Theatre Alley

Theatre Alley is a block long cobblestone alley in Manhattan's Financial District between Nassau and Centre Streets.[1] It is one of Manhattan's few alleys that is not privately owned, and prior to construction adjacent to the alley c. 2010, it was "dank and claustrophobic".[2]

The alley was named for adjacent Park Theatre, which burned down in 1848.[2] According to Forgotten NY, it was New York's first one-way street, created to alleviate traffic jams caused by horse-drawn carriages arriving at the theater.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Theatre Alley", NYC Arts, retrieved 2017-10-02
  2. 1 2 Nick Carr (May 10, 2010), The Death of Theatre Alley (New York, You’ve Changed), Huffington Post
  3. ↑ "The alleys of lower Manhattan", Forgotten NY, retrieved 2017-10-02

Coordinates: 40°42′40″N 74°00′26″W / 40.7111°N 74.0073°W / 40.7111; -74.0073

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