City's East-West corridors: the chameleons of retailing. From: Real Estate Weekly | Date: October 2, 1996| Author: Consolo, Faith Hope | COPYRIGHT 1996 Hagedorn Publication. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Currently, the trend in retailing in New York City is toward eclecticism, and it's not at all surprising that so many areas have undergone changes.

The Manhattan streets that seem to have underdone the most dramatic transformation are, understandably, the major cross streets that run straight across town from the east side to the west.

57th Street

Still anchored by Tiffany & Co. on one side and Bergdorf Goodman on another, what was formerly k...