Spring Street (Manhattan)

Spring Street

New York City Fire Museum, a former firehouse,
at 278 Spring Street
Former name(s) Brannon Street
Location Hudson Square, SoHo, and Nolita
(Manhattan, New York City)
Postal code 10012, 10013[1]
Coordinates 40°43′28″N 74°00′07″W / 40.724527°N 74.001982°W / 40.724527; -74.001982Coordinates: 40°43′28″N 74°00′07″W / 40.724527°N 74.001982°W / 40.724527; -74.001982
West end West Street
East end Bowery
North Prince Street
South Kenmare Street

Spring Street is a street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, which runs west-east, through the neighborhoods of Hudson Square, SoHo, and Nolita. It runs parallel to and between Dominick, Broome, and Kenmare Streets (to the south), and Vandam and Prince Streets (to the north).[2][3] The street's addresses begin from the Bowery and run ascending to Spring Street's end at West Street, which runs along the Hudson River.[4][5]

As it passes through the center of SoHo, Spring Street is known for its artists' lofts, restaurants, and trendy and high-end boutiques, as well as its collection of cast-iron buildings.[6][7][8]

History

Lispenard's Meadow in 1785, viewed from what is now the northeast corner of Spring Street and Broadway

Aaron Burr's estate, Richmond Hill, was located in the area in the 1790s. Burr dammed Minetta Creek to create an ornamental pool by his estate's main gate, which was located near where Spring Street, MacDougal Street and Sixth Avenue come together.[9]

In 1803, what would become Spring Street was the only street through the area, which was still rural, hilly and wooded.[10] In May 1805, the street was ordered widened to 65 feet by the Common Council of the City of New York.[11]

The St. Nicholas Hotel, no longer extant

The street was named Brannon Street until 1806,[12][13][14][15] because it ran through the garden of a man by that name at what is now Spring Street and Hudson Street.[16][17][18] Its current name comes from a fresh water spring which ran through Lispenard's Meadow, at the place where West Broadway is now.[16][17][19] The stream continues to run underground, occasionally flooding basements.[16]

In 1834, anti-black race rioters, primarily Irish immigrants, broke into the Spring Street Presbyterian Church, the home church of abolitionist Dr. Henry G. Ludlow. It was at the time located at 250 Spring Street between Varick Street and Sixth Avenue, where it had been established in 1811. The rioters caused extensive damage to the church's organ, pews and galleries. Two years after the riot, in 1836, a Gothic Revival structure was completed, replacing the old church. It stood on the site until the 1960s. In the early 20th century, the church served an impoverished community in which, according to the pastor, "Much of the neighborhood was lost in a kind of sodden apathy to which drunken quarrels brought release."[20][21][22]

The corner of Spring Street and Broadway was the location of the St. Nicholas Hotel, a six-story, marble-faced, 600-room luxury establishment that was designed by either J. B. Snook or Griffith Thomas,[8] and was completed in 1853. It was equipped with the newest technological conveniences, such as central heating, hot running water, and a telegraph office in the lobby. The interior of the hotel featured frescoes on the ceiling, gas light chandeliers and walnut wainscotting. The opulence of the hotel was such that one visitor described a stay there as: "like an introduction to the palace of some Eastern prince."[23] The building took up the full block between Spring and Broome Streets; only two small segments survive.[8][24][25]

Notable places

The James Brown House; to the right is the Urban Glass House
Spring Street salt shed at west end of street

Subway stations

Notable residents

In popular culture

There were two songs written about Spring Street:

References

Notes

  1. "Spring Street" on Google Maps
  2. Feder, Erik (2005). The Feder Guide to Where to Park Your Car in Manhattan (and Where Not to Park It!). Rhythmo Productions. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  3. "1 Spring Street" on the New York City Geographic Information System map
  4. "350 Spring Street" on the New York City Geographic Information System map
  5. Rosenberg, Andrew and Dunford, Martin (2011). Pocket Rough Guide New York City. Penguin. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  6. "Spring Street Shopping Guide". NBC New York. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 New York Landmarks Preservation Commission "NYCLPC SoHo – Cast-Iron Historic District Designation Report" (August 14, 1873) p. 40
  8. Burrows & Wallace, p.325
  9. Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York (February 14, 2007). "ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE SPRING STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY; Appendix A: New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner – Report of Findings" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  10. Common Council of the City of New York (May 27, 1805). "Full text of "Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, 1784–1831"". Archive.org. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Dennison and Lydia Wood House, 310 Spring Street" (PDF). nyc.gov. March 27, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  12. De Voe, Thomas Farrington (1862). The Market Book: Containing a Historical Account of the Public Markets of the Cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Brooklyn, with a Brief Description of Every Article of Human Food Sold Therein, the Introduction of Cattle in America, and Notices of Many Remarkable Specimens, Volume 1. Markets. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  13. Supreme Court, New York Special Term (1895). The New York State Reporter. W. C. Little & Co. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  14. Common Council and Peterson, Arthur Everett (1917). Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, 1784–1831 – New York (N.Y.). Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  15. 1 2 3 Moscow, Henry. The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins. New York: Hagstrom, 1978. ISBN 0823212750 p.96
  16. 1 2 "Lispernard's Meadow" on the SoHo Memory project website.
  17. City History Club of New York (1909). Historical Guide to the City of New York. F. A. Stokes Company. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  18. Cozzens, Issachar (1843). A geological history of Manhattan or New York Island: together with a map of the island, and a suite of sections, tables and columns, for the study of geology, particularly adapted for the American student. W.E. Dean. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  19. Burrows & Wallace, p.558
  20. Dunlap, David W. (2004) From Abyssinian to Zion. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7, p.264
  21. Federal Writers' Project. (1939) New York City Guide. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-403-02921-X (Reprinted by Scholarly Press, 1976; often referred to as WPA Guide to New York City), p. 80
  22. Burrows & Wallace, p.671
  23. White et al., p. 114
  24. "521–523 Broadway St. Nicholas Hotel"
  25. White, et al., p. 93
  26. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Postal, Matthew A. (ed. and text); Dolkart, Andrew S. (text). (2009) Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.) New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, p.47
  27. Goodman, Wendy. "Is 190 Bowery the Greatest Real-Estate Coup of All Time?", New York (September 21, 2008)
  28. "Jen Bekman homepage". jen bekman. January 22, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  29. Kennedy, Randy "Last Hurrah for Street Art, as Canvas Goes Condo" New York Times (December 14, 2006)
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Spring Street" on New York City Songlines
  31. Lombardi's | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews. Zagat. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  32. Nevius, Michelle and Nevius, James. Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City. New York: Free Press, 2009. ISBN 141658997X, p. 195
  33. McGratty, Clayton. Taïm | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews. Zagat. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  34. "Building: SPRING at 225 Lafayette Street in Nolita" on the StreetEasy website
  35. Balthazar | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews. Zagat. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  36. Hamilton, William. "The Proto-Loft, Reborn" New York Times (March 23, 2006)
  37. Bui, Phong (April 17, 2010). "DONALD JUDD AND 1O1 SPRING STREET". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  38. White et al., p. 116
  39. White et al., p.124
  40. Dobkin, Jake (April 24, 2006). "Playground Mystery on Thompson Street Solved". Gothamist. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  41. Numero 28 | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews. Zagat. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  42. Aquagrill | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews. Zagat. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  43. "SoHo Hotels New York City | Trump SoHo New York". Trumphotelcollection.com. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  44. White, et al., p.187
  45. 1 2 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission "James Brown House Designation Report" (November 19, 1969)
  46. "Building: The Urban Glass House at 330 Spring Street in Soho" on the StreetEasy website
  47. Lombino, David. "A Gleaming Urban Glass House Astonishes Spring Street" New York Sun (November 6, 2006)
  48. "330 Spring Street" on the New York City Geographic Information Systems map]
  49. "Urban Glass House" on the CityRealty website
  50. 1 2 "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  51. "Willy Eisenhart, 48, Art Writer, Is Dead". New York Times. July 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  52. William L. Hamilton (March 23, 2006), The Proto-Loft, Reborn New York Times.
  53. Haigh, Kenneth. "Pioneer Theatre Company: Dramaturg's Notes". Pioneertheatre.org. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  54. "Lacoste Launches Married to the Mob Lace Hi-Tops (press release)". MTTM and Lacoste. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  55. "Andrew Wyatt" on Songbird.me
  56. Robins, Wayne (September 14–21, 2000). "Folk tales; Dar Williams gets to heart of The Green World". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  57. "New CDs from LeAnn Rimes, Beirut ; Vanessa Carlton, "Heroes & Thieves"". NBC News. October 8, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2013.

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