Füüsika 2 praktikum nr 14 (2015) (0)

Broadway
Broadway is a road in the USA of New  York .  Perhaps best  
known for the portion that runs through the borough of Manhattan 
in New York City, it actually runs 21 km through Manhattan and 
3.2 km through the Bronx , exiting north from the city to run an 
additional 29 km through the municipalities of Yonkers,  Hasting -
On-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington and Tarrytown and 
terminating north of Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County. It is 
the oldest north– south main thoroughfare in New York City, 
dating to the first New  Amsterdam settlement. The name 
Broadway is the English literal translation of the Dutch name, 
Breede weg. Broadway is known widely as the heart of the 
American theatre industry. 
Broadway was originally the Wickquasgeck  Trail , carved into
the brush of Manhattan by its Native  American inhabitants. This 
trail originally snaked through swamps and rocks along the length  
of Manhattan Island . 
In the 18th century, Broadway ended at the town commons 
north of Wall Street , where traffic
continued up the East Side of the
island via Eastern Post Road and the
West  Side via Bloomingdale Road. The
western Bloomingdale Road would be
widened and paved during the 19th
century, and called "Western
Boulevard"or "The Boulevard" north
of the Grand Circle , now called
Columbus Circle. On February 14,
1899, the name "Broadway" was
extended to the entire
Broadway/Bloomingdale/Boulevard
road.