The New York Times headquarters was completed in 1905 on a triangular site at the intersection of Broadway, Seventh Avenue and 42 St., an area soon dubbed Times Square. The Times claimed that at 476 ft, the building was the "City's Tallest Structure from Base to Top," inflating its standard curb-to-top measurement of 363 ft by including its basements and flagpole.[1]This building was the original home to The New York Times before they moved to bigger offices on 8th Ave. It was the second tallest building in Manhattan when it opened and Times Square held a celebration of the opening of its new headquarters with a display of fireworks on January 1, 1904, at midnight. Since then, the famous New Year's Times Square Ball drop has been performed every year from its roof on New Year's Eve. The outside of the building holds one of the largest advertisement sign boards in the city.
