Everything about Central Park West Manhattan totally explained
Central Park West (CPW) is an avenue that runs north-south in the
New York City borough (New York City) of
Manhattan.
As its name indicates, CPW forms the western edge of
Central Park. It also forms the eastern boundary of the
Upper West Side. It runs 51 blocks from
Columbus Circle (at
59th Street, or
Central Park South) to Frederick Douglass Circle (at
110th Street, or Cathedral Parkway). The gates into Central Park are named, for example Merchants Gate at 59th Street, Womens Gate at 72d, and Strangers Gate at 106th.
South of Columbus Circle, in
Midtown, CPW becomes
Eighth Avenue. North of Frederick Douglass Circle, in
Harlem, it's alternately known as
Eighth Avenue or
Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Unlike many Manhattan avenues, CPW has traffic running in two directions.
Central Park West is the address of many famous residences, including
the Dakota (where
John Lennon lived with
Yoko Ono, who still resides there, and outside of which he was murdered in 1980),
the San Remo,
the El Dorado,
the Beresford, and
the Majestic. Most of these
housing cooperatives were built around 1930, replacing late 19th century hotels with the same names. Some, including The Century, The San Remo, and The Majestic, are twin towers. Other landmarks and institutions along its length include the
New-York Historical Society and the
American Museum of Natural History. The lead singer of
U2,
Bono, has an apartment in
The San Remo. The area from 61st to 97th Streets is included in the
Central Park West Historic District.
The building located at
55 Central Park West is the infamous "Spook Central" from the movie
Ghostbusters. The famed New York City restaurant
Tavern on the Green is located off of Central Park West, at 67th Street, within the grounds of Central Park.
In 1899
Henry Bliss alit from a streetcar at CPW and 74th Street, and became the first person to be run down and killed by a motor car in the Americas.
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