A wide main street or thoroughfare. Specifically refers to the famous theater district in New York City known for professional theater productions.
From 'broad' + 'way,' literally meaning 'wide road.' The New York Broadway was originally a Native American trail called 'Wickquasgeck Trail' that Dutch colonists widened into 'Breede Wegh' (broad way) in the 1640s.
New York's Broadway is actually one of the oldest north-south routes on Manhattan Island, following an ancient Lenape trail that zigzagged to avoid swamps and hills! This is why Broadway cuts diagonally across Manhattan's grid system, creating famous intersections like Times Square.
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