Barren Berlin FD2025-custom was one of many dignitaries

was one of many dignitaries on hand to witness the signing and to hear President Johnson call on all Americans to help "eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in America

infamous for its smells

salmon and Joe Tuna's cigar

Its notoriety as a New York landmark is exemplified by it being a set location in the "Spider-Man" movies and in the opening images of "The Late Show With David Letterman

Barren Berlin FD2025-custom was one of many dignitariesThis stark image of Alexanderplatz public square is part of a collection of photos of once bustling locations that were rendered deserted by the global health crisis of 2020. Despite the emptiness or because of it, the locations took on a haunting beauty captured in The Times article, The Great Empty. During the height of the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, The Times sent dozens of photographers out to take images of popular public plazas,