Up for sale is my vintage classic "Show World" Times Square N.Y.C. Octagonal Brass token.
Please examine photo's carefully as this is the token that you will be receiving.
Will make an excellent addition to anyone's token collection.
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Token - Worlds Greatest Show Place
Features
| Location | United States  |
|---|---|
| Type | Miscellaneous Tokens › Brothel Token |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 3.79 g |
| Diameter | 20.58 mm |
| Thickness | 1.45 mm |
| Shape | Octagonal (8-Sided) |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 58299 |
Obverse
Legend
Script: Latin
Lettering:
WORLDS
GREATEST
SHOW
PLACE
Reverse
Woman and music
Script: Latin
Lettering:
WORLD
SHOW
CENTER
8 AVE.
42 ST.
N.Y.C
Edge
Plain
Comments
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Show World Center
Show World Center, the last of that bastion of all things nasty, is gasping its last breath on 8th Avenue. Today, Curbed and Gawker both picked up on the Post's report: "The Times Square area's once-raunchiest location is up for lease or sale, possibly spelling an end to what's left of porn king Richard Basciano's Show World Center at Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street."
believed to be early-mid 70s ....
Show World Center
Show World Center, the last of that bastion of all things nasty, is gasping its last breath on 8th Avenue. Today, Curbed and Gawker both picked up on the Post's report: "The Times Square area's once-raunchiest location is up for lease or sale, possibly spelling an end to what's left of porn king Richard Basciano's Show World Center at Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street."
believed to be early-mid 70s ....
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