Theatre Alley

Coordinates: 40°42′40″N 74°00′26″W / 40.7111°N 74.0073°W / 40.7111; -74.0073
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Theatre Alley is a block-long cobblestone alley in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, between Ann and Beekman streets.[1] It is one of Manhattan's few alleys that is not privately owned, and prior to construction on the Temple Court Building and Annex 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Theatre Alley", NYC Arts, retrieved 2017-10-02
  2. ^ a b 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

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