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New York City Art - Art of Times Square
and the Theater District On and Off Broadway
Elinore Schnurr, Myron Heise, Vincent D'Alessio
© Vincent D'Alessio, King at Times Square
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Genre Elinore Schnurr, Myron Heise, Vincent D'Alessio |
© Vincent D'Alessio, King at Times Square |
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Known as the "Crossroads of the World," Times Square is New York's most famous intersection and the symbol of the lively surrounding theater district that included Broadway. It was called Longacre Square until 1904, when the New York Times built a 25-story tower on the site. New Years Eve of that year marked it's first occupancy , with a celebration of fireworks that continues today. One hundred years later, a giant crystal ball descends at midnight cheered by millions who are packed into the square. |
 © Myron Heise Times Square, Night Time |
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Neon in New York -- It's defining. The bright lights of Times Square, the moving neon images, excitement, homelessness, broken hearts, and some noteworthy fortunes have and continue to be made at this infamous crossroads on the great white way of the world in those new voluminously high corporate cathedrals carefully architectured for the companies touting their extraordinary media and a of course a bank on every corner. |
While the lights are hailing homage to the theater disctrict and its excessive advertising, the billion dollar fortunes these days being made in those skyscrapers erected for the media and financial corporations. |
 © Vincent D'Alessio No Entrance - Oil on Canvas |
The city's longest street, Broadway, is known for the section north of 42nd Street also known as "The Great Way" for it's dazzle of neon. |
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The Theater and its dominant presence adds to the dynamic energy and serendipity that keeps the district powering onward into another new century. Times Square is huge arena of entertainment, with the live studio shows taking place all over the west side of town in the 40s. You have David Letterman in the center of it all, with his daily shows and night time in Times Square is truly magical. Signs light up for MTV, ABC, the Nasdaq and the BBC and the dancing crowd cannot help but find themselves kicking up their heels at Roseland. The headquarters of Nasdaq, the over-the-counter stock market dominates its corner with a screen that regularly broadcasts financial news. |
 © Myron Heise Hotel Dixie and the Moon Oil on Canvas |
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| Technology has completely changed the architecture. . In Times Square there is this magnificently wretched excess and/or so much drama. The individual is a believer in the vitality of the city. |
 © Myron Heise Times Square Coca Cola Oil Painting |
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The reputation of Times Square was sullied when the nearby 42nd Street became seedy in the 1970s. Political administrations came and went. In the 1990s the X-rated movie houses and peep shows were closed and the square was transformed to a magical place once more. |
In 1928, the New York Times erected the world's first moving electronic sign to post news, a fixture that remains, and has been expanded upon, although the Times has moved to 43rd Street. |
 © Vincent D'Alessio King at Times Square Oil on Canvas |
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