This photograph tells its story by contrasting a sea of pedestrians at the bottom of the frame to the massive display of colorfully lighted marquees that fill the rest of the shot. The image is packed with details calling attention to the attractions on display here. Every inch of this image screams for such attention. The effect is both chaotic and energetic. This is what gives the city’s Times Square area its identity and purpose, and makes the phrase "Forty-Second Street" universally understood.