Identifier: landmarkhistoryo00ulma (find matches)
Title: A landmark history of New York; also the origin of street names and a bibliography
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Ulmann, Albert, 1861-1948
Subjects: Historic buildings -- New York (State) New York Streets -- New York (State) New York New York (N.Y.) -- Bibliography
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ng the busy throng that hurries daily past the oldgraveyard, we walked down Broadway, and halteda moment at Exchange Place to admire the bronzefigure of Wolfe, who saved jSTew York from theErench; and that of Clinton, who built its greatcanal. On the west side of Broadway, at Xo. 55, thereis a narrow passage between the high buildings. Itwas known long ago as Tin Pot Alley, and a modernterra-cotta tablet recalls the fact to those who passit in our day. Curious name, isnt it? commented Tom. Yes, replied the professor, the English had aqueer way of designating some of their streets.Marketfield, which the Produce Exchange almost en-tirely covers, was known as Petticoat Lane, becauseit contained the residences of some of the people offasliioii; Xassau Street was originally referred toas The Strccte that leads by the Pye Womans;Whitehall was called Shop Street; William, theGlassmakers Street; Eulton, Partition Street; andDuane, Barley Street. Why, heres an old cannon, remarked (Jeorge, 233
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A LANDMARK HISTORY OF NEW YORK 235 pointing to one that serves as a post in front ofNo. 55 Broadway. A Eevolutionary relic, explained the professor. Opposite Bowling Green we cast a parting lookat the old steamship buildings which, since our firstvisit, had been sold to the Government to make roomfor a new Customhouse. Then we entered Battery Park, which, as the pro-fessor reminded us, was almost entirely made land,filled in over the shallow and rocky ground that wasonce swept by the tide. In the early part of the present century, hecontinued, many fine mansions occupied StateStreet, Battery Place, Whitehall Street, BowlingGreen, and the lower end of Broadway. A reminis-cence of those days is that old-fashioned but still ele-gant house over yonder on State Street, which bears,as you see, the sign of a Poman Catholic mission.For many years Battery Park was a fashionablepromenade, and presented a gay scene on pleasantafternoons. But here we are at the Aquarium, originallycalled Castle C

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