Vintage Aerial Photograph Shows Madison Square Garden Under Construction in 1966

Oct. 25, 1966: A 26-ton tension ring promised that “There will be no obstructed views” at Madison Square Garden, still under construction, and “because the seating arrangement is oval, spectators in the end balcony are closer to the playing surface than those in the top-most seats along the sidelines,” reported The Times.
Oct. 25, 1966: A 26-ton tension ring promised that “There will be no obstructed views” at Madison Square Garden, still under construction, and “because the seating arrangement is oval, spectators in the end balcony are closer to the playing surface than those in the top-most seats along the sidelines,” reported The Times.
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The Lively Morgue was a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the historical article it accompanied. Along with a rescan of the original photograph, the backs of each photo are also scanned, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the editorial process of one of the world's best newspapers.

One of their previous postings featured an aerial photograph from October 25th, 1966 showing the construction of Madison Square Garden without a roof, allowing us to see how there are no obstructed views in the entire arena.

Oct. 25, 1966: A 26-ton tension ring promised that “There will be no obstructed views” at Madison Square Garden, still under construction, and “because the seating arrangement is oval, spectators in the end balcony are closer to the playing surface than those in the top-most seats along the sidelines,” reported The Times.

The original article from 1966 has more.

Find These Super Cute Baby Lemurs at the Bronx Zoo's Madagascar Exhibit

The Bronx Zoo has an incredible exhibit called Madagascar! which features many different species of lemurs amongst other animals native to the island. This week, three super cute lemur babies were introduced into the exhibit.

Two ring tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) and one brown collared lemur (Eulemur collaris) were born in late March and are making their public debut. Both species live in a naturalistic habitat depicting the Malagasy Spiny Forest along with critically endangered radiated tortoises and several bird species including vasa parrots, red fodies, grey-headed lovebirds, and ground doves.

Visit the three lemur babies at the Bronx Zoo's Madagascar! exhibit during normal zoo hours.