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MIDTOWN WEST AND
THE THEATER DISTRICT

At the heart of Midtown lies Times Square, glamour of neon to Broadway, the signs
where huge neon displays flash and crowds getting bigger and brighter, until eventually
bustle. The Theater District lies north of 42nd the street came to be known as the “Great
Street, and offers a fabulous concen tration of White Way.” After World War II, the draw of
live theater. It was the move of the Metropolitan the films waned, and the glitter was replaced
Opera House to Broadway at 40th Street in by grime. Fortunately, since the 1990s,
1883 that first drew theaters and restaurants redevelopment has brought the public
here. In the 1920s, movie palaces added the and bright lights of Broadway back.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Streets and Buildings Modern Architecture Landmark Hotels
5 Discovery Times Square 1 Rockefeller Center and Restaurants
8 New York Public Library r 1740 Broadway 4 Algonquin Hotel
q McGraw Hill Building Parks and Squares 7 Bryant Park Hotel
w Paramount Building Landmark Stores
e Shubert Alley 6 Bryant Park 2 Diamond District
u Alwyn Court Apartments 9 Times Square
p Hell’s Kitchen Famous Theaters
Museums and Galleries 3 Lyceum Theatre
i Intrepid Sea, Air 0 New Amsterdam Theatre
& Space Museum t New York City Center
o Museum of Arts y Carnegie Hall
and Design

River PIER 92 W E S T 5 8 T H S TR E E T See also Street Finder maps 7, 8, 11, 12

DE WITT 59th St-
Columbus Circle
CLINTON PARK WEST 56TH STREET 1.A.B.C.D
W E S T 5 7 T H S T R E E T
PIER 90
Hudson PIER 88 WEST 51ST STREET B R O A D W AY 57th St
WEST 55TH STREET
E L E V E N T H A V E N U E
N.Q.R
WEST 54TH STREET
CENTRAL PARK SOUTH
WEST 53RD STREET
T E N T H A V E N U E
T W E L F T H A V E N U E WEST 47TH STREET W E S T 5 3 R D S T R E E T F
WEST 52ND STREET
SEVENTH AVENUE
PIER 84 PIER 86 WEST 48TH STREET W E S T 5 4 T H S T R E E T 4 •13 57th St
W E S T 5 5 T H S T
WEST 50TH STREET
WEST 49TH STREET
PIER 83 N I N T H A V E N U E 50th St Seventh Ave (SIXTH AVENUE)
B.D.E
C.E
PIER 81 WEST 44TH STREET E I G H T H A V E N U E
50th St
1
AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
W E S T 5 1 S T S T R E E T
WEST 45TH STREET
West Midtown WEST 43RD STREET W E S T 4 9 T H S T R E E T
49th St
Ferry Terminal WEST 42ND STREET (THEATER ROW) WEST 46TH ST N.Q.R
47th-50th St-
Rockefeller Center ROCKEFELLER
42nd St- DUFFY B.D.F.M PLAZA
Port Auth. SQUARE
WEST 41ST STREET
WEST 39TH STREET
WEST 40TH ST
Restaurants see Bus Terminal WEST 45TH STREET A V E N U E
A.C.E
WEST 48TH ST
pp299–302 Times Sq- 14 •19
WEST 47TH ST
TIMES
1 Aureole 42nd St SQUARE
1.2.3
2 Becco 12 Molyvos
3 Le Bernardin 13 Norma’s W E S T 4 0 T H S T R E E T
4 Burger Joint at 14 Osteria al Doge Times Sq- 42nd St F I F T H
42nd St
B.D.F.M
Le Parker Meridien 15 Quality Meats 7.N.Q.R.S Fifth Ave
5 Carnegie Deli 16 Russian Tea W E S T 3 9 T H S T R E E T 7
6 DB Bistro Moderne Room
7 Esca 17 The Sea Grill
8 Estiatorio Milos 18 Taboon
9 Joe Allen 19 Virgil’s Real 0 meters 500
10 Marea Barbecue
11 Marseille 0 yards 500
Grand chandelier hanging from the ceiling of the New York Public Library For keys to symbols see back flap
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