Famous Squares: Times Square

America’s most famous square is Times Square in the heart of New York City. It’s technically not a square; it’s the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. Leisure Magazine say’s its the world’s most visited tourist attraction. An estimated 300,000 people a day visit the square. I think almost everyone has watched the New Year's Eve celebration from Times Square. Thousands upon thousands of people have been photographed kissing on Times Square. The most famous kiss ever photographed was the sailor kissing the nurse on V-J Day, August 14, 1945, taken for Life Magazine by Alfred Eisenstaedt. The photo that appears on this post is the same couple, taken at the same time from a different angle by Victor Jorgensen, a navy photographer. This photo was taken for the U.S. Navy and is not copyrighted. It appeared the following day in the New York Times. 

Times Square on Wikipedia

Photo credits: Victor Jorgensen, Times Square.org, Stamford Advocate

64 degrees

That’s right, it was 64 degrees on Pioneer Courthouse Square today at 4:00 p.m. I was wearing a long sleeve shirt, and started to worry about heat stroke. Everyone on the Square was enjoying the hot weather. Although, I did hear a couple of people saying it was too warm. The trees are getting ready to bloom and the signs of spring are everywhere. Seriously, it was great to sit in the sunshine and enjoy a cup of Starbucks coffee. We wait a really long time for a day like today.

Square pets

Many people who visit Pioneer Courthouse Square bring their pets along. Since I’ve been doing this blog, I’ve photographed a lot of pets. I’ve never featured them before, because most of them don’t have Facebook pages, and no one will ever see them. However, some may be on Instagram and this post will get more traction. We’ll soon find out!

Random images

I stopped by the Square the other day for a few minutes, and photographed a few random people. Just like the folks in these photos, I’m waiting patiently for spring when the Square will come back to life. All the terrific events held in the spring and summer, are just a few weeks away.