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10 East 40th Street or the Mercantile Building is a skyscraper on 40th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is located in the middle of the block between Fifth and Madison avenues, extending south to 39th Street .
23 and 25-33 W. 39th St. and 28, 32-34, and 36 W. 40th St. ... Known as New York City Center Theater. Moorish-revival interior and exterior details. Harry P. Knowles ...
James Churchill (1863 – January 19, 1930) was an American businessman, restaurateur and NYPD police captain.He was the founder of the Broadway restaurant-cabaret club "Churchill's", located on Forty-Ninth Street, which became one of the most popular establishments in New York City for over a decade prior to Prohibition.
The American Radiator Building is at 40 West 40th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. [4] [5] The original section of the building occupies a rectangular land lot with a frontage of 77 ft (23 m) along 40th Street, a depth of 98 ft (30 m), and an area of 7,604 sq ft (706.4 m 2). [4]
The Engineers' Club Building is at 32 West 40th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. [4] [5] The building occupies a rectangular land lot with a frontage of 50 ft (15 m) along 40th Street, a depth of 98.75 ft (30.10 m), and an area of 4,943 sq ft (459.2 m 2).
Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on December 13, 1931, Churchill attempted to cross Fifth Avenue in New York City and was struck by a car driven by Cantasano. The crash occurred because Churchill apparently forgot that, in the United States, traffic on two-way roadways keeps to the right whereas in his native United Kingdom it keeps to the left. [3]
In February 1927 actress Gail Kane and others were arrested following a performance of The Captive, which was considered indecent and a violation of Section 1140A of the New York City Criminal Code. The Empire continued to present both original plays and revivals, including the English premiere of The Threepenny Opera in 1933, until 1953.
Built by the New York Edison Company, the facility was located in the Murray Hill neighborhood on the east side of First Avenue between East 38th and 40th streets, alongside the East River. The Waterside station also later served as a cogeneration facility and generated steam for the New York City steam system.