Keywords
New York City, Times Square, Cultural Geography, Journalism History, Architecture, Newspaper Buildings, Place, New York Times
Abstract
Until the early twentieth century, Park Row was synonymous with New York newspapers. Of the newspapers that left Park Row, The New York Times was notable for having established a geographic landmark that was identified with the newspaper. In fact, by 1906, Times Square had replaced Park Row as a place for New Yorkers to get election night news or to celebrate New Year's Eve. Nevertheless, Times Square did not remain associated with its newspaper namesake, and today a successor to the "zipper" is the last physical reminder of the paper's presence in this area of New York City. Drawing on the Archives of the New York Times Company, this article traces the history of Times Square from the construction of Times Tower through the twentieth century as the Times lost its identity as the neighborhood's namesake.
Original Publication Citation
Dale L. Cressman, "From Newspaper Row to Times Square: The Dispersal and Contested Identity of an Imagined Journalistic Community," Journalism History 34:4 (Winter 2009), 182-193
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Cressman, Dale L. PhD, "From Newspaper Row to Times Square: The Dispersal and Contested Identity of an Imagined Journalistic Community" (2009). Faculty Publications. 2075.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2075
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2009-02-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/4036
Publisher
Ohio University
Language
English
College
Fine Arts and Communications
Department
Communications
Copyright Status
© 2009 Ohio University (used with permission)
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