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New York Times New York q e n S Square. its modern new headquarters. Architects C.L.K Eidlitz its modern new headquarters. Andrew McKenzie designed one of the first gothic- and At 375 feet tall, it was the second- styled skyscrapers. highest building in the world at time. In honor of its new home, the paper persuaded city to Ave. 7th rename the triangular intersection of Broadway, and 42nd Street formerly known as Longacre Square. Adolph Ochs took a chance moving the paper Publisher uptown and away from the other newspapers near City At the time 42nd Street was considered a far edge Hall. too far from news sources to be relevant. of the city, But new subway lines were being built right under the Square station would become the Times The building. retailers. Nowadays the owners can make far more money by renting the exterior walls for advertising than by renting the empty floors. The famous tradition of lowering a lighted ball from the Eve 1907, Year’s flagpole began on New building’s inspired by a naval noontime signal. For 2009's and redesigned as a 12- celebration, the ball was enlarged crystal prisms Waterford foot diameter sphere covered in and multi-colored LED lighting. Square has changed dramatically since Times Though 1904, and many taller towers have risen around it, the Square building holds a pivotal place Times slender One in American history. In 1904 the One Times O One Times 2009 Matt 2009 Matt New York New Bergstrom © A Complete www.buildyour www.buildyour Paper Model Paper Build Your Own Build Your ownnewyork.com city's busiest. At the same time subway tunnels city's busiest. were dug, the heavy printing presses installed in deep basements 55 feet below street level. The newspaper soon outgrew the tower and most of Annex building its operations moved to the larger across the street in 1914. The famous “zipper” news sign running around the tower was added in 1926 time for updates on New run for president, but the clutter of Al Smith’s Yorker enormous billboards above only came later. The newspaper sold the tower to developer Douglas Leigh in 1961, who had the facade stripped and reclad in modernist marble several years later. For a time there was restaurant with grand view on but by the 1990s building was the 16th floor, tenants aside from street-level empty of office largely NEW TOWER SCRAPES NEW YORK SKY SCRAPES NEW TOWER NEW