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Tenderloin District (other)
Tenderloin District may refer to: *Tenderloin, Manhattan *Tenderloin, San Francisco See also * Tenderloin (other) Tenderloin may refer to: Food * Beef tenderloin * Pork tenderloin Neighborhoods * Tenderloin, Manhattan * Tenderloin, San Francisco Entertainment * ''Tenderloin'' (film), a 1928 film * ''Tenderloin'' (musical), a musical from 1960 * ''Tenderl ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenderloin, Manhattan
The Tenderloin was an entertainment and red-light district in the heart of the New York City borough of Manhattan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The area originally ran from 24th Street to 42nd Street and from Fifth Avenue to Seventh Avenue.Elsroad, Lisa. "Tenderloin" in , p.1161 By the turn of the 20th century, it had expanded northward to 57th or 62nd Street and west to Eighth Avenue,New York City Landmark Preservation Commission"23rd Police Precinct ("Tenderloin") Station House Designation Report" pp. 2–3 encompassing parts of what is now NoMad, Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, the Garment District and the Theater District. Etymology New York Police Department Captain Alexander S. "Clubber" Williams gave the area its nickname in 1876, when he was transferred to a police precinct in the heart of this district. Referring to the increased number of bribes he would receive for police protection of both legitimate and illegitimate businesses there – esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenderloin, San Francisco
The Tenderloin is a neighborhood in downtown San Francisco, in the flatlands on the southern slope of Nob Hill, situated between the Union Square shopping district to the northeast and the Civic Center office district to the southwest. It encompasses about 50 square blocks, and is a large wedge/triangle in shape (point faces East). It is historically bounded on the north by Geary Street, on the east by Mason Street, on the south by Market Street and on the west by Van Ness Avenue. The northern boundary with Lower Nob Hill has historically been set at Geary Street. The area has among the highest levels of homelessness and crime in the city. The terms "Tenderloin Heights" and " The Tendernob" refer to the area around the indefinite boundary between the Upper Tenderloin and Lower Nob Hill. The eastern extent, near Union Square, overlaps with the Theater District. Part of the western extent of the Tenderloin, Larkin and Hyde Streets between Turk and O'Farrell, was officially named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
