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Washington Street (Manhattan)

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651 655 Washington Street
651 655 Washington Street

Washington Street is a north-south street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs in several distinct pieces, from its northernmost end at 14th Street in the Meatpacking District to its southern end at Battery Place in Battery Park City. Washington Street is, for most of its length, the westernmost street in lower Manhattan other than West Street. The exceptions are a one-block segment in the West Village where Weehawken Street lies between West and Washington Streets, and in Battery Park City. Main east-west streets crossed include (from north to south) Christopher Street, Houston Street and Canal Street; neighborhoods traversed include the Meatpacking District, the West Village, Hudson Square and Tribeca. At points north of Canal Street, traffic on Washington Street travels south; at points south of Canal Street, it travels north.

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Washington Street (Manhattan)
Vestry Street, New York Manhattan

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Vestry Street 49
10013 New York, Manhattan
New York, United States
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Area (nightclub)

Area was a themed nightclub that operated from 1983 to 1987 at 157 Hudson Street in Manhattan, New York City. The club was known for its unusual invitations.The club was founded by brothers Eric Goode and Christopher Goode, Shawn Hausman and Darius Azari. The brick building housing Area was originally built in 1866 to house the stables of American Express.Area was the first nightclub using themed decors that on average changed every six weeks. Some of the themes were "art", "suburbia", and "disco". The art department was headed by Eric and Jennifer Goode, Serge Becker, and performance and visual artists. The venue was open from Wednesday to Saturday, 11 pm till 4 am, with Wednesday nights reserved to special parties for Brian Ferry, Interview Magazine, as well as celebrity birthday parties. The life of the club is chronicled in the book Area: 1983-1987 by Eric and Jennifer Goode.Area attracted many celebrities. Stephen Saben and Michael Musto, writing for Details magazine and The Village Voice respectively, chronicled the doings there. Musto's book, Downtown. looked back on the phenomenon. There are several mentions of Area in Andy Warhol's diaries. Ben Buchanan was the official photographer for the club and was there most nights documenting the scene. These photos were in Details every month and often in the New York Post and Daily News. In February 1985, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jonathan Larson conceived of his unpublished musical Superbia while in Area's projectionist's booth.