Herald Square

I have to walk past Herald Square on my way to work. Today, I stopped in and looked around. At the north end, serendipity! A gorgeous statue of Minerva! According to the inscription, the statue--and the clock attached to it--originally sat atop of the New York Herald building, the legendary nineteenth century New York newspaper, for which "Herald Square" is named, but through this and that turn of events, ended up in the hands of the parks department.

After I came home, I listened to several versions of "Give My Regards to Broadway", the song from George M. Cohan's 1904 musical, Little Johnny Jones, that contains the line, "Remember me to Herald Square". 

It gives you chills--not because I'm a New Yorker--I'm not. But because we had to learn and sing this song in elementary school, and so, by way a different route, I have nostalgia and a feeling of connection. 

Stick here on the pier, and watch for the sky rocket!