Let us take you back to the halcyon days when 42nd Street was the Deuce, Eighth Avenue was the Minnesota Strip, the Great White Way was a red light district, and the Crossroads of the World was XXX-rated. We will see former peepshows, grindhouses, adult book stores, dive bars, hotsheet hotels, sex clubs, porno theaters, and massage parlors–not to mention all three locations of the New York Times. We will discover the personalities who made Times Square what it was: the King of the Peeps; the reclusive genius behind the McDonalds of Sex; the woman who built a gay and S&M porn empire; the slumlord with two suitcases filled with gold and five wives; and the Catholic priest who flew too close to the neon sun and crashed and burned.
Meet at Duffy Square, in front of the statue of Father Duffy, at the north end of the square. (Don't confuse it with the statue of George M. Cohen, which is located at the south end of the square.) Duffy Square is located between 46th and 47th Streets, 7th Avenue, and Broadway. If you are running late or have some other problem, you can contact me directly at 917-439-0549.
Please arrive 15 minutes early.