were marked for demolition in the extension, and the demolished buildings included the Bedford Street Methodist Church, constructed in 1840. Most of Seventh Avenue has carried traffic one-way southbound since June 6, 1954. The portion north of Times Square carried two-way traffic until March 10, 1957. Transportation Seventh Avenue is served by the for most of its length, with service between 42nd Street and Central Park South. The Seventh Avenue station also serves the . North of the park, Powell Boulevard is served by the Harlem–148th Street on the , and the 155th Street station on the . It is also served by numerous local MTA New York City Bus routes, primarily the south of Central Park and the north of the park. Notable districts and buildings South of 14th Street Seventh Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the West Village. The now dismantled St. Vincent's Hospital was a main downtown hospital on Seventh Avenue and 11th Street. Running through the Garment District (which stretches from 12th Avenue to 5th Avenue and 34th Street to 39th Street), it is referred to as Fashion Avenue due to its role as a center of the garment and fashion industry and the famed fashion designers who established New York as the world fashion capital. The first, temporary signs designating the section of Seventh Avenue as "Fashion Avenue" were dual-posted in 1972, with permanent signs added over the ensuing years. Seventh Avenue intersects with Broadway and with 42nd Street at Times Square, with multiple buildings at the intersections. Notable buildings located on Seventh Avenue include: Alwyn Court Apartments, 58th Street Carnegie Hall, Osborne Apartments, and Rodin Studios, 57th Street AXA Center (originally The Equitable Tower), at 51st Street Madison Square Garden and Penn Station, 32nd Street Fashion Institute of Technology, 27th Street Notable buildings on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, from Central Park north through Harlem, include: Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Hotel Theresa See also 6½ Avenue References Notes External links New York Songlines: Seventh Avenue, a virtual walking tour 07 West Village Greenwich Village Chelsea, Manhattan Times Square Harlem