Download or read book Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville written by David Freeland and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the architecture of New York City focusing on the hidden monuments to its nightlife, including the Lincoln Theater, Atlantic German beer hall, and Union square's American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.