Far away nearby

I am standing with his head up and staring at the big screens. The flashing lights of all colors of the world and pictures changing like a kaleidoscope hypnotize. I look straight ahead and see a smartly dressed women, on the right hand side some digits move, probably they are stock quotes, somewhere even more on the side Coca-Cola encourages to grab a bottle of the refreshing beverage. On the back McDonald's golden arches and several-floor-high posters of Broadway theaters. Kodak, Swatch, Toshiba, Guess, CNN, Corona, Hershey’s, HSBC, Samsung… All the ads blend into one big mosaic, and people look at and take pictures.

Times Square. Crossing the world, vibrant heart of New York, through which the blood poured into a mass of human. Located at the intersection of 7 Alei i Broadwayu, stretches from 42 Block to 47. From 2009 r. vehicular traffic on Broadway is paused.

I do not like disturbing ad. 'm Late to the cinema at least a specially 20 minutes. I hate pop-up on the internet toplayerów, which also can not find a cross. Always irritated me in the television movies interrupted by advertising. And I'm in Times Square with its own, Free Will :) This place attracts a somewhat.

It attracts not only me. Times Square is visited annually about 39 million people. This number makes, square that holds first place among the world's most visited tourist attractions.

It is a paradise for advertisers! Just look around - all the buildings are covered with LED displays and billboards. Elsewhere, protests against ads on buildings. Here come the people themselves, to watch them.

Times Square is probably the only place, where building regulations require building owners obligation placing the illumination of facades.

I look to the north. In advertising, Coca-Cola is building TKTS, tangle at which people. It is a place, where for the bargain price you can buy tickets for theaters in New York.

TKTS stepped roof also serves as a seat.

Strictly speaking the northern triangle of Times Square is not, LECZ Duffy Square, devoted chaplain 69. Infantry Regiment of New York, Francisowi P. Duffy’emu. In the square stands a monument.

Square is not always called Times Square. Before 1904 r. nosił Nazwa Longacre Square. The change occurred, when the editors of The New York Times moved to a newly built skyscraper Times Building, which, in turn, today called the One Times Square. The building is lit neon Toshiba.

With the development of New York's Times Square has become the cultural center, but also a place, where prostitution and gambling flourished. After the Great Depression, this area gained notoriety and until the early years 90. were regarded as a good place for fans of pornography or criminals.

In the mid- 90. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani decided to clean up Times Square with drug dealers, close the theaters for adults and increase security. But there are opponents of these measures, who claim, that they have changed something in Times Square for a Disney-lukrowanym, in addition, were mainly directed against the poorest.

Proponents, in turn, emphasize the, that these changes Times Square became a place of safe and clean.

Add to that yet, that 2011 r. Children become smoke free. If someone threatens to succumb to the temptation mandate 50 U.S. dollar. The real theme park for families :)

Actually, staring at the neon lights, flashing lights and advertising can provide entertainment, but – as for me – not for long :) When I start a little spin on it all in your head, you can always go to a nearby rest Central Parku…

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