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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.
Vintage Aerial Photograph of Madison Square Garden Under Construction in 1966
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April 22, 1942: Red, white and blue balloons were toted into Times Square as part of a U.S.O. spectacle hosted by the vaudeville comedian duo Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson. Though the comedians made an appeal for “adequate recreational facilities for soldiers on detached duty in remote areas,” any air of patriotic unity dissipated as soon as the balloons were released, and “a few pugilistically inclined spectators were restrained from wholesale grabbing by the police.”
Vintage Photograph of Balloons, Crowds and Hats in Times Square in 1942
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Dec. 8, 1929: Thirty-foot-tall cartoon Katzenjammer Kids marched — or rather, floated — in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to “an unknown destination.” The Katzenjammer Kids was a popular comic strip by Rudolph Dirks (later joined by Harold H. Knerr), who also created the spin-off strips Hans and Fritz and, eventually, The Captain and the Kids.
Vintage Photograph of Creepy Katzenjammer Kids Floats in the 1929 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade
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October 3, 1979: An ebullient pontiff, thrown a ticker-tape parade by overjoyed New Yorkers, was shielded from the rain by an umbrella held by Terence Cardinal Cooke, the Archbishop of New York. At a gathering at Madison Square Garden, Pope John Paul II was cheered by thousands of teenagers. “If he’d put that guitar around his neck,” said one headmaster of a Catholic high school, “the kids would have blown the roof right off the Garden.”
Vintage Photograph of Pope John Paul II's 1979 Ticker-Tape Parade Through NYC
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March 24, 1993: Prince at Radio City Music Hall. “He has been making albums since 1978, most of them as a one-man band, and while rhythms and techniques have evolved through the years, Prince’s ambition to be all seducers to all listeners has barely wavered,” reviewed The Times. “The attempts he made at social relevance in the mid-1980’s have vanished; now, it’s back to the bedroom.”
Vintage Photograph of Prince Performing at Radio City Music Hall in 1993
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Nov. 27, 1969: Youngsters found a good spot to view the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, from atop a telephone booth. “It was a day of abundance, not only of foods and goods, but of emotions also,” reported The Times. “Five raggedy children entered the Salvation Army cafeteria at 535 West 48th Street and, sitting among the weary old men and women who traditionally feast with the army on this holiday, received heaps of turkey and potatoes, peas and pumpkin pie.” Elsewhere, some G.I.s boycotted turkey dinner, to protest the American war in Vietnam, as did the Vegetarian Society of New York, to protest the exploitation of animals.
Vintage Photograph of Children Watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Atop a Phone Booth in 1969
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April 4, 1937: The congestion in Manhattan on this Sunday afternoon was not your typical mix of cars and trucks, but a parade of pachyderms, in town for the Ringling Brothers circus show. “The parade rumbled and clattered across the 125th Street Bridge, and from each corner children cried, ‘Hey, what’s in there?’ ” The Times reported from Uptown, where covered wagons containing the circus’s entertainments collected before the shows. “They pointed to canvas covered wagon No. 57, and it seemed a shame to yell back, ‘property,’ which would have been infinitely too prosaic, though true. So the answer was ‘lions,’ ‘tigers,’ ‘King Kong’ and ‘Mickey Mouse’ alternately, and in most cases the questioners were properly thrilled.”
Vintage Photograph of an Elephant Parade Making Their Way Through Midtown Manhattan in 1937
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July 31, 1974: When the Oyster Bar and Restaurant at Grand Central Terminal closed with little warning, diners and employees alike were dismayed. “When I want oysters on the half-shell and nothing more, where do I go?” asked one customer. However, it was expected to reopen soon (and did, with new management), and was reviewed favorably in The Times later that year (though the mussels, at $2.25, were deemed overpriced).“
Vintage Photograph of Grand Central Terminal's Oyster Bar Circa 1975
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In the late 1970s, Grand Central Terminal’s owners faced bankruptcy and, figuring they had a solution, nearly slapped a 55-story office tower on top of the revered architectural marvel. The terminal was saved by the Supreme Court’s decision in Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City, “in which the Supreme Court upheld for the first time the principle on which landmark preservation laws are based,” wrote Paul Goldberger in The Times in 1990. William Brennan figures as the hero in Mr. Goldberger’s tale, having written the majority opinion that prevented the terminal’s owners, Penn Central, from developing on the landmark and thereby securing its status as a structure of public good. Justice Brennan believed, like many others, that historic buildings and other structures “enhance the quality of life for all.”
Vintage Photograph of Grand Central Terminal's Main Concourse Circa 1988
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Aug. 7, 1959: A 15-foot clock hung over the bustle of Grand Central Terminal, sporting an advertisement for its maker, Westclox (appearing on Page 19 of this issue). The clock would bear the logos of several companies through the years; eventually, it was removed.
Vintage Photograph From 1959 Shows a Different Clock Dominating Grand Central Terminal's Main Concourse
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