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One Astor Plaza is a 745 ft (227 m) high skyscraper in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Completed in 1972, the building is 54 stories tall and was designed by Der Scutt of Ely J. Kahn & Jacobs. Originally known as the W. T. Grant Building as headquarters of the now-defunct retail chain, it is currently the headquarters for Viacom and houses the MTV Studios, Minskoff Theatre, PlayStation Theater, and some retail outlets. It is located at 1515 Broadway between West 44th & 45th Streets. Previously, the Hotel Astor had occupied this location from 1904 to 1967. Construction of the W. T. Grant Building began in 1968 and was completed in 1972.
It is owned and managed by SL Green Realty Corporation The building engineers are Shmerykowsky Consulting Engineers.
The Minskoff is a Broadway theatre named after its developers, a prominent local real estate family. Accessible from the middle arcade in the center of the building, it opened in 1973 with 1,621 seats.
Broadway is a station on the Red Line subway at the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Broadway in South Boston, Massachusetts. It was opened on December 15, 1917 as part of the Dorchester Extension of the "Cambridge Connection" from Downtown Crossing (formerly Washington station) to Andrew. The station has a single island platform to serve the two tracks. Broadway was planned to be a stop on the Urban Ring Project, which is currently shelved due to lack of funding.
After the Cambridge Tunnel was completed between Harvard and Park Street in 1912, work began to extend the line south to Dorchester. Rather than being opened all at once, the second section was opened station-by-station as soon as possible due to popularity. Extensions opened to Washington (Downtown Crossing) in 1915, South Station Under in 1916, and to Broadway on December 15, 1917. Broadway was the southern terminus of the line until Andrew opened on June 29, 1918. With the exception of Park Street - which was built with three platforms to handle crowds - Broadway was the only station on the original Cambridge-Dorchester Tunnel with an island platform (rather than two side platforms) in order to facilitate transfers through its three levels. Not until Columbia and Savin Hill opened in 1927 were there other island platforms used on the line.
Broadway is a major street in Chicago's Lake View, Uptown, and Edgewater community areas on the city's North Side, running from Diversey Parkway (2800 North) to Devon Avenue (6400 North). Originally called Evanston Avenue, the name of the street was changed to Broadway on August 15, 1913 as part of 467 road name changes enacted on that date. The new name was taken from New York City's famous theater district. The street runs at a mostly southeast-to-northwest diagonal direction between Diversey Parkway and Lawrence Avenue (4800 North). Between Lawrence Avenue and Devon Avenue, Broadway runs in a north-to-south direction and becomes 1200 West in place of Racine Aveune. The north-south section of Broadway is located a half-block west of and parallel to the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line and Purple Line elevated train tracks. Broadway carries U.S. Route 14 from its terminus at Foster Avenue to the intersection of Ridge and Bryn Mawr Avenues. Broadway is the only street in the city of Chicago that does not have a suffix. It is neither Street, Avenue, Road, Boulevard nor Parkway; known simply as Broadway.
Broadway is a 1929 film directed by Pál Fejös from the play of the same name by George Abbott and Philip Dunning. It stars Glenn Tryon, Evelyn Brent, Paul Porcasi, Robert Ellis, Merna Kennedy and Thomas E. Jackson.
This was Universal's first talking picture with Technicolor sequences. The film was released by the Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and DVD with Paul Fejo's Lonesome on August 2012.
Roy Lane and Billie Moore, entertainers at the Paradise Nightclub, are in love and are rehearsing an act together. Late to work one evening, Billie is saved from dismissal by Nick Verdis, the club proprietor, through the intervention of Steve Crandall, a bootlegger, who desires a liaison with the girl. "Scar" Edwards, robbed of a truckload of contraband liquor by Steve's gang, arrives at the club for a showdown with Steve and is shot in the back. Steve gives Billie a bracelet to forget that she has seen him helping a "drunk" from the club. Though Roy is arrested by Dan McCorn, he is later released on Billie's testimony. Nick is murdered by Steve. Billie witnesses the killing, but keeps quiet about the dirty business until she finds out Steve's next target is Roy. Billie is determined to tell her story to the police before Roy winds up dead, but Steve isn't about to let that happen and kidnaps her. Steve, in his car, is fired at from a taxi, and overheard by Pearl, he confesses to killing Edwards. Pearl confronts Steve in Nick's office and kills him; and McCorn, finding Steve's body, insists that he committed suicide, exonerating Pearl and leaving Roy and Billie to the success of their act.
Designed by one of the truly great New York architects of the 20th Century, Ely J. Kahn & Jacobs, 1515 Broadway is an iconic 54-story office tower located between 44th and 45th Streets. Situated in the bowtie of Times Square, within New York City’s famed Broadway theater district and just steps from 14 subway lines, Penn Station, and the Port Authority, the building boasts both absolute proximity and convenience. A significant lobby renovation was completed in 2010, emphasizing the building’s soaring ceiling heights and featuring dramatic accent walls consisting of glass blocks custom designed by contemporary artist Chris Cosma. With exceptional views across the character-filled neighborhood, a convenient in-building garage, ultra-efficient center core design, and column-free floor plates...
As the MTV studios prepare to move from their longtime home, we take a moment to reflect on their presence in Times Square, how they came to be there, and why the clock is ticking on their residence.
S|N|A's LED spectacular at 1515 Broadway in Times Square, New York. The high-resolution video display features four large LED screens, totaling more than 4,400 square feet and 4 million pixels. The project is built with 10 mm outdoor surface-mount device (SMD) technology, adding to the high-quality look and widening the viewing experience. See more project info at www.snallc.com/projects/1515-broadway. Video Credit: Orange Barrel Media
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PlayStation Theater 1515 Broadway Theater District, Midtown Manhattan, b/t 44th St & 7th Ave, Theater District, Midtown Manhattan West. PlayStation Theater has a large standing room orchestra section, combined with a large area of seating towards the rear of the auditorium. It was originally built as the Loew's Astor Plaza Theatre, a movie theater operated by Loews Theatres, which opened in 1974 and closed in August 2004.
1515 Broadway 4 Person Times Square Office
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1515 Broadway, the black box theater and coffee shop that has given many artists its start and took in the Occupy Detroit general assemblies over the winter, fell into foreclosure when owner Chris Jasczak ran into hard times. Michigan Forclosure Moratorium, Occupy Our Homes and Chris' many friends in the Detroit arts community stood up for him and the bank back to the bargaining table. The people united will never be defeated.
One Astor Plaza is a 745 ft (227 m) high skyscraper in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Completed in 1972, the building is 54 stories tall and was designed by Der Scutt of Ely J. Kahn & Jacobs. Originally known as the W. T. Grant Building as headquarters of the now-defunct retail chain, it is currently the headquarters for Viacom and houses the MTV Studios, Minskoff Theatre, PlayStation Theater, and some retail outlets. It is located at 1515 Broadway between West 44th & 45th Streets. Previously, the Hotel Astor had occupied this location from 1904 to 1967. Construction of the W. T. Grant Building began in 1968 and was completed in 1972.
It is owned and managed by SL Green Realty Corporation The building engineers are Shmerykowsky Consulting Engineers.
The Minskoff is a Broadway theatre named after its developers, a prominent local real estate family. Accessible from the middle arcade in the center of the building, it opened in 1973 with 1,621 seats.
I wanna dance with you this whole night
I hope the music never slows up
I hope this place don't never close up
Hold tight
'cause you're the only one who feels right
Girl I know it's now or never
I wanna dance with you forever
So hold on tight - never let me go, baby
'cause I can feel the rhythm of your love
And when you get yourself in motion
Girl it's tearin' my emotions right in two
Hold tight
And we will dance into the moonlight
All the stars they will surround us
We will be so glad we found us
So hold on tight - never let me go, baby
'cause I can feel the rhythm of your love
And when you get yourself in motion
I get lovin' notions all for you - yes I do
Hold tight
And we will dance into the moonlight
I hope the music never slows up