Broadway is the longest street in New York and begins in downtown Manhattan and runs through town and across the Broadway Bridge, connecting Manhattan with the Bronx and through the Bronx. When one refers to the "Great White Way", one is talking about about the 36 theaters located between West 41st and 53rd streets and 6th and 8th avenues in New York. This small area in the center of the hub of Manhattan has been host to some of the most famous stage productions in the world. Originally, when this land was a Dutch frontier trading post, stage performers were forbidden there.
Broadway's theater district was one of the first areas in America to get electric light. By 1880, one mile of the street was lit electrically, earning the nickname, "The Great White Way".
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