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Times Square, in its heyday, expressed American culture in the moment of vivid change. A stellar group of critics and scholars examines this transitional moment in Inventing Times Square, a study of the development of New York's central entertainment district. A fascinating visit to Times Square, from its christening in 1905 to its eventual decline after the Depression, the book explores the colorful configuration of institutions and cultural practices that propelled Times Square from a local and regional entertainment center to a national cultural marketplace. Changes in the economy, in religion, in leisure culture, and in aesthetics gave birth to a geographical space that fostered Vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley, Flo Ziegfeld and Billy Rose, the spectacle of the Hippodrome and the bright lights of the Great White Way. Out of this same place eventually came national network radio and many Hollywood films. Though conceived as a public space, Times Square was quickly transformed into a commercial center. Power brokers wielded their influence on a public ready to succumb to consumerism. Theatrical entertainment  became a large-scale national business based in, and operated out of, Times Square. A new commercial aesthetic travelled with Joseph Urban from Vienna to Times Square to Palm Beach, bringing to society a sophisticated style that will forever say "Broadway." Times Square as the "center of the universe" had its darker sides as well, for it was the testing ground for a new morality. The packaging of sexuality on the stage gave it legitimacy on the streets, as hotels and sidewalks became the province of female prostitution, male hustling, and pornography. At the center of New York City, Times Square's commercial activities gave full rein to urban appetites and fantasies, and challenged and defied the norms of behavior that prevailed elsewhere in the city. Cultural history at its finest, Inventing Times Square portrays the vibrant convergence of social and economic forces on Forty-second Street.

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Inventing Times Square Commerce and Culture at the Crossroads of the World William R Taylor 9780871548436 Books Reviews :

Times Square, in its heyday, expressed American culture in the moment of vivid change. A stellar group of critics and scholars examines this transitional moment in Inventing Times Square, a study of the development of New York's central entertainment district. A fascinating visit to Times Square, from its christening in 1905 to its eventual decline after the Depression, the book explores the colorful configuration of institutions and cultural practices that propelled Times Square from a local and regional entertainment center to a national cultural marketplace. Changes in the economy, in religion, in leisure culture, and in aesthetics gave birth to a geographical space that fostered Vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley, Flo Ziegfeld and Billy Rose, the spectacle of the Hippodrome and the bright lights of the Great White Way. Out of this same place eventually came national network radio and many Hollywood films. Though conceived as a public space, Times Square was quickly transformed into a commercial center. Power brokers wielded their influence on a public ready to succumb to consumerism. Theatrical entertainment  became a large-scale national business based in, and operated out of, Times Square. A new commercial aesthetic travelled with Joseph Urban from Vienna to Times Square to Palm Beach, bringing to society a sophisticated style that will forever say "Broadway." Times Square as the "center of the universe" had its darker sides as well, for it was the testing ground for a new morality. The packaging of sexuality on the stage gave it legitimacy on the streets, as hotels and sidewalks became the province of female prostitution, male hustling, and pornography. At the center of New York City, Times Square's commercial activities gave full rein to urban appetites and fantasies, and challenged and defied the norms of behavior that prevailed elsewhere in the city. Cultural history at its finest, Inventing Times Square portrays the vibrant convergence of social and economic forces on Forty-second Street.

William R. Taylor,Inventing Times Square Commerce and Culture at the Crossroads of the World,Russell Sage Foundation,0871548437,United States - State Local - General,New York (N.Y.) - History - 1898-1951,New York (N.Y.);History;1898-1951.,Popular culture - New York (State) - New York - History,Popular culture;New York (State);New York;History.,Times Square (New York, N.Y.) - History,Times Square (New York, N.Y.);History.,1898-1951,BUSINESS ECONOMICS,BUSINESS ECONOMICS / Commercial Policy,CULTURE,City Planning Urban Development,Commercial Policy,Cultural studies,General,HISTORY / United States / State Local / General,History,History - U.S.,History/American,History American,New York,New York (N.Y.),New York (State),Non-Fiction,POLITICAL SCIENCE,POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning Urban Development,Popular culture,Public Policy,SOCIAL SCIENCE,SOCIAL SCIENCE / General,Scholarly/Undergraduate,TEXT,Times Square (New York, N.Y.),Times Square (New York, N.Y.) - History,Times Square (New York, N.Y.);History.,United States,United States - State Local - General,BUSINESS ECONOMICS / Commercial Policy,HISTORY / United States / State Local / General,POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning Urban Development,SOCIAL SCIENCE / General,History - U.S.,1898-1951,New York,New York (N.Y.),New York (State),Popular culture,Times Square (New York, N.Y.),Culture,History,History American,Sociology,Cultural studies

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Product details Hardcover 527 pages Publisher Russell Sage Foundation (November 26, 1991) Language English ISBN-10 0871548437

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