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Dec 14, 2010 — As one of the first electric signs, the Trimble name could be seen from almost a mile away down certain corridors.

HJ Heinz Co. Electric Advertising Sign, New York City, circa …

A trip to Times Square 1904: Lights and old whiskey – The Bowery Boys: New York City History

On November 6, 1928, an electronic news ticker known as the Motograph News Bulletin (colloquially known as the “zipper”) was introduced near the base of the …

A trip to Times Square 1904: Lights and old whiskey

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Nov 29, 2012 — They’ve symbolized New York City for almost a century, the stories-high signs that blaze with light in the nighttime sky.

Check the answer for this trivia question on Quiz Club! One Times Square, also known as 1475 Broadway, the New York Times Building, the New York Times Tower,

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Nov 5, 2008 — The first neon sign in Times Square — advertising the automaker Willys-Overland — appeared in 1924. But the zipper, with its streaming …

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Nov. 6, 1928: All the News That’s Lit | WIRED

At 3:00 p.m., New York City was illuminated by electric lights for the first time and the New York Times was one of the first buildings to be illuminated.

1928: The New York Times begins flashing headlines to pedestrians outside its offices at 1 Times Square, using an electronic news strip that wraps around the fourth floor of the building. The Motograph News Bulletin, or “zipper” as it was known informally, was a technological marvel of its day. It extended 380 feet around the […]

Nov. 6, 1928: All the News That’s Lit – WIRED

This day in lighting history: Sept. 4, 1882 | Architect Magazine

The first advertising electric bulb sign appeared in Manhattan in 1892 and … As period photographs of Broadway and in Times Square will attest, …

At 3:00 p.m., New York City was illuminated by electric lights for the first time and the New York Times was one of the first buildings to be illuminated.

This day in lighting history: Sept. 4, 1882 | Architect Magazine

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Likewise, the electric news sign belting the Times Tower went dark for the first time since its debut in 1928. For nearly fourteen years, the sign attracted …

Electric Signs in Manhattan, 1881-1917 by Margaret Weigel

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Jun 19, 2008 — In 1978, the first electronic billboard appeared in Times Square. Known as Spectacolor, the billboard was created and designed by George …

FROM DAZZLING TO DIRTY AND BACK AGAIN: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIMES SQUAREThe following article and photos first appeared in a blog post written by Michael McMenamin for The Museum of the City of New York and are reused here courtesy of the museum.Originally known as Long Acre (also Longacre) Square after London’s carriage district, Times Square served as the early site for

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