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Worth Street: New York Songlines

WebSouth: Between 1773 and 1870, the area between Worth (then Anthony) and Duane streets, from Church to Broadway, was the grounds of the New York Hospital.In April 13, 1788, in …

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Walker Street: New York Songlines

WebWalker Street is named for Benjamin Walker (1753-1818), Revolutionary War officer who was aide-de-camp to Gen. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben--with whom he was rumored …

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48th Street: A New York Songline

WebSouth: Corner (782 8th Ave): The Broadway Firehouse, home to Engine 54, Ladder 4 and Battalion 9, lost 17 firefighters on September 11—one of the hardest hit. 234: Best …

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49th Street: A New York Songline

WebNorth: Graphic Communication Arts High School. 439: Founded in 1925 as the New York School of Printing, this is a public vocational school that specializes in printing, …

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Vandam Street: New York Songlines

WebNorth: Corner (160 Varick): A 12-story commercial building from 1927 that is home to the Varick Street Incubator, an attempt by NYU to foster start-up businesses. 29: The …

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Maiden Lane: A New York Songline

WebNorth: Corner (174 Broadway): William Barthman Jeweler was founded at this location in 1884.Barthman (1840-1914), who came to New York as a 12-year-old orphan by hiring …

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East Broadway: New York Songlines

WebNorth: 18 (corner): On the ground floor is a branch of the Cathay Bank (the Chatham Square branch, as opposed to the New York Chinatown branch across the street). Upstairs is the …

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Ludlow Street: New York Songlines

WebEast: Corner: The Ludlow, unattractive highrise helping to drain the history out of one of New York's most historic streets; has the nerve to use the slogan "a new view on the Lower …

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56th Street: A New York Songline

WebSouth: MONY Building. Corner (1740 Broadway): Built in 1950 as the 25-story headquarters of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. (Shreve, Lamb and Harmon were the architects), the …

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Fifteenth Street: A New York Songline

WebAs New York deindustrialized, jets replaced ocean liners and the island was linked with bridges and tunnels, the waterfront became a sleepy, rather shabby zone with a …

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Attorney Street: New York Songlines

WebWilliamsburg Bridge. Constructed in 1903, this was the second bridge to connect Manhattan and Brooklyn. By allowing Orthodox Jews to walk to Lower East Side synagogues on the …

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20th Street: New York Songlines

WebNorth: Corner (120 11th Ave): Was The Spike, the largest leather bar of the pre-AIDS era 535: Feigen Contemporary is a gallery in one of the Baker and Williams warehouses, …

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23rd Street: A New York Songline

WebSouth: 470 (corner): Il Bordello, Mediterranean 468: Gives an idea of original appear- ance of row houses, as do 464, 462 and 448. 450: Poet Edwin Arlington Robinson lived on top …

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21st Street: A New York Songline

Web21st Street. Before this area became incorporated into an expanding New York City, 21st Street was a rural lane known as the Abingdon Road, which connected Broadway with …

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Hudson Street: New York Songlines

WebHudson Street. 675: This triangular building, built as a factory c. 1849, houses Vento Trattoria, hip Italian. Downstairs is the restaurant's lounge, Level V, which used to be the …

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22nd Street: A New York Songline

WebSouth: 136: From 1972-74, this was the first home of This & That Gallery, a private disco. 132: The Stanwick Building houses the Irish Repertory Theater. The Gallery, the first …

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18th Street: A New York Songline

WebNorth: Corner (130 10th Ave): La Luncheonette is pretty pricey for a luncheonette. (I guess that's what "La" means.) 463: Brick stable built c. 1880, along with its neighbor to the …

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51st Street: A New York Songline

WebNorth: 255: Invite Health; Vasili Shoe Repair 253: EC Professional Video 251: Siam Inn, hotel; includes Blue Chili, Thai Times Square Church. 237: This church was founded in …

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50th Street: A New York Songline

Web301-303 (corner): Described by the New York Times as "a sweet grey building with a Beaux-Arts feel," it was hit by a falling crane from 51st Street on March 15, 2008; the landlord is …

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Canal Street: New York Songlines

Web329 (corner): Canal Rub- ber-- "If It's in Rubber, We Have It!"--since 1954 . 327: Fay Da Bakery Cafe was David's Office Equipment 323: Manny Jewelry 321: Canal Electronics …

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Bleecker Street: New York Songlines

WebWest: 384: Rafaella to Go 382: Old Japan Inc. antiques 380: Ralph Lauren was Basiques, linen boutique 378: Tupli, shoe store with roughly eight pairs of shoes 376: Cynthia …

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Centre Street: New York Songlines

WebEast: Police Building. 240 (block): This Baroque palace, designed by Hoppin & Koen, was the headquarters of the NYPD from 1909 until 1973. Some 2,000 anarchists, Bolsheviks …

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