Times Square, Midtown Manhattan NYC

Aerial photograph of Midtown Manhattan, looking west, dated March 8, 1928 (10AM). Source: Mitchel Field, Records of the Army Air Forces / U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Additional text included.

Photograph shows area around Times Square, from Bryant Park toward Hudson River. The Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) is in the foreground.

Midtown Manhattan, central portion of the New York City, borough of Manhattan, has been a major business center since the early 20th century, after the first subway line opened in 1904, crossing Times Square.