The surrounding area is part of Manhattan's Theater District and contains many Broadway theaters. In the first two decades of the 20th century, eleven venues for legitimate theatre were built within one block of West 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.
This area is part of Manhattan's Theater District and features many Broadway theaters. Between the years 1900 and the early 1920s, eleven legitimate theater venues were established in close proximity to West 42nd Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.