▁which ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁designed ▁to ▁res emble ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁Broadway ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Be acon ▁Theatre ▁at ▁West ▁ 7 4 th ▁Street , ▁designated ▁a ▁national ▁land mark ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁still ▁in ▁operation ▁as ▁a ▁concert ▁ven ue ▁after ▁its ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁as ▁a ▁v au dev ille ▁and ▁music ▁hall , ▁and ▁" s ister " ▁ven ue ▁to ▁Radio ▁City ▁Music ▁Hall . ▁ ▁At ▁its ▁intersection ▁with ▁West ▁ 7 8 th ▁Street , ▁Broadway ▁sh ifts ▁direction ▁and ▁continues ▁directly ▁u pt own ▁and ▁aligned ▁approximately ▁with ▁the ▁Commission ers ' ▁grid . ▁Past ▁the ▁b end ▁are ▁the ▁historic ▁Ap th orp ▁a partment ▁building , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁First ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 , ▁its ▁current ▁building ▁on ▁Broadway ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁The ▁road ▁heads ▁north ▁and ▁passes ▁histor ically ▁important ▁a partment ▁houses ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁B eln ord , ▁the ▁Ast or ▁Court ▁Building , ▁and ▁the ▁Art ▁N ouve au ▁Corn wall . ▁ ▁At ▁Broadway ▁and ▁ 9 5 th ▁Street ▁is ▁Sym phony ▁Space , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁as ▁home ▁to ▁avant - gar de ▁and ▁classical ▁music ▁and ▁dance ▁performances ▁in