A Packed Times Square on New Years Eve, 1938

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Looking north from 43rd street, a huge crowd gathers around a Christmas tree to welcome in 1938.
Looking north from 43rd street, a huge crowd gathers around a Christmas tree to welcome in 1938.
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Happy New Year! Times Square was just as packed last night as it was on December 31st, 1937. It does look a little cold, there doesn't appear to be any entertainment, and they are oddly congregating around the Christmas tree, but it still seems preferable to watching Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy...

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