Driving Downtown - 42nd St Theaters - New York City 4K
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Driving Downtown Streets - 42nd Street - New York City NY USA - Episode 18. \r
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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. The street has held a special place in New Yorkers imaginations since at least the turn of the 20th century, and is the site of some of New Yorks best known buildings, including (east to west) the United Nations, Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, Times Square and the Port Authority Bus Terminal.\r
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From the late 1950s until the late 1980s, 42nd Street, nicknamed The Deuce, was the cultural center of American grindhouse theaters, which spawned an entire subculture. The book Sleazoid Express, a travelogue of the 42nd Street grindhouses and the films they showed, describes in detail the unique blend of people who made up the theater-goers,\r
For much of the mid and late 20th century, the area of 42nd Street near Times Square was home to ivities often considered unsavory,[10] including peep shows. A comedian once said, They call it 42nd Street because youre not safe if you spend more than forty seconds on it.[citation needed]\r
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Revitalization\r
In the early 1990s, city government encouraged a clean-up of the Times Square area. In 1990, the city government took over six of the historic theatres on the block of 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and New 42nd Street, a not-for-profit organization, was formed to oversee their renovation and reuse, as well as to construct new theatres and a rehearsal space.\r
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In 1993, the Walt Disney Corporation bought the New Amsterdam Theatre, which it renovated a few years later. It is now the flagship for Disneys theatrical productions in New York.\r
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Since the mid-1990s, the block has again become home to legitimate theatres and several multi-screen mainstreamtheatres, along with shops, restaurants, hotels, and attrions such as Madame Tussauds wax museum and Ripleys Believe It Or Not that draw millions to the city every year. This area is now co-signed as New 42nd Street to signify this change.\r
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Driving Downtown Streets - 42nd Street - New York City NY USA - Episode 18. \r
Starting Point: 42nd Street & 11th Avenue - .\r
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. The street has held a special place in New Yorkers imaginations since at least the turn of the 20th century, and is the site of some of New Yorks best known buildings, including (east to west) the United Nations, Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, Times Square and the Port Authority Bus Terminal.\r
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20th century\r
From the late 1950s until the late 1980s, 42nd Street, nicknamed The Deuce, was the cultural center of American grindhouse theaters, which spawned an entire subculture. The book Sleazoid Express, a travelogue of the 42nd Street grindhouses and the films they showed, describes in detail the unique blend of people who made up the theater-goers,\r
For much of the mid and late 20th century, the area of 42nd Street near Times Square was home to ivities often considered unsavory,[10] including peep shows. A comedian once said, They call it 42nd Street because youre not safe if you spend more than forty seconds on it.[citation needed]\r
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Revitalization\r
In the early 1990s, city government encouraged a clean-up of the Times Square area. In 1990, the city government took over six of the historic theatres on the block of 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, and New 42nd Street, a not-for-profit organization, was formed to oversee their renovation and reuse, as well as to construct new theatres and a rehearsal space.\r
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In 1993, the Walt Disney Corporation bought the New Amsterdam Theatre, which it renovated a few years later. It is now the flagship for Disneys theatrical productions in New York.\r
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Since the mid-1990s, the block has again become home to legitimate theatres and several multi-screen mainstreamtheatres, along with shops, restaurants, hotels, and attrions such as Madame Tussauds wax museum and Ripleys Believe It Or Not that draw millions to the city every year. This area is now co-signed as New 42nd Street to signify this change.\r
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