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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Passing By—New York City
John Hertz, who founded the Yellow Cab Company in 1907, chose yellow because he had read a study conducted by the University of Chicago that indicated it was the easiest color to spot.
Today 12, 480 taxicabs, driven by about 40,000 licensed drivers, serve about 240 million passengers a year.
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