T he25s t or yOneT i mesS qua r e ’ shi s t or yc a n bet r a c ed ba c kf r om i t s r s t c ons t r uc t i oni n1904. OneT i mesS qua r ewa sbui l tt os er v ea st hehea dqua r t erof T heNewY or kT i mes , whi c hl a t ermov edt oa not herl oc a t i on. T heor i gi na l f a ç a de wa sc ha r a c t er i z ed wi t hI t a l i a nRena i s s a nc e el ement s ,f a c ed i nl i mes t one , t er r a c ot t aa ndbr i c k s . I twa sa r c hi t ec t ur a l l ymut i l a t edi n1964a f t erbei ngs ol dt o ac or por a t i on.T he bui l di ng under wentaf a c el i f t ,wha tHux t a bl ec a l l ed“ a nos t y l es k i nofl a v a t or ywhi t ema r bl ewi t ht hel ookofc utc a r dboa r ds . ” T hes t eel s t r uc t ur er ema i ns ; y etev ers i nc et hen, i ti st hebi l l boa r dst ha tha v eens ur edt he bui l di ng’ s endur i ngi c oni cs t a t us a st hes y mbol i cf oc usofT i mesS qua r e .A c ent erofunr es t r a i nedc ommer c i a l i s m, i tr epr es ent st hes y mbol i cenv i r onment of T i mesS qua r e , phy s i c a l l y . T oquot eHux t a bl e: “ I tc oul dpr oba bl ybema deofma r z i pa na ndi twoul dn’ tma t t er . T heoddl i t t l e i c oni suni v er s a l l yk nownbyt hei l l umi na t eds i gns . ”
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