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THE GREAT WHITE WAY
NEW AMSTERDAM THEATER FACADE
New York, New York, USA
Herts & Tallant (est. 1900), Architects
New York, New York, USA
THE HIPPODROME BUILDING FACADE
New York, New York, USA
Thomas Lamb (1871–1942), J. H. Morgan
(dates unknown), Architects
Dundee, Scotland; birthplace unknown
HOLLYWOOD REVUE MARQUEE
New York, New York, USA
Mortimer Norden (1873–1962), Designer
New York, New York, USA
1903 1905 1929
During the late nineteenth century, New York
City’s Theater District, originally located in
lower Manhattan, moved steadily north due to
the expansion of the city’s transit system (see
page 52), which brought a growing population
to theaters ...