Manhattan · New York County
145 West 44th Street
POPS - Indoor Arcade
- Location
- 145 West 44th Street, Theater District / Times Square
- Size
- 0.06 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Indoor Arcade
145 West 44th Street is a Privately Owned Public Space in the heart of the Theater District, on the block between Broadway and Sixth Avenue that contains some of Broadway's most historic theaters.
West 44th Street is one of the great theater streets of Broadway, home to the Majestic Theatre (where 'The Phantom of the Opera' ran for 35 years), the St. James Theatre, the Broadhurst Theatre, and the Shubert Theatre, among others.
The indoor arcade at this address provides a pedestrian passage through a block where the pre-show and post-show crowds create some of the most intense sidewalk congestion in Manhattan. The POPS helps manage this theatrical pedestrian traffic.
The Theater District between 41st and 53rd Streets along Broadway is the most important concentration of live theater in the English-speaking world, with approximately 41 professional theaters hosting performances year-round.
This POPS exists in the heart of Broadway's theatrical tradition, providing public passage through a block that has hosted some of the most celebrated performances in American theatrical history.