Times Square at Night
This view of Times Square is interesting not only because of the myriad of legible neon signs, but also for the motion picture marquees. The titles include Life with Father (William Powell and Irene Dunne, 1947), The Great Dictator (Charlie Chaplin, 1940), and The Westerner. (Gary Cooper, 1940)
February 10th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Night shot postcards are always great. I can only imagine how many total there are of Times Square. The movie titles were a bonus!
Brian PaperSponge[Quote]
February 10th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
I wouldn’t mind seeing all three of those movies – and walking down the street at that time looking at all of the great cars.
Christine H.[Quote]
February 13th, 2012 at 9:04 pm
♥ it! I can’t help but be drawn to anything containing the words “Planters Peanut”.
Lolly Squirrel[Quote]
March 13th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
The seven year disparity in release dates of the movies is due to the “Life with Father” billboard—it isn’t advertising a movie. It’s advertising the original Broadway play that ran from 1939 to 1947—3,224 performances. It’s blurry, but you can see partial names of the original Broadway stars, Howard Lindsey and Dorothy Stickney, and the last few letters of the “EmpiRE THEATRE” at the bottom. It is still the longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history. The film (which is a classic) was released in 1947, shortly after the play closed in New York. I could spend HOURS on this site.
McTexas[Quote]
March 13th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Way to go, Mac, I think you’ve solved this one! Gee, I should have thought of that….
Mark S.[Quote]