The Century in Times Square [Hardcover]

Archives of the New York Times (Author), New York Times Company (Author), Clyde Haberman (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

A look at the history of one of the most famous spots in America traces it's beginnings as a market area to the V.E. celebrations in 1945, to the yearly New Year's Eve Broadcast. 25,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: New York Times (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096686591X
• ISBN-13: 978-0966865912
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,159,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Transformation Captured in pictures, December 28, 2004

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R. J. Marsella (California) - See all my reviews
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This small volume is a photo essay that really captures Times Square during various stages of the 20th Century as the title claims. The pictures are fabulous with some wonderful page to page contrasts of the same views years apart. As someone who grew up near Times Square I found the photos from the 50's and 60's particularly striking since they reminded me of buildings and landmarks that are now gone. This is no comprehensive history just a nice collection of pictures with some commentary but I think it was worth having in my collection.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars times square through the years, June 25, 2003

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William D. Tompkins (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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a well balanced book of pictorials displaying times square in new york through the years. a nice coffe table book

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3.0 out of 5 stars A little less than perfect, April 18, 2011

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This review is from: The Century in Times Square (Hardcover)

The book arrived within the specified time and the book jacket was in perfect condition. However, this book was a gift for someone else who was very happy to receive it. She immediately started to flip through the pages, and to my embarrassment there was one page that had a tear in it. It wasn't a large tear but rather as if someone had dogeared the page and creased it too much causing the paper to tear off. Nonetheless, it marred an otherwise good experience.