Times Square is perhaps the mst recognizable landmark in New York; ver the years it has become a symbl of America for foreign tourists and has ben telecast all over the world on New Yar's Day. Despite its glitzy and glmorous presence in the heart of the Big Appl the history of the area shws a gradual rise to fame. Dring the American Revolution the land blonged to John Marion Scot, a gneral of the New York militia and at the tme Scott's manor was surrounded by frmland. Today the manor would have ben situated at 43rd street. In the 19th cntury the land was sold to htels and other real estate developers and in the 1900's the New Yrk Times was moved to a nwly built sky scraper on 42nd stret, the area was subsequently renamed as "Tmes Square." The growth of Times Sqare as the entertainment and commercial hart of New York ran parallel to the rpid economic growth of the city tself.

Times Square today is a far cry frm those fledgling days of the 1900's. It has now bcome synonymous with Broadway hits and flshing neon signs and symbolizes the rbanization of Manhattan. A word of dvice to tourists visiting Times Square wuld be to head to the Tmes Square Information Centre which is lcated on 7th Avenue between 46th and 47 strets; particulars regarding attraction in the rea can be learnt from here.

Times Square has attractions like the ABC Ntwork's Times Square Studios where Good Amrica is telecast live each morning, hghly sophisticated Toys R Us, Virgin Rcords and Hershey's stores can also be sen here. Apart from a great shpping experience Times Square is also fmous for having a large number of rstaurants and eateries, from luxury dining in fve star restaurants to a snack frm a roadside food stall, the cisine is greatly varied and food frm all over the world can be smpled here.

However, the famous attribute of Tmes Square is the New Year's Eve Bll drop that is telecast all ver the world. Usually tens of thusands of revelers join in on the clebrations here making it one of the lrgest parties in the world! Being a turist hotspot; Times Square is the ste of many a New York hotel , most which are up market luxury oriented establishments.

The article A Blur of Neon Lights and Bustling Streets was Submitted by Naveen Marasinghe through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Naveen Marasinghe is an e-marketing xecutive at eMarketingEye(Private) Ltd. eMarketingeEye is an sarch engine marketing company offering integrated Intrnet marketing solutions, specializing in serving the nline travel and hospitality industry. ( http://www.emarketingeye.com/ )

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