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About the essay:
If any place in the world is famed for being the center of the entertainment
industry in the 20th century, it is Times Square in New York City.
This essay is about Times Square, how it came into existence, how it flourished, how it fell from grace, and how it is currently
being rebuilt. History appears to be repeating itself, where 42nd Street meets Broadway and where prostitution meets Disney.
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Read the essay online:
You may choose to read this entire essay online. It's chopped up into little pieces for your convenience. The essay contains 'hypernotes',
which are clickable and bring you straight to the notes-section of the page. After you've read the note, you can jump back up by clicking
on the number in the notes-section. Neat feature!
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Times Square links:
In case you don't like reading this much, or want to read/see/hear more about Times Square, try some of the links. Here you'll find
links to a VRML
model of Times Square, photos, information, a short essay by Rem Koolhaas about the area, plus a relevant top 10 list from David Letterman. |
Download the essay & read it offline:
Of course, for reference, it's better to have the essay at home, or better yet, on paper! Click here to download the entire essay, neatly
zipped up into one file. You get the essay as you see it here (in HTML), including all the images.
The zip-file is about 750 kB.
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