More great pics, of the American #Horse Exchange #arena, before it became the #WinterGarden #Theatre (1911), & street view of "Times Station" entrance in the #NYTimes tower.
Also of #EdenFarm, 70 acres #JohnJacobAstor bought in 1803 after bankruptcy. It ran from #Broadway (#Bloomingdale Road at the time) almost all the way to the #HudsonRiver, and from 42nd to 46th Streets.
#NYC #TimesSquare not #Time #Square #Longacre #NewYorkCity #Manhattan #carriage #newspaper
https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2024/08/when-longacre-square-became-times-square-before-bright-lights-and-broadway.html
When Longacre Square Became Times Square: Before the Bright Lights of Broadway - The Bowery Boys: New York City History

What was Times Square before the electric billboards, before the Broadway theaters and theme restaurants, before the thousands and thousands of tourists? What was Times Square before it was Times Square? Today it’s virtually impossible to find traces of the area’s 18th and 19th century past. But in this episode, Tom and Greg will peel away… Read More

The Bowery Boys: New York City History
GREAT OLD PICS
Long Acre (also #Longacre) Square was taken from #London's district for buying #horses & #carriages. Basically, the area was a huge #UsedCar market, before there were #cars. The #WinterGarden #Theatre (1911) was an #arena to watch your horse (1881)!
City changes name 1904 bc #NYTimes is #building a #tower on the site. #Electricity & #StreetLights help make area safer, #NYC's first #subway opens 1904, #newspaper moves in 1905.
#TimesSquare not #Time #Square
https://geographicguide.com/united-states/nyc/antique/times-square/ny-times-building.htm
New York Times Building at Times Square

3712 AR: Longacre Camp demilitarized
#Longacre #Cheliax #Taldor #3712AR
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Longacre
The need for a strong military presence waned, and Taldor removed the last troops from this fort that once served as a staging post taming the countryside.
Longacre - PathfinderWiki

3058 AR: Longacre Camp established
#Cheliax #Longacre #Taldor #3058AR
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Longacre
Longacre was initially a frontier fort where Taldor cemented its control of wild Cheliax's north and Central heartlands.
Longacre - PathfinderWiki

3712 AR: Longacre Camp demilitarized
#Longacre #Cheliax #Taldor #3712AR
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Longacre
The need for a strong military presence waned, and Taldor removed the last troops from this fort that once served as a staging post taming the countryside.
Longacre - PathfinderWiki

3058 AR: Longacre Camp established
#Cheliax #Longacre #Taldor #3058AR
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Longacre
Longacre was initially a frontier fort where Taldor cemented its control of wild Cheliax's north and Central heartlands.
Longacre - PathfinderWiki

Word Search Puzzle 368

Word List : #revolt #tame #telegn #voiture #hazardry #multiway #adepts #roached #bulge #halvers #humect #demiman #bakwiri #beauti #ashamed #longacre #tapesium #moiety

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Longacre - PathfinderWiki

3712 AR: #Longacre Camp demilitarized (#Cheliax)*

The need for a strong military presence waned, and #Taldor removed the last troops from this fort that once served as a staging post taming the countryside.
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Longacre
#3712AR

https://i.imgur.com/P4dPs00.png

Longacre - PathfinderWiki

3058 AR: Longacre Camp established (#Cheliax)*

#Longacre was initially a frontier fort where #Taldor cemented its control of wild Cheliax's north and Central heartlands.
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Longacre
#3058AR

https://i.imgur.com/HcSjzFu.png

Longacre - PathfinderWiki