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ABSTRACT
The research aims to highlight and analyzed the historical delineation of Times Square in the Book, “Forty Deuce Times Square 1983-1984” by Bill Butterworth. Before just 25 years; Times Square was a place where notorious drugs, prostitution, and pimping were wreaking havoc. The area was known to house myriad peep shows and pornographic theaters. In 1980, the western part of downtown commercial building boom began as part of a long-term development plan approved by the mayors of New York, Edward Koch and David Dinkins. In the mid 1990's Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (1994-2002) made ??efforts to "cleanse" the area, increase safety, closing the pornographic theaters, struggled with drug traffickers to open new tourist attractions, and upscale establishments. During that period various forms of glamorous and fun activities began to rise. One of the best examples involves the B-boy culture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII
DECLARATIONIII
Introduction1
Background of the study1
Significance of the Topic2
Central Idea of the Book3
About the Author4
CHAPTER 2: THE BIG APPLE (NEW YORK CITY)5
The pre-colonial era (until 1524)7
New Angouleme (1524-1609)7
Dutch Settlement (1624-1647)8
The decline of the Dutch in the region (1647-1664)9
New Amsterdam in 16649
The New York English (1664-1783)9
The enrichment of the colony to the decline of English rule (1664-1776)10
New York in the heart of the War of Independence (1776-1783)11
The emergence of the city (1783-1919)11
The emergence of a world city (1919-2001)13
The towers of the World Trade Center burned on Sept. 11 200113
Symbols and nicknames13
Geography of New York14
Territorial division15
Airports in New York JFK International Airport and LaGuardia Airport16
CHAPTER 3: HISTORY OF TIMES SQUARE17
Beginnings18
The Decline19
Revival of the Times Square20
Times Square ticker21
New Year's Eve celebration21
The sex industry in Times Square reborn22
A new risk: the cap pedestrian25
Broadway28
The crowd waiting for a fight Dempsey 192129
The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square29
The Hotel Astor in 1900-191029
The crystal ball in Times Square, 200730
Times Square today31
Why the "square"33
Heyday34
The history of Times Square35
The spirit of Times Square35
10 facts about Times Square in New York38
Colorful advertising in Times Square42
CHAPTER 4: FACTS ABOUT TIMES SQUARE44
Other Attractions of Times Square44
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION53
REFERENCES56
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Introduction
The Forty-Deuce: Times Square 1983-1984 is a book that delineates the American Culture of 1980s. The book portrays the glamorous life at Times Square. The representation of b-boys culture, rocking fly track suits, monster boom boxes, Cazal frames, and myriad more things got immense success in the cultural arena. It was launched in the days of Jamel Shahbazz's “Back in ...