Dead End

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A dead end is a cul-de-sac, a street or alley with only a single entry/exit. The term may also refer to:

New York City neighborhood

• The name applied to the Manhattan streets in the East 50's that dead-ended at the East River before the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive was built. This name was occasioned by the extreme poverty found there, and the crime that occurred as a result. This area was the inspiration for the films.

• Reference: Kenneth T. Jackson:The Encyclopedia of New York City: The New York Historical Society; Yale University Press; 1995. P. 320.

Film and television

• Dead End, a 1937 crime drama film that marked the first appearance of the Dead End Kids
• Dead End (1969 film), a Hong Kong film directed by Chang Cheh
• Dead End (2003 film), a film directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea and Fabrice Canepa
• "Dead End" (Angel), an episode of the television series Angel
• "Dead End" (seaQuest DSV), an episode of the television series seaQuest DSV
• Dead End (Transformers), the name of three different characters in the Transformers Universes
• Batman: Dead End, a popular 2003 fan film made by Sandy Collora

Music

• "Dead End", a song by Sam Roberts from his 2003 album We Were Born in a Flame
• "Dead End", a song by Swedish Melodic death metal band In Flames, from their album Come Clarity
• "Dead End Streets" (song), a song by The Kinks
• "Dead Ends", a song by Chad VanGaalen from his 2006 album Skelliconnection
• "Dead End" a song by British rapper Master Shortie from his A.D.H.D (album)

Literature

• Dead End (manga), a manga published in English by Tokyopop

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