Times Square

Times Square was not the shady district it became a few decades later nor the Disneyfied family fun zones that it has become, but something between. Thromgs walked the streets at night. Most of the huge movie theaters were on or just off Broadway and were the only places in the city to catch first-run attractions. Middle class city goers went to plays more often then. There were penny arcades and clip joints, nightclubs and freak shows, hotels and resttuarants. 42nd Street already a rough reputation and was not a place for an unescorted woman unless she was in business.