42nd Street (Manhattan)

:For the film of this name, see 42nd Street (film). For the Broadway musical of the same name, see 42nd Street (musical).

Related Topics:
42nd Street (film) - 42nd Street (musical)

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42nd Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, known for its theaters, especially near the intersection with Broadway at Times Square. It is also the name of the region of the theater district (and, at times, the red-light district) near that intersection. 42nd Street has held a special place in New York lingo since at least the turn of the twentieth century.

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New York City - Borough - Manhattan - Theater - Broadway - Times Square - Red-light district

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The Lincoln Highway, conceived in 1913 as America's first transcontinental highway, used the portion of 42nd Street west of Times Square, on the way to the Weehawken Ferry to Weehawken, New Jersey, where it continued for 3389 miles across the country to San Francisco.

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Lincoln Highway - 1913 - Weehawken Ferry - Weehawken, New Jersey - San Francisco

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