52nd Street (Manhattan)

52nd Street
The theatres of 52nd Street in 2007
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Maintained byNew York City Department of Transportation
Length1.9 mi (3.1 km)
LocationManhattan, New York
West end NY 9A West Side Highway
East endCul-de-sac east of First Avenue

52nd Street is a 1.9-mile-long (3.1 km) one-way street traveling west to east across Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. A short section of it was known as the city's center of jazz performance from the 1930s to the 1950s.