MOTOGRAM. The
Motogram
, the world’s first moving sign,
has been a prominent Times Square landmark since 1928. The
Times Tower
(now 1 Times Square) serves as the base for the 360-foot-long sign. The sign’s 14,800 bulbs have announced major events in American history as well as the daily news and weather forecast. In 1910 New York Times owner
Adolph Ochs
allowed managing editor
Carl Van Anda
to post round-by-round results of the
Jim Jeffries
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