Washington Street (Manhattan)
Washington Street is a north–south street in the
Main east–west streets crossed include (from north to south)
History
Washington Street was named for George Washington, first President of the United States. The land under the street was owned by Trinity Church, and was ceded to the city in 1808.[1]
Until the 1940s, a stretch of Washington Street, especially from Battery Place to Rector Street, was the home of the city's
At the current location of the World Trade Center site, Washington Street once ran through a neighborhood called Radio Row, which specialized in selling radio parts. The neighborhood was demolished in 1962, when the area was condemned to make way for the construction of the World Trade Center. Much of Washington Street's route within this area, from Hubert Street in Tribeca to Albany Street south of the current World Trade Center, has since been demolished except for a one-block segment between Barclay and Vesey Streets.[3] In the first decade of the 21st century, another one-block segment of Washington Street in Tribeca still ran from Warren to Murray Street.[4] 101 Warren Street was being developed on the site by 2006,[5] replacing that remaining section of Washington Street.[6]
Notable structures
- 7 World Trade Center – a skyscraper built on the site of one of the same name destroyed in the September 11 attacks
- 130 Cedar Street – luxury hotel
- High Line – linear park
- Newgate Prison – the state's first penitentiary from 1797 to 1829
- The Standard, High Line – luxury hotel
- Verizon Building – residential building between Barclay and Vesey Streets
- Washington Street Plaza – pedestrian plaza between Carlisle and Albany Streets
- Bell Laboratories Building) – former Bell Labsfacility converted to residential and artists' spaces
- West Village Houses – a Jane Jacobs inspired set of infill buildings constructed in lieu of large apartment blocks
Transportation
Because Washington Street is so far west, public transportation in the immediate area is scarce. The crosstown
References
- ISBN 978-0-8232-1275-0., p.108
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (August 24, 2010). "When an Arab Enclave Thrived Downtown". The New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-8050-7691-2.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Walsh, Kevin (November 11, 2007). "Washington Street, Manhattan". Forgotten New York. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
External links
- Washington Street: A New York Songline – virtual walking tour
- Save Washington Street – A campaign to preserve the remnant of lower Washington Street in Manhattan