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Times Square Portraits and Echoes of the Astor Era
A 1939 McNaught Syndicate piece tours Times Square noting a striking figure in Arab dress near the Times Building, iconic clocks, a weather sky sign, old street clocks, and hotel Astor’s status amid a boom era. It muses on architecture, chrome modernization, and potential Empire State possibilities.
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New York
Manhattan Stroil
Times Square
Times Building
Chas
Driscoli
Andro
Jesus Christ
Paramount
Hotel Astor
Empire State
al Smith
44Th Street
McNaught Syndicate