Love it or loathe it, Times Square has been an iconic part of New York City since at least 1872, when it was called Longacre Square and was the central hub of the City's horse carriage industry.
In this collection of photos from Imgur uploader oblivious4, see how Times Square has changed through the years, from the first photo in 1898 all the way up to modern day, 2015.
Enjoy.
![1898](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/cee1e526bfb831bcf5bdb5a201643fea/elements/6e56020c965f5e6f09a44ea519e77262/xl/f6f7cf38-7f98-40ae-975e-f01e7e106a3e_2x.jpg)
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![1904](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/5738d16d7c7ec9e753dcad268b133227/elements/43097c5b22165543af8e880e7f661070/xl/d65ca83b-d1ef-4c2f-a67c-b6d2f600748e_2x.jpg)
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![1916](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/eb4fef9e6a7fdbcf684077c6e2624026/elements/3fef4c953fdffcdfcc4a558945699717/xl/61fde582-2b7e-4027-91f6-d7dd7e14ce68_2x.jpg)
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![1921](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/d48225841fa452ead353fb82893e73fd/elements/223bbd224421cb80123de36167ef1f25/xl/7edc7f37-45a4-4cc1-b3cf-aaa6ec1fadd3_2x.jpg)
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![1927](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/84d3479a95e99a508db4b8bafdf37683/elements/d07bcd94956f89b133f7cedc1a604be0/xl/a1b83df6-a05f-4f0e-9974-05b9905c86dc_2x.jpg)
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![1935](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/be4ab2306a26ecc345b66fab6ecaeb9c/elements/89585b696ce898dd8a82cfcf7d36af5e/xl/43cd75e3-8754-4469-9905-216fce8dbe93_2x.jpg)
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![1938](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/8db049139ac77b33766ceff64a24a82c/elements/61fa902a4ea90ebf05650aba54776800/xl/98e0dd17-e9f6-4dd0-814e-2f21c8cda3c1_2x.jpg)
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![1945](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/423b49e622814bdd86c701023d1750a7/elements/c56426f30184c912942e587c8d7f5791/xl/ba4ea494-38ab-4fa8-a532-6d84c034fc81_2x.jpg)
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![1950](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/dc09d31e5265541a4262021a850a723c/elements/6385d58edebd8d95d6451016510d0f8f/xl/015acf2e-517f-4ce3-ae3e-4f5d0ac99e89_2x.jpg)
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![1953](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/49cce5e31fed40fed9cce9bce5024573/elements/4e870b9530854c4e83d9246cda9e414a/xl/513965a5-4233-4dd7-b123-781f02300e27_2x.jpg)
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![1956](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/d05d6a2d55c70967129f12d063010f7e/elements/772ea0d522f498d8fbe7d9ae40697ead/xl/aaa7bf67-a036-4482-99a3-266bffd301d9_2x.jpg)
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![1961](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/78a239e20577251f04f815cde26fe8d5/elements/6854dc3708734694e74ee453ce01d506/xl/a5644aac-4078-4e68-beda-b5ce7dbf0d8f_2x.jpg)
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![1966](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/28664c9a3f88e005c98c0f86533b028f/elements/70a5791355576ce7f4217472c5fbee8b/xl/67f466d4-0919-45b1-b4f1-f5086d8b7f12_2x.jpg)
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![1973](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/e353757046e2f5724a015cf6f485553e/elements/870b8926008dc6005eda46ba470f764f/xl/de00dc4d-fc3e-471d-ad39-94ef85e658a6_2x.jpg)
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![1975](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/66ac918e5a02ea17dfe963fec6f1529c/elements/7d066a3c06c0483505806a256447ed92/xl/a3d444e0-b041-46a4-879f-2d61dd233dd2_2x.jpg)
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![1977](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/db8fb0212f6c451d88fefc2b5764ea90/elements/8ea28b5375122f934ef4acf323ccc5e2/xl/452e7d14-47d9-4385-9c50-343ebaa692e5_2x.jpg)
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![1980](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/fe3a12156003807f2828e30e5f018ab7/elements/5d7602d52d97b95cff2783fa84788daf/xl/57da99f0-3053-404c-ac3b-d1e5859c0066_2x.jpg)
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![1981](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/c83798505b74b55d62b8a9ac92bea7ec/elements/c72880962b888415a8875a260ef0da15/xl/dba3e681-3003-42bc-99df-111a6aeb8d53_2x.jpg)
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![1985](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/640beb3e888a9cd707f09b82fbab939d/elements/64a4b1415eea852ee3bb76799479208e/xl/2eb537c3-1d53-43f8-90ba-8f416646ffe4_2x.jpg)
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![1989](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/21868ee9bec05eac2d1ebb22ca6ce42d/elements/3cd35d6cc3f9d26258d983d4a210fa84/xl/9ca5c3c0-1708-4546-9eb1-baeacf5bae52_2x.jpg)
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![1993](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/1c00bc064894725650d3bc2d661a9e96/elements/945c38d2146245f9a8da936b5d744066/xl/5e2782df-eb82-4f1d-9152-cff5c47edf94_2x.jpg)
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![1995](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/a9fe0e9957113be902cf6c83959c36dd/elements/bf471c8d5b36a12eff284463584d3399/xl/66ae6849-80f3-48c9-820d-91429f0322bb_2x.jpg)
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![1999](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/6f46c6186785e406881e17d30bc0a0ee/elements/ef0a25e16e67d1312f813f7b33270802/xl/8614e653-64d2-4fcd-b104-bc3f0bbec3b0_2x.jpg)
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![2002](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/2a223c014cabb4d0e082794f61769d62/elements/96786cb1b2a22f1ec5974679cc23a5b4/xl/3a82537f-cf77-4aa8-b6d8-b1df53c2b6d1_2x.jpg)
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![2004](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/60358d733e3b36e1180502b70d0e37c7/elements/f8e4e420a1212fe1f86be3b13a72a506/xl/7accc53a-300a-4e6b-b316-21821bf8960a_2x.jpg)
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![2008](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/ca365b11d2dee7ddbeb5189d19a7481a/elements/806da5902e51ece00f12cb1d482ed138/xl/9fec22a8-d1b9-407c-8644-c9037418c6f9_2x.jpg)
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![2012](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/1df51fc0eaee429cf21951dfb3c8c671/elements/2e21c32236c106702220780384a38bae/xl/9c12dfa4-e72c-4b9b-b964-6e888017d7db_2x.jpg)
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![2015](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/942cc89fc03eeff689ae44d9286dc356/elements/a9860ec32953741a08625538d918f71d/xl/70e7827f-cf58-4d66-99a2-ea0984b5f799_2x.jpg)
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