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New York City

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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  1. Ruby's avatar
    Ruby on A Beautiful World7 October 2026

    yes. the way you write about it seems to call us to better times

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    Nicola Di Crescenzo on A Beautiful World7 October 2026

    I relish The Gilded Age and the early 1900s, too. I think of them as the "Good Old Days," vis-á-vis…

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    judymcneel on A Beautiful World6 October 2026

    The 1930's and those wonderful clothes!

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    Kimberly on The Tangled Web: A 1928 True Crime Scandal6 October 2026

    I think she kind of liked Wally ;)

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    Kimberly on The Tangled Web: A 1928 True Crime Scandal6 October 2026

    I like the way you think

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