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great white way; gay white way
noun
Broadway and the theatre district of New York US, 1901- The color line along the Great White Way wasn’t broken, exactly, but it sure got dented some, during the weeks we blew our lumps down there. — Mezz Mezzrow, Really the Blues, p. 286, 1946
- To everyone, everywhere, the Great White Way is synonymous with Glamour, Gaiety – and Girls. — Whisper Magazine, p. 24, May 1950: “How Hot is Broadway?”
- The few who stayed, and the tourists, stayed to the Gay White Way, as they used to name it, clubbing, bar hopping, or taking in a show. — Mickey Spillane, Return of the Hood, p. 80, 1964
- With my second [pay check] I decided to hit the Great White Way and see what all the fun was about. — Antony James, America’s Homosexual Underground, p. 113, 1965
- Gazing from Broadway and 42nd toward Macy’s at 34th, one saw The Great White Way, the main drag of vaudeville and musical comedy theaters, the medium of the day. — Josh Alan Friedman, Tales of Times Square, p. 48, 1986
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