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'''Bridge Street''' is a street located in the lower part of the [[New York City]] [[Borough (New York City)|Borough]] of [[Manhattan]] and runs between [[State Street (Manhattan)|State Street]] and [[Broad Street (Manhattan)|Broad Street]], and is split in two by [[Whitehall Street (Manhattan)|Whitehall Street]]. |
'''Bridge Street''' is a street located in the lower part of the [[New York City]] [[Borough (New York City)|Borough]] of [[Manhattan]] and runs between [[State Street (Manhattan)|State Street]] and [[Broad Street (Manhattan)|Broad Street]], and is split in two by [[Whitehall Street (Manhattan)|Whitehall Street]]. |
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In the 17th century city of [[New Amsterdam]], the [[Dutch people|Dutch]] created two canals, one at present day Broad Street (then called "Princegracht" or Prince Canal) and one at present day [[Beaver Street (Manhattan)|Beaver Street]] (then called "Heeregracht" or Gentleman's Canal). There were three bridges crossing the "Prince Canal" and one of them was at the end of Bridge Street ({{lang-nl|Brugstraat}}). |
In the 17th century city of [[New Amsterdam]], the [[Dutch people|Dutch]] created two canals, one at present day Broad Street (then called "Princegracht" or "Prince Canal") and one at present day [[Beaver Street (Manhattan)|Beaver Street]] (then called "Heeregracht" or Gentleman's Canal). Bridge Street is named after a bridge that crossed There were three bridges crossing the "Prince Canal" and one of them was at the end of Bridge Street ({{lang-nl|Brugstraat}}). The bridge was built for the convenience of residents of the houses that had risen on the sides of the canal. A mailbox nearby was specifically for trans-Atlantic mail. English and Dutch shopkeepers began in 1670 to gather there every Friday afternoon, giving rise to the first Merchant's Exchange. <ref>Title=The Street Book: An encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins;Author=Henry Moscow;Publisher= Fordham University Press, 1979;Page= 31</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:34, 7 February 2010
Bridge Street is a street located in the lower part of the New York City Borough of Manhattan and runs between State Street and Broad Street, and is split in two by Whitehall Street.
In the 17th century city of New Amsterdam, the Dutch created two canals, one at present day Broad Street (then called "Princegracht" or "Prince Canal") and one at present day Beaver Street (then called "Heeregracht" or Gentleman's Canal). Bridge Street is named after a bridge that crossed There were three bridges crossing the "Prince Canal" and one of them was at the end of Bridge Street (Dutch: Brugstraat). The bridge was built for the convenience of residents of the houses that had risen on the sides of the canal. A mailbox nearby was specifically for trans-Atlantic mail. English and Dutch shopkeepers began in 1670 to gather there every Friday afternoon, giving rise to the first Merchant's Exchange. [1]
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- ^ Title=The Street Book: An encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins;Author=Henry Moscow;Publisher= Fordham University Press, 1979;Page= 31
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