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[[Image:Washington Square nord1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Waverly Place as the northern boundary of [[Washington Square Park]].]] |
[[Image:Washington Square nord1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Waverly Place as the northern boundary of [[Washington Square Park]].]] |
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'''Waverly Place''' is a narrow street in the [[Greenwich Village]] section of [[New York City]], in the [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. It is unique amongst city streets in that Waverly changes direction roughly at its midpoint, turning from a northwest-southeast street to an east-west street. It was named after [[Sir Walter Scott|Sir Walter Scott's]] novel ''[[Waverley (novel)|Waverley]]'' in 1833. It is named on the [[Disney]] series ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''. |
'''Waverly Place''' is a narrow street in the [[Greenwich Village]] section of [[New York City]], in the [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. It is unique amongst city streets in that Waverly changes direction roughly at its midpoint, turning from a northwest-southeast street to an east-west street. It was named after [[Sir Walter Scott|Sir Walter Scott's]] novel ''[[Waverley (novel)|Waverley]]'' in 1833. Scott had many admirers in Greenwich Village and the street was named by a petition of the residents in [[1833]], a year after Scott's death. It is named on the [[Disney]] series ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''. |
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===Intersections from northwest to southeast=== |
===Intersections from northwest to southeast=== |
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Revision as of 08:25, 22 July 2008
Waverly Place is a narrow street in the Greenwich Village section of New York City, in the borough of Manhattan. It is unique amongst city streets in that Waverly changes direction roughly at its midpoint, turning from a northwest-southeast street to an east-west street. It was named after Sir Walter Scott's novel Waverley in 1833. Scott had many admirers in Greenwich Village and the street was named by a petition of the residents in 1833, a year after Scott's death. It is named on the Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place.
Intersections from northwest to southeast
- Bank St.
- W 11th St.
- Perry St.
- 7th Ave. South
- Charles St.
- W 10th St.
- Christopher St. - just south of this intersection, Waverly Pl. bends 120 degrees to the east.
Intersections from west to east
- Gay St.
- 6th Ave.
- MacDougal St. - changes name to Washington Square North
- 5th Ave.
- University Pl. - changes name back to Waverly Place
- Greene St.
- Mercer St.
- Broadway
Notes
- A Disney Channel show called Wizards of Waverly Place is set in the neighborhood
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