Broadway to Times Square - between 1904 and 1909
Broadway looking north towards Times Square in the early 20th Century, between 1904, when Times Building was erected and 1909, when Hotel Metropole, on the southern side of 42nd Street (adjoining Rossmore Hotel), was demolished. Photo by Detroit Publishing Co. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
This was a time when the area around Times Square was growing rapidly and cityscape changed dramatically. Many large buildings were erected in the area in the early 20th century, Times Building (today One Times Square) being the tallest in the area. The Subway Times Station also opened in 1904. The old 7-story Rossmore Hotel on the west side Broadway opened in 1876. Broadway Theatre, on the right, opened in 1888. The big Astor Hotel, seen in the distance, between 44th Street and 45th Street, opened on September 9, 1904.
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Similar photo taken at about the same time as the one above.
This is about the same view a few years before, during Subway construction, when Pabst Hotel was on the site of Times Building.
Broadway to Times Square - between 1904 and 1909