Number One Times Square is the most viewed building in Times Square, both in person and on TV, and although the building is completely vacant, makes more money than any other building in
The building was built between 1903 and 1905 as a home for the New York Times, and it 
remained so until 1961. Since then, although the building was brought up to city construction code in 1996, it remains tenantless. However, it rakes in millions of dollars per day from the advertising clinging to its outer walls! In 2000, it was estimated that 
the building's 26 signs bring in monthly rent checks ranging from $100,000,000 to $250,000,000.
Click on the photos to enlarge and see who is advertising in the 
That’s right, on my recent visit, I was given free advertising space just because I’m MUSHY!
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Great Photos from "Downtown"
Damn, you look good up there! lol
Looks like you're having a great time, I've always wanted to visit there ... someday I hope to!
LOL - You keep a blog and then you become a celebrity. I think it was an honor for them to have you advertise there that they decided not to charge you. Next time maybe you can ask them for a little corner of free advertisment for a certain COOL guy.
Hilarious! And check out the gut on that tourist! You been busy my brutha.
uh huh...
And I've got a really big penis.
I resemble that remark!
That sure was nice of them to give you free space instead of making another few million ;) I didn't realize that no one was in that building, but it would probably be difficult to look out to the back of all those signs.
Ha! Great job! And your stuff should be up in lights, too!
P.S. I swear - the word verification I've been given is "Wzhup" (What's Up?)
Well, it only seems fair, after all you give them free adertising on your blog, huh?
Quid pro quo and all that (grin). The only place I've ever been in America, this brings back many happy fond memories of my single days.. smile.
We can celebrate our country's birthday together through this wonderful invention of Al Gore's
Mushy ... Number One on Times Square,
as well it should be! That was a fun tour with some great details that I didn't know - thank you.
HAHAHAHA! Oh come on now...you're just joking....they paid YOU, right?
Wow, I've walked by that building a thousand times and didn't realize it was empty. ha. Next time somebody asks me for help on the subway I'm gonna turn the tables and ask them to tell me something else I don't know!
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