aw the Depression coming. Suddenly, in 1929, the bottom had fallen out of life in America, and yet people still flocked to Times Square. Historians say that it was as if people were finding an escape in the movies and the clubs of the district, and would forget that they had no real money to spend (Duneier 30). These low years sent floods of people into Times Square to dream about their idolized film stars and watch the latest news flash around the Times Tower.
             Though people were still coming to the district, they did not have the same amount of money to spend. This lack of funding forced all of the theaters to turn themselves into cheap "grinder" theaters showing sexually explicit movies for a very small fee. It was, on all accounts, very cheap entertainment, but the public still poured in (Stone 62). Times Square emerged from the Depression much like the rest of America. It was tired and discouraged, but also ready for a new day.
             With the emergence of World War II, Times Square went through yet another change. Even before the Unit
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