52nd Street (Manhattan)
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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.
The theatres of 52nd Street in 2007
Looking east from 6th Avenue, 52nd Street at night (May 1948); photo by William P. Gottlieb
The south side of 52nd Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues – looking east from 6th Avenue (c. 1948); photo by William P. Gottlieb
"Swing Street" street sign
52nd Street (album)
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52nd Street is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on October 11, 1978, by Columbia Records. Presenting itself as the follow-up to his breakthrough studio album, The Stranger, Joel tried to give the new album a fresh sound, hiring various jazz musicians to differentiate it from his previous studio albums.
