Times Square Guide and History | New York City Explained
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Ever wonder how the ball drop at Times Square came to be? Or how it got its name. Times Square, New York City is talked about and referenced the world over. But what is exactly Times Square? What can you see in Times Square? This video will tell you the story and history of Times Square and the theater district of New York, as well as breakdown the area to guide you through what many refer to as the "Crossroads of the World." Enjoy!
00:00 Introduction
00:26 The Story and History of Times Square
07:11 Times Square Guide Today
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CREDITS
New York World Building, 1905
George Eastman House - www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/2787707752/, No restrictions, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89531787
Long Acre, circa 1910
Anonymous - Birmingham Museums Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39737701
IRT Subway Train
Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Exterior view - protected wooden car, showing copper sides; framing of protected wooden car." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1904. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-9bac-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Map of IRT
Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the lines of the Interborough Rapid Transit Co." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1904. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-9b3c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Cover of the New York Herald
General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Cuban Leaders to the Herald" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895-05-19. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84ec2c30-0e3b-a5c0-e040-e00a18066e47
Herald Square, 2009
gary718 / Shutterstock.com
Crowded times square intersection at midnight of new years's eve
Simon Dux Media / Shutterstock.com
Times Square North : Night Illumination, 1921
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Times Square North : Night Illumination." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1921. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0689-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Setting designed by George S. Kaufman. Times Square Theatre, NYC, 1928
Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Setting designed by George S. Kaufman. Times Square Theatre, NYC, 1928." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1928. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4aea-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Burlesque Photos
Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Burlesque" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1930 - 1939. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/65e1e2f0-ffc5-012f-ab44-58d385a7bc34
1930s Theater
Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Theatres -- U.S. -- N.Y. -- Times Square (215 - 219 W. 42nd St.)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-54f0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Billboard on Broadway in 1981 (Oh, Calcutta!)
By Rainer Halama, CC BY 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1783648
CORRECTION: In London, Long Acre is a street not a square.
Another correction: Only the south part of the triangle is known as Times Square, the northern triangle is Duffy Square.
Cool i never knew rhat. You never here about Duffy square @villanelle8888
Another nice video production. Take no notice of the people who give this a thumbs down, they're just envious of your talents.
Thanks! I appreciate that! At least dislikes are still engagement that counts towards the algorithm. Lol.
Love your series!
Me encanta tu contenido amiga, muy educativo! Te amo❤
Thank you for the entertaining history
Such a great in depth video! I love how you give much history and show the front of the buildings as you are speaking. Love!!
Thank you! New York is full of so many stories. Happy you are enjoying them!
Excellent video, thanks.
Really lots of research! Thanks
Great video, thanks
And she’s knocks another one out of the park and right over this side of the pond here in England (Brexitland 🇪🇺🤭)! Very well presented and edited Thea, well done. 🤗👍🏻😉
Many thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying my videos from all the way over there.
Thanks for this! Such a good series on New York
My pleasure! Thank you for watching.
Very informative, great job
Your videos are amazing thank you! I’m going for a quick 3 day visit and these are all time saving for me
Thanks for all the great videos.....They really helped me a lot.
I loved this!👏👏👏THANK YOU👏👏👏
WELL DONE!
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Love your videos Thea! These are my guiding course to moving to the city 🌃
So glad! I hope you have a good move. I wish I saw these videos myself when I first moved here. 😅
One of the best videos on the channel! Well done :)
Thanks! 😃
Just popping in to say I love your content. Subscribed!
Welcome aboard! Thank you! 😃
Year old vid. still a great vid, thank you
WOW that was GREAT!Didn't want it to end🤗
I hope to visit NYC next year and have been watching all of your videos. They are really great, straight forward and to the point. I wish you would do a video or two about how to navigate the subways and trains if your are moderately handicapped.
How moderate? It’s a decent amount of walking and the elevators, if they are working, aren’t always the cleanest or the safest. I’m not saying this to dissuade you… just as one “moderately” handicapped person to another… plan out your routes and check the web for info. There are always cabs if you need them… just stay away from the pedi-cabs because they’re outrageously expensive. There’s also Uber/Lyft/etc. Disregard a lot of what you see in the news about the subway, just be aware of your surroundings and if it’s after midnight and you’re not in midtown or the theatre district…spring for the cab. I joke that I don’t take the subway because I feel like the wounded gazelle in the pride lands. Avoid rush hour.I used to take the subway/trains all the time..or just walk it. Stay to the right on escalators because people run up them… I used to be that person. One more thing… which I mention every time. Don’t think that just because Manhattan Island is small, it’s quick to get around… even by subway. If you’re in the theatre district and want to go to the financial district, figure at least 20-30 min.
Great job as always. I did not know the name came from the NY Times. Wow! Great stuff! Keep it up!
Thanks so much! Same with Herald Square. I didn't know it was named after the NY Herald until recently.
FANTASTIC🙏🇺🇸🙏❣️
Great job. Didn’t know about the Longacre reference.. I was wondering where the Longacre theatre got their name from.
Good job madam.
I ❤️ NY
Another great video Thea, Times Square is a must to see, ONCE, going to NYC every year, I now avoid it, Although I stay close to broadway on 47st, I use 8th or 9th ave now. Keep the videos coming
Yup! I agree. You can't go to New York and not see Times Square. That's smart to stay away from the crowds. Most locals probably do 😂
As always ! Screams quality ! Yet easy to digest.
BTW how are you doing your maps ?? clean AF
and the community is growing 🎊 i was here a few months ago at 300 odd subscribers.
Pro tip : look into NYC zoning codes in Urban Planning, especially the newly pedestrianised 7th Street ( i guess )
@@mynotebook3853 Thanks! IKR, I can't believe how much we've grown. Thanks for the tip! I'll make sure to look on NYC zoning. I saw an article about how they want to change up 5th Ave to expand for pedestrians and buses and leave just one lane for vehicles. Don't know how that will happen. LOL. As for the maps, I use Adobe Illustrator to draw them. It was a lot of upfront work to make my own maps, but now I reuse them all the time.
2 places where you can sit down and make a cell phone call are Times Square and Trump Tower. Both have superb cell coverage and easy comfortable seating.
Theeeaaaa. My office used to be in Times Square.
The first time I visited NYC and Times Square, I never would have thought that I'd go to work in Times Square.
Apparently, the 42nd Street Times Square station is the busiest subway station (at least before covid).
Haha the UWS Thea made an appearance in this video again.
They also say millionaires live in UWS and billionaires live in UES.
6:33 Thanks for coming to Times Square to get footage. I saw the Snake Eyes banner.
Too bad, I wish that it would have been a hit because I'm a fan of Henry Golding
Yeah that's too bad about Snake Eyes. Maybe because GI Joe is not as popular as Marvel.
Video suggestion for you, Thea.
As some may refer KoreaTown in NYC as the Times Square of Korea.
Would you like to make a video about it?
I couldn't find any CZcams video which talks about KoreaTown in depth.
I found an article here and there but they were from a few years ago.
It sounds like a lot has changed in KoreaTown even before covid.
Now the restaurants there are usually big chain.
I'd love to see you making a video about KoreaTown.
That's interesting some they consider K-town as the Times Square of Korea. I'll consider it. I haven't been to Koreatown in awhile since the pandemic. I've been meaning to go to get some Korean BBQ.
@@UrbanCaffeine Maybe do a meetup there 😝
Make the video about best Water Parks in Newyork....
The original facade of Times Tower isn’t unrecognizable because of the billboard’s that were added in the 90s, it’s because they completely trashed, and massacred the facade and replaced it in the 60s where it looked like a concrete pillar, now they’re replacing the 2nd facade of the building to look more modern because it was deteriorating and unkept, honestly just restore the original facade, it was beautiful and many buildings have had this treatment.
what about a breakdown of queens
A lot have been asking for Queens. It's in the works 🚧 It's just such a large area.
So that’s where the term “ball drop” comes from via NY. It’s an actual ball drop. 😆 Don’t watch the new years feed, but always heard of the dropping the ball in reference to Times Square. Now I know why. 😅
When I lived in New York I didn't visit Times Square that much but now I miss it. haha
Haha. I know what you mean. I have to mentally prepare myself whenever I venture out there.
What app are used to find Taxis? I wnat to know the price of the ride before i risk jumping into one and having regrets
The app that works with taxis is Curb.
@@UrbanCaffeine what is your promo code? I want to give back support by doing that at least
we went there on our Vacation last week. It was interesting, we got some junior's cheesecake and just walked around, but I was a little surprised to see the naked bodypaint ladies along with the superheroes and monks. I thought they were trying to make it more family friendly than that.
I know right! Naked ladies next to Elmo. That's not something you see everyday. 😂
I mean, two triangles in a different context make a square right?
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I'm going to new york when l am 33 years old .
You are so pretty and I love your voice.
Hmm the shape of the streets, how they intersect, looks like an hourglass.
Duffy Square
...love this episode, very informative. however, i try very hard to avoid this place, social anxiety. don't think it's as claustrophobicly crowded now because of COVID, but my condition keeps me away. looking forward more insightful episodes.
haven't watched the video yet, hope you talk about the fake monk :) lmao
EDIT: No fake monk, sad :(
I did not talk about the fake monks but maybe at some point we can do a video on the "cast" of Times Square. lol
3:43….why do these guys look like past presidents
Good grief! Raise your hand if you can stomach this woman's voice longer than 8 seconds I'm outtttttttttt where are people like this made?
Why is this narrated by a 10 year old girl?