Broadway
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.
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