Manhattan Nights-Lighting The Darkness
In 1880, the first electric street lights, arc lamps, were installed on Broadway from 14th to 26th Streets. The first electric marquee appeared on Broadway in 1891 at a theater on Madison Square at Broadway and 23rd Street. The famous Flatiron Building now occupies the site.
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Yellow Fog—New York City
The sodium vapor street lights on the west side of Manhattan, which burn with a yellow light, create a ghostly, surreal cityscape.
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