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'''Times Plaza''' is the historical name for the intersection of [[Flatbush_Avenue_(Brooklyn) | Flatbush Avenue]], [[Fourth_Avenue_(Brooklyn)|Fourth Avenue]], and [[Atlantic_Avenue_(New_York_City)|Atlantic Avenue]] in the [[New York City]] [[borough]] of [[Brooklyn]]. The area came to be called Times Plaza due to the fact it was near the offices of the [[Brooklyn Times-Union|Brooklyn Daily Times]].<ref>''An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn'' By Francis Morrone, James Iska, [http://www.google.com/books?id=G2tsE5v6XQYC&lpg=RA7-PA42&dq=%22flatbush%20avenue%22%20brooklyn%20square&lr=&pg=RA11-PA20#v=onepage&q=%22flatbush%20avenue%22%20brooklyn%20square&f=false pg. 334]</ref> The US Post office located at 542 Atlantic Avenue is still called the Times Plaza Station. |
'''Times Plaza''' is the historical name for the intersection of [[Flatbush_Avenue_(Brooklyn) | Flatbush Avenue]], [[Fourth_Avenue_(Brooklyn)|Fourth Avenue]], and [[Atlantic_Avenue_(New_York_City)|Atlantic Avenue]] in the [[New York City]] [[borough]] of [[Brooklyn]]. The area came to be called Times Plaza due to the fact it was near the offices of the [[Brooklyn Times-Union|Brooklyn Daily Times]].<ref>''An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn'' By Francis Morrone, James Iska, [http://www.google.com/books?id=G2tsE5v6XQYC&lpg=RA7-PA42&dq=%22flatbush%20avenue%22%20brooklyn%20square&lr=&pg=RA11-PA20#v=onepage&q=%22flatbush%20avenue%22%20brooklyn%20square&f=false pg. 334]</ref> The US Post office located at 542 Atlantic Avenue is still called the Times Plaza Station. |
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It sits on the borders of the [[Park Slope]], [[Fort Greene]], and [[Boerum Hill]] neighborhoods in [[Brooklyn]]. It is a short distance down Flatbush Avenue from the [[Grand Army Plaza]]. |
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Revision as of 14:09, 26 February 2010
Times Plaza is the historical name for the intersection of Flatbush Avenue, Fourth Avenue, and Atlantic Avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area came to be called Times Plaza due to the fact it was near the offices of the Brooklyn Daily Times.[1] The US Post office located at 542 Atlantic Avenue is still called the Times Plaza Station.
It sits on the borders of the Park Slope, Fort Greene, and Boerum Hill neighborhoods in Brooklyn. It is a short distance down Flatbush Avenue from the Grand Army Plaza.
Landmarks
The Times Plaza Control House, or headhouse was the original entrance to the subway, when it was buit in 1908 by Heins & LaFarge. It's located on the triangular island at the center of the intersection proved inconvenient as traffic increased on the 3 major streets that surround it, and so other entrances were created. [2]
The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower at 1 Hanson Place is an iconic Brooklyn landmark, and sits just at the north side of Times Plaza.
Notable locations
- The Atlantic Avenue Terminal of the LIRR
- The Atlantic-Pacific Street station of the NYC subway system
- The Atlantic Terminal Mall
- The site of the Atlantic Yards development project