NO. 2797ERA IX · CITIZENS · MANHATTAN

The First Midnight Ball

December 31, 1907, and the first ball comes down its flagpole over Times Square in a coat of light bulbs. Every countdown you ever screamed started here

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The First Midnight Ball
Number2797
EraERA IX · The Bloom
FamilyCitizens
BoroughManhattan
LocationTimes Square · Midtown
States1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, an art census of New York City: 7,542 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.

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