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Madison Avenue celebrated street of Manhattan, borough of New York City. It runs from Madison Square (23d St.) to the Madison Bridge over the Harlem River (138th St.). In the 1940s and 50s, some of the major U.S. advertising agencies had headquarters in its midtown section, and the name of the avenue became synonymous with the advertising industry.

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Madison Avenue a street in New York City, centre of the American advertising business, often used in allusion to the world of American advertising agents.

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	New trend draws top retailers to Madison. (Madison Avenue, New York, New York)(Mid-Year Review and Forecast)(Industry Overview) Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 6/21/1995
	ABS Partners Real Estate, LLC has been hired to lease the ground floor commercial condominium unit located at 45 East 30th Street between Park and Madison Avenues.(Agents) Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 4/9/2008
	Madison Avenue retail corridor is expanding.(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 11/17/1999

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