Astor Place in the East Village. Astor Place was in the nineteenth century the area of residence of the wealthy and influential
Astor Place in the East Village. Astor Place was in the nineteenth century the area of residence of the wealthy and influential New York society. Although today is a somewhat impersonal area itself, marks the boundary between Greenwich and East Village, constituting a strategic position given the attractiveness of these neighborhoods. In 1849, the English actor William Macready who played Hamlet at the Astor Place Opera House, originated a fight for criticizing her American counterpart Edwin Forrest, which killed 34 people.
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