Inventing Times Square: Commerce and Culture at the Crossroads of the World

by Taylor, William R.
ISBN: 9780801853371
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A unique volume, Inventing Times Square approaches the subject of twentieth-century American city culture through a multidimensional examination of one quintessential urban space: Times Square. Ranging in time from 1905, when the crossroad was given its present name, through to the current plans for redevelopment, the authors examine Times Square as economic hub, real estate bonanza, entertainment center, advertising medium, architectural experiment, and erotic netherworld. Though the volume centers on Times Square, the essays venture much further into urban history and American social history, revealing in the process how Times Square reflected--even epitomized--America as it became an urban consumer culture.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Taylor, William R.
  • ISBN: 9780801853371
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.20 x 1.32
  • Number Of Pages: 496
  • Publication Year: 1996
Language: English