Nassau Street (Manhattan)
Nassau Street is in the
History
Nassau Street was originally called Kip Street, after an early Dutch settler family, but was subsequently named in honor of the royal family of the Netherlands, the House of Orange-Nassau. It was named some time before William of Nassau, the Dutch prince who became King William III of England, so that is not the origin of the name, despite how easily it could be mistaken as such. Nassau Street once housed many of the city's newspapers. For some period of time, the street was known as Pie Woman's Lane.[1] Late in the 20th century Nassau Street was closed to motor traffic during certain hours, in order to promote shopping.
Nassau Street borders on the
In 1931, the
Stamp collecting
As early as 1915,
Nassau Street was also the title of a book written in the 1960s by Herman Herst Jr.[8] that described the "golden age" of the stamp collecting industry.[6]
Notable buildings
From south to north:[9]
- 14 Wall Street, at 1–11 Nassau Street
- Federal Hall, east side of Nassau between Wall and Pine Streets
- Atlantic National Bank (1853-1873), at 17 Nassau Street
- Equitable Building, at 15–25 Nassau Street
- 28 Liberty Street, at 26–40 Nassau Street
- 140 Broadway, at 27–39 Nassau Street
- Liberty Tower, at northwest corner of Nassau and Liberty Streets
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building, at northeast corner of Nassau and Liberty Streets
- 63 Nassau Street
- Theatre on Nassau Street (1732–1765), at 64–66 Nassau Street, the first theatre in New York City
- Bennett Building, at 93–99 Nassau Street
- 5 Beekman Street, at 119–133 Nassau Street
- Morse Building, at 140 Nassau Street
- Potter Building, at 145 Nassau Street
- New York Times Building/41 Park Row, at 147 Nassau Street
- 150 Nassau Street, former New York Sun offices
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (November 14, 2001). "150th Anniversary: 1851–2001; Six Buildings That Share One Story". The New York Times. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
Surely the most remarkable of these survivors is 113 Nassau Street, where the New-York Daily Times was born in 1851.... After three years at 113 Nassau Street and four years at 138 Nassau Street, The Times moved to a five-story Romanesque headquarters at 41 Park Row, designed by Thomas R. Jackson. For the first time, a New York newspaper occupied a structure built for its own use.
- ^ Cunningham, Joseph; DeHart, Leonard O. (January 1, 1993). A History of the New York City Subway System. J. Schmidt, R. Giglio, and K. Lang.
- ^ Linder, Bernard (February 2016). "Contract 4 Subway Controversy". The Bulletin. Vol. 59, no. 2. Electric Railroaders' Association. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News". Vol. XXIX. Boston: Severn-Wylie-Jewett Co. 1915.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ a b c d e Pollak, Michael (October 15, 2010). "Street of Stamps". The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "About Our Company". Subway Stamp Shop. Retrieved December 4, 2006.
- Thomas, Robert McG. Jr. (February 7, 1999). "Herman Herst Is Dead at 89; An Esteemed Stamp Collector". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
40°42′37″N 74°00′29″W / 40.71028°N 74.00806°W
External links
- New York Songlines: Broad Street with Nassau Street, a virtual walking tour