Times Square Aerial Photo

Aerial photograph of the old Times Square area dated April 26, 1940 (9 A.M.). Source: Mitchel Field, Records of the Army Air Forces / U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

The Times Building, erected in 1904, is to the south, outside the photo. In February 1913, the New York Times moved into the 229 West 43rd Street (lower left corner), completed the same year.

The 11-story Hotel Astor, between 44th Street and 45th Street, opened in September, 1904. The 33-story Paramount Building, with a clock tower, was completed in 1926 at 1501 Broadway. It was the headquarters of Paramount Pictures and housed the Paramount Theatre.