The cool thing about the Lamb’s Theater (currently under renovation) on West 44th Street in Times Square?
The row of fairly unnoticeable lamb skulls lining the exterior.
Sort of a weird building motif, especially for family-friendly Times Square, no?
-SCOUT
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They aren’t real, are they??
By the way, just watned to say great job on the blog, its a great read.
It’s interesting that it’s a ram’s skull although, given the name of the theatre, it makes sense.
You’ll notice, if you look at the second or third storeys of a lot of turn-of-the-century architecture in the city, a motif of an ox skull hung with garlands. This was a common motif in antiquity, from Roman temples (referring to sacrificial oxen).
Here’s an example I was able to find in a quick Google images search (although not one in NYC):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66122200@N00/714644952
I find it odd that not only did you find these skull motifs on the building…but the building itself looks to be closed/abandoned! Former cult lodge perhaps?
@Ali: the Scout notes in the first paragraph that the building is being renovated.
Those are rams’ skulls, not lambs’ skulls.
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