Times Square Building, Art Deco skyscraper in Rochester, United States
The Times Square Building is an Art Deco tower in downtown Rochester, New York, recognized by four aluminum wings that project outward from its central body. The 14-story structure contains office floors with interior walls lined in marble imported from Spain and Italy.
Construction began on October 29, 1929, the very day of the Black Tuesday stock market crash that set off the Great Depression. The project was completed despite the severe economic downturn that followed, and the building has remained in use ever since.
The lobby walls are decorated with trompe-l'oeil wheat motifs, a nod to Rochester's past as a major flour-milling city. Visitors can still see these painted details today, which give the interior a local character that goes beyond typical office decor.
The building sits on Exchange Boulevard in the heart of downtown Rochester and is easy to reach on foot from other central points. The ground floor and lobby are open to the public, so visitors can walk in and look around without any prior arrangement.
The basement still holds two original bank vaults from when the building first opened, including a main vault with a particularly heavy door. They were never removed and remain one of the few visible traces of the banking use the building once housed.
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