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Long Acre Square

Then and Now: Long Acre Square

28 February 2019 / Kimberly / 2 Comments

A beautiful photograph of Long Acre Square, taken in 1898.

Most people don’t call it Long Acre Square, anymore. You may know it by its present day name, Times Square.

Long Acre Square, circa 1898, Library of Congress

 

Present day Times Square

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