Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Obscure Local #1 Geography: George M. Cohan's back pocket

George Cohan's back pocket--the uptown side of the planter surrounding the statue of the composer George M. Cohan on the island of Father Duffy Square, near 46th and Broadway...during industrial events on the island, bottled water is stored there for working stagehands. The island was named Father Duffy Square after the heroic World War I chaplain of the Fighting 69th (the Irish unit, with many recruited from Hell's Kitchen).

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