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Ever wonder how the ball drop at Times Square came to be? Or how it got its name. Times Square, New York City is talked about and referenced the world over. But what is exactly Times Square? What can you see in Times Square? This video will tell you the story and history of Times Square and the theater district of New York, as well as breakdown the area to guide you through what many refer to as the "Crossroads of the World." Enjoy!

00:00 Introduction
00:26 The Story and History of Times Square
07:11 Times Square Guide Today

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CREDITS

New York World Building, 1905
George Eastman House - www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/2787707752/, No restrictions, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89531787

Long Acre, circa 1910
Anonymous - Birmingham Museums Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39737701

IRT Subway Train
Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Exterior view - protected wooden car, showing copper sides; framing of protected wooden car." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1904. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-9bac-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Map of IRT
Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Map showing the lines of the Interborough Rapid Transit Co." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1904. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-9b3c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Cover of the New York Herald
General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "Cuban Leaders to the Herald" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895-05-19. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84ec2c30-0e3b-a5c0-e040-e00a18066e47

Herald Square, 2009
gary718 / Shutterstock.com

Crowded times square intersection at midnight of new years's eve
Simon Dux Media / Shutterstock.com

Times Square North : Night Illumination, 1921
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Times Square North : Night Illumination." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1921. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-0689-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Setting designed by George S. Kaufman. Times Square Theatre, NYC, 1928
Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Setting designed by George S. Kaufman. Times Square Theatre, NYC, 1928." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1928. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4aea-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Burlesque Photos
Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Burlesque" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1930 - 1939. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/65e1e2f0-ffc5-012f-ab44-58d385a7bc34

1930s Theater
Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Theatres -- U.S. -- N.Y. -- Times Square (215 - 219 W. 42nd St.)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-54f0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Billboard on Broadway in 1981 (Oh, Calcutta!)
By Rainer Halama, CC BY 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1783648

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