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on the corner at Eighth Avenue. As one approaches the northeastern corner of the <br />intersection at Eighth Avenue, one can see a concentration of adult use <br />establishments on the still privately owned portion of that block. (The State will soon <br />begin condemnation of these buildings.) <br />Along the south side of the 42nd Street Study block there are also a number <br />of now -vacant retail establishments and theaters,-, as well as'the Candler office <br />building. Retail establishments that are open along the south side of the Study block <br />include electronics; -novelties, sporting goods and shoe stores, as well as one first -run <br />movie theater :. . <br />�- _ � ._,moi-`• _ ... ,; .; .. - _ ' -� <br />There are approximately six adult use establishments on the north side of the <br />42nd. ,Street Study Block;: and nine adult use establishments. on the soutii side, for a <br />total of 14. (Some of these stores are divided with more than one entrance and level). <br />42nd Street Control Block <br />The land uses along the north side of the 42nd Street Control Block between <br />Eighth and Ninth Avenues include the following uses: a bar, two parking lots, a church <br />and its rectory; office supply and. gift stores; a deli, an entry to an apartment house; <br />and the entrance to an adult use establishment whose main entrance is on Eighth <br />Avenue. <br />:;The..south side of the control block is most notable for the Port Authority Bus <br />Terminal, which takes up approximately two-thirds of the blockfront. - Additional uses <br />to the west of the Bus Terminal include: a pizzeria, a parking lot, ,a hotel entry, an <br />appliance servicing establishment, offices, and the US Post Offi <br />Station. ce's Times Square.., <br />Other than. the side entry to the Eighth Avenue adult use establishment, there <br />are no adult use establishments actually on the control block. <br />Eighth Avenue Study Block <br />The Eighth Avenue Study blockfront extends three blocks from 45th to 48th <br />Streets. The mixture of uses is not reflective of the General Commercial Core aspect <br />of the location. Instead, the uses are a mixture of local retail including novelty shops <br />and souvenir stands, as well as delis, drugstores, and liquor stores, parking lots, <br />vacant properties, and restaurants and other eating and drinking establishments. <br />There are some uses which serve the theatre industry to the east; for example, the <br />hardware store between 47th and 48th Street. <br />EVER00209 <br />23 <br />