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Great White Way

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1. Great White Way - Noun

2. Great White Way - Proper noun

Meaning

a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters

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I always felt like Broadway was not for me - in terms of ticket price, in terms of what was on there. I never saw myself reflected in the mirror of the Great White Way. Katori Hall

A portrait of Broadway in the early part of the 20th century and "The Great White Way" late at night appeared in "Artist In Manhattan"(1940) Jerome Myers, Artist in Manhattan, New York: American Artists Group, Inc. 1940. Source: Internet

Burrows & Wallace, p. 1063 By the 1890s, the portion from 23rd Street to 34th Street was so brightly illuminated by electrical advertising signs, that people began calling it "The Great White Way". Source: Internet

“Indecent” leads us from the first reading of “God of Vengeance,” across the cultural capitals of Eastern Europe, to Ellis Island and Broadway’s Great White Way and back again. Source: Internet

Quote: "By 1910, the blocks of Broadway just above 42nd Street were at the very heart of the Great White Way. Source: Internet

Debut author Federle has firsthand experience on the Great White Way, and it shows in this heartwarming and effortlessly funny story about a boy’s attempt to better understand himself and what he hopes to get out of life. Source: Internet

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