The Day the War Ended

August 14, 1945, Times Square at the second the news breaks, confetti falling like a blizzard while strangers embrace strangers and a sailor spins a nurse. The whole square is one held breath, released

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

Number	2800
Era	ERA IX · The Bloom
Family	Citizens
Borough	Manhattan
Location	Times Square · Midtown
States	1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.