BurnerJerkzog says
Lot of unused advertising space in that sky.
SG1971 says
Isn’t the right-hand photo looking northwards while the others are south?
ftantillo says
First two are One Times Square (at south of Times Square where they drop the ball) second is north side of Times Square several blocks away. Source: I work next door to the first one.
Gman777 says
The descent of architectural quality is concurrent with the increasing dominance of crony, consumer focused capitalism.
kevinhoe says
Look how they butchered my boy