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Times Squares’ Secrets: LED Advertising and One Times Square Building is Empty

August 11, 2009 by in Random with 3 Comments

Here is a little geekery as well as interesting information about the building that is made famous every New Years Eve. The building (with the exception of the first three floors) is completely empty. Why? Well first is the cost to retrofit the building with modern amenities.

Because of the extensive cost of renovating the building with central air conditioning, the building currently has no tenants above the retail floors and is only used to hold dozens of colorful advertisements. Additionally, the operators of One Times Square have noted that the building makes more revenue as a collection of advertisements than it would full of tenants. [via]

But the geek side of things is the tech behind the LED signs that make Times Square sparkle.


  • David

    so, if I understand this correctly, in the winter homeless people have to sit out in the cold, while right behind them there’s an empty building??

  • Jerry

    Yes David, “the building are completely empty.” :P

  • Charles

    David,

    Homeless people in America is LAZY people!!! You need to seriously take a try to India, Bangladesh, and Tanzania. Then come back to America and complain about homeless people!

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