Lyric Question

In the lyrics for "42 nd St" it says "the avenue I'm taking you to - 42 nd St"

42 nd St is a street & not an avenue. Mrs R asked me this while we were singing this in bed today. Does this make sense?

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That was my thinking also.

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And, it might be added, "every street's a boulevard in Old New York"

Let Me Google That For You:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=avenue+definition

In my hometown (Fort Lauderdale), which has a strict grid except where it is interrupted by canals (which is often), streets, courts and places run East/West; avenues, terraces, lanes run North/South. "Boulevards" are few and usually refer to divided streets with a median or other separator in the middle.

On the other hand, our second largest city, LA, has no apparent system: streets, roads and the like run in all directions, often for 40 or 50 miles at a stretch.

Isn't the world (and the English language) interesting?

My bigger problem is with "Lullaby of Broadway". It has nothing whatsoever to do with Broadway Theatre, it's about the street and how people in New York City stay up all night. It's such a non-sequitur when Julian Marsh builds up to "Think of Musical Comedy, the two most glorious words in the English language!", and then the whole company enters and sings and dances and says "AND YOU GET TO STAY UP REALLY REALLY REALLY LATE!"

But I guess people just hear the word "Broadway", watch the kickline, and don't think too closely about what they're actually singing.

Yes, it's a great song in of itself, but it really makes no sense in the context of Julian Marsh convincing Peggy Sawyer not to quit the show.