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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, …

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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). …

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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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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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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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Watts Street: New York Songlines

WEBWatts Street. Watts Street was named in 1794 for John Watts (1749-1836). The last recorder of the City of New York under the colonial government, Watts supported 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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Sixteenth Street: A New York Songline

WEBNorth: Maritime Hotel. 363 (corner): Built in 1966 for the National Maritime Union, featuring porthole-like windows and a sloping setback. Later home to the scandal-ridden …

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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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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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35th Street: A New York Songline

WEB35th Street. This convention center, built in 1986, is a series of glass boxes designed by James Ingo Freed, an associate of I.M. Pei's. It was named for Jacob Javits (1904 …

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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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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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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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1st Avenue: New York Songlines

WEBRobert Wagner Houses An NYCHA complex of 22 buildings (also known as Triborough Houses) that opened in 1958, housing more than 5,000 people. It's named for Sen. …

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Norfolk Street: New York Songlines

WEBEast: Corner (245 E Houston): Remedy Diner.Formerly Never, then Lunar Blue Angel Orensanz Foundation. 172: This building is the oldest in New York City originally …

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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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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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Baxter Street: A New York Songline

WEBThe street that has since become a synonym for what is lowest and most criminal in the life of a great city--Baxter Street. --New York Times, November 4, 1899Baxter Street is …

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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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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 …

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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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