TKTS BOOTH. W. 47th Street between 7th Avenue and Broadway. Architects: Meyers & Schiff, 1973.
The TKTS Booth is the Times Square location most sought out by the thousands of tourists who flock to the square each year. More than 1.5 million people pass through the TKTS Booth and buy half-price, same-day tickets to Broadway and off-Broadway shows. There is one other booth in lower Manhattan.
One precedent for the half-price ticket policy was Joe Leblang’s discount ticket counter...