▁the ▁former ▁Sym phony ▁Theatre , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁as ▁a ▁premier ▁" music ▁and ▁motion - picture ▁house ". ▁At ▁ 9 9 th ▁Street , ▁Broadway ▁passes ▁between ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁sk ys c rap ers ▁of ▁the ▁A riel ▁East ▁and ▁West . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 0 7 th ▁Street , ▁Broadway ▁mer ges ▁with ▁West ▁End ▁Avenue , ▁with ▁the ▁intersection ▁forming ▁Stra us ▁Park ▁with ▁its ▁T itan ic ▁Memorial ▁by ▁August us ▁L uk eman . ▁ ▁Northern ▁Manh attan ▁and ▁the ▁Bron x ▁ ▁Broadway ▁then ▁passes ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁Columbia ▁University ▁at ▁ 1 1 6 th ▁Street ▁in ▁M orn ings ide ▁He ights , ▁in ▁part ▁on ▁the ▁tract ▁that ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Blo oming dale ▁Ins ane ▁As yl um ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁until ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁West chester ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁Still ▁in ▁M orn ings ide ▁He ights , ▁Broadway ▁passes ▁the ▁park - like ▁campus ▁of ▁Bar n ard ▁College . ▁ ▁Next , ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁quad rangle ▁of ▁Union ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁and ▁the ▁brick ▁buildings ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁of ▁America ▁with ▁their ▁land sc aped ▁interior ▁cour ty ards , ▁face ▁one ▁another ▁across ▁Broadway . ▁On ▁the ▁next ▁block ▁is ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁School ▁of ▁Music . ▁ ▁Broadway ▁then ▁runs ▁past ▁the ▁Manh attan ville ▁campus ▁of ▁Columbia ▁University , ▁and ▁the