NIGHTVIEWAMONGBroadway,thefabledGreatWhiteWay,amongthemosticonic,storiedandfamousstreetsintheworldhadahumbleandpragmaticoriginandovertime,throughcenturiesofhumanactivityanddevelopment,evolvedintoanavenueofbrightlightsandvividdreams.ThenameBroadwayistheEnglishliteraltranslationoftheDutchname,Breedeweg.BroadwayisknownworldwideastheheartoftheAmericantheatreindustry.Intro&HISTORYDAYTIMENIGHT1.COLUMBIAUNIVERSITYColumbiaUniversity,foundedin1754,isanAmericanprivateIvyLeagueresearchuniversityinNewYorkCity.ItistheoldestinstitutionofhigherlearninginthestateofNewYork,thefiftholdestintheUnitedStates,andoneofthecountry'snineColonialCollegesfoundedbeforetheAmericanRevolution.2.EMPIRESTATEBUILDINGTheEmpireStateBuildingisa102-storyskyscraperlocatedinMidtownManhattan,NewYorkCity,attheintersectionofFifthAvenueandWest34thStreet.In1964,floodlightswereaddedtoilluminatethetopofthebuildingatnight,incolorschosentomatchseasonalandotherevents,suchasSt.Patrick'sDay,Christmas,IndependenceDayandBastilleDay.Intro3.ENDOFTHEROAD