#Times Square

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Video thumbnail — The Bankrupt Mars 2112: NYC's Weird & Troubled Martian Restaurant
Trends 1998–2012

Mars 2112

A 33,000-square-foot spaceship restaurant in Times Square where you literally flew to Mars on a motion-simulator shuttle before tumbling into a three-story underground Martian cavern. It was the largest space-themed restaurant on Earth when it opened, and it felt like it — a pure sci-fi fever dream.

Video thumbnail — Official All Star Cafe / Times Square New York City - March 1997
Trends 1995–2007

Official All Star Café

A 600-seat sports cathedral in Times Square where six of the world's biggest athletes put their names on a restaurant and filled it with memorabilia, video screens, and booths shaped like baseball mitts. It was Planet Hollywood's sports sequel — and proof that celebrity branding could turn dinner into an arena experience.