One Times Square Under Construction

The building that would house the New York Times and give Times Square its name was under construction when this photograph was taken in 1903. Before the Times building went up, the area was known as Longacre Square. You can enlarge this photo at Shorpy and see the amazing details from 110 years ago. Link -via reddit

If you streetview the eastern side (the visible wide side here) it's pretty wild. In some views it's normal Broadway, and in some (obviously later) views it's a car-less pedestrian mall.
http://goo.gl/maps/Bap7f
Things sure keep changing in NYC.

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