Times Square, New York 1960s
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A street-level color photograph of Times Square, New York City, taken during the 1960s, looking north along Broadway amid heavy traffic, pedestrians, and large-scale advertising billboards.
Prominent in the distance is the illuminated Canada Dry billboard, topped by a large Braniff sign, reflecting the dominance of soft drink and airline advertising in mid-century Times Square. Below it, signage for Admiral Television and Appliances advertises consumer electronics during the postwar boom.
At street level, storefronts and businesses line the block, including a visible Hertz rental truck and the vertical sign for the Hotel Astor, a long-established Times Square landmark. The median planters filled with flowers and trimmed hedges reflect a brief period when parts of Broadway featured landscaped dividers before later redesigns.
Automobiles, taxis, and foot traffic move through the scene beneath dense commercial signage, capturing Times Square in transition—still vibrant and heavily commercialized, yet prior to the major redevelopment and cleanup campaigns that reshaped the district in the late 20th century.
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Retro Stock Photography specializes in genuine vintage color photographs from the 1950s through the 1990s, all available as royalty-free instant downloads. Our photos are popular for editorial features, books, magazines, websites, documentaries, advertising, social media, local history projects, creative design, and as unique gifts when printed.
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