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Theatre Alley

1st one-way street in NYC
Description

Theatre Alley was the 1st one-way street in NYC, created to prevent horse carriage accidents arriving at Park Theater. It was the beginning of traffic regulation. 

Started, 1791
Related Sites
Park Theatre-The alley was named for adjacent Park Theatre, which burned down in 1848
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Current Location
Theatre Alley, New York, NY 10038, USA
Previous Locations
Nearby
Park Row Building (15 Park Row)
184 feet
New York University (NYU) founded by Gallatin
210 feet
Old New York Times Building (41 Park Row, Pace University)
226 feet
Potter Building
236 feet
New York Anti-Slavery Society founded
240 feet
National women’s suffrage
243 feet
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current Drawings and documents
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1832
The theatre and surrounding neighborhood at Park Row

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