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Sunday street market on Orchard Street, Lower East Side, New York (2004)

Orchard Street is a street in Manhattan which covers the eight city blocks between Division Street in Chinatown and East Houston Street on the Lower East Side. Orchard street south to north, from Division Street to East Houston Street, and intersecting Hester, Grand, Broome , Delancey, Rivington and Stanton streets.

The street is named after one of the most beautiful orchards in the city, on the farm of James de Lancey. The street was laid out through the orchard some time before 1767, but was not opened until 1806.^[1]

Orchard Street is often considered the center of the Lower East Side and is lined end to end almost entirely with low-rise tenement building with the iconic brick face and fire escapes. A Jewish enclave, it was home to first generation immigrants in the late 19th Century and the early 20th Century. The street's past as the heart of the Jewish immigrant experience is captured at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and its centerpiece, the restored 97 Orchard Street tenement.

The street is known for its discount shopping. There are several lingerie shops and Orthodox Jewish-owned men's suit stores below Delancey Street, while discount clothing and luggage stores dominate the block between Delancey and Rivington Streets. Every Sunday, Orchard Street from Delancey to East Houston Street closes to vehicular traffic turning the street into a pedestrian mall with stores setting up tables and racks advertising their wares to passerbyers.

Like the rest of the Lower East Side, Orchard Street has gone through gentrification in the past decade, especially above Rivington Street, where boutiques and upscale restaurants have opened shop. The transition has been slower on the lower end of the street, especially below Grand Street, which is part of Chinatown's industrial east end, but new restaurants, bars and art galleries have opened in this area in recent years as well.

One of the most recent changes has been the construction of luxury condominiums and boutique hotels where immigrant families have lived in cramped tenement for generations.

Sites & attractions

Guss' Pickles: 85-87 Orchard Street
Lower East Side Tenement Museum: 108 Orchard Street
130 Orchard St: 130 Orchard St
Orchard Corset: 157 Orchard St

References

^ Title=The Street Book: An encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins;Author=Henry Moscow;Publisher= Fordham University Press, 1979;Page= 80

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[1] Title=The Street Book: An encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins;Author=Henry Moscow;Publisher= Fordham University Press, 1979;Page= 80

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-[[Image:Orchardstreet.jpg|thumb|280px|Sunday street market on Orchard Street, Lower East Side, New York (2004)]]'''Orchard Street''' is a street in [[Manhattan]] which covers the eight [[city block]]s between [[Division Street, Manhattan|Division Street]] in [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown]] and [[Houston Street (Manhattan)|East Houston Street]] on the [[Lower East Side]]. Vehicular traffic runs north on this [[one-way street]].
+[[Image:Orchardstreet.jpg|thumb|280px|Sunday street market on Orchard Street, Lower East Side, New York (2004)]]'''Orchard Street''' is a street in [[Manhattan]] which covers the eight [[city block]]s between [[Division Street, Manhattan|Division Street]] in [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown]] and [[Houston Street (Manhattan)|East Houston Street]] on the [[Lower East Side]]. Orchard street south to north, from [[Division Street (Manhattan)|Division Street]] to [[East Houston Street (Manhattan)|East Houston Street]], and intersecting [[Hester Street (Manhattan)|Hester]], [[Grand Street (Manhattan)|Grand]], [[Broome Street (Manhattan)|Broome ]], [[Delancey Street (Manhattan)|Delancey]], [[Rivington Street (Manhattan)|Rivington]] and [[Stanton Street (Manhattan)|Stanton]] streets.
+The street is named after one of the most beautiful orchards in the city, on the farm of James de Lancey. The street was laid out through the orchard some time before 1767, but was not opened until 1806.<ref>Title=The Street Book: An encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins;Author=Henry Moscow;Publisher= Fordham University Press, 1979;Page= 80</ref>
-From south to north, Orchard Street starts from Division Street, intersects [[Hester Street (Manhattan)|Hester Street]], [[Grand Street (Manhattan)|Grand Street]], [[Broome Street (Manhattan)|Broome Street]], [[Delancey Street (Manhattan)|Delancey Street]], [[Rivington Street (Manhattan)|Rivington Street]] and [[Stanton Street (Manhattan)|Stanton Street]], and ends at East Houston Street.
-Orchard Street is often considered the center of the Lower East Side and is lined end to end almost entirely with low-rise [[tenement]] building with the iconic brick face and [[fire escape]]s. First known as Kleindeutschland, or "Little Germany," later a [[Jewish]] [[enclave]], the neighborhood has been home to first generation [[immigrant]]s from the mid 19th Century to the present day. The street's past as the heart of the immigrant experience is captured at the [[Lower East Side Tenement Museum]]'s centerpiece, the restored 97 Orchard Street tenement.
+Orchard Street is often considered the center of the Lower East Side and is lined end to end almost entirely with low-rise [[tenement]] building with the iconic brick face and [[fire escape]]s. A [[Jewish]] [[enclave]], it was home to first generation [[immigrant]]s in the late 19th Century and the early 20th Century. The street's past as the heart of the Jewish immigrant experience is captured at the [[Lower East Side Tenement Museum]] and its centerpiece, the restored 97 Orchard Street tenement.
-The street is known for its discount shopping - Orchard Street was long the Lower East Side's main marketing thoroughfare. There are several [[lingerie]] shops and [[Orthodox Jewish]]-owned men's suit stores below Delancey Street, while discount clothing and luggage stores dominate the block between Delancey and Rivington Streets. More recently, upscale boutiques and designer shops have begun to line the street. Every Sunday, Orchard Street from Delancey to East Houston Street closes to vehicular traffic turning the street into a pedestrian mall with stores setting up tables and racks advertising their wares to passerbyers.
+The street is known for its discount shopping. There are several [[lingerie]] shops and [[Orthodox Jewish]]-owned men's suit stores below Delancey Street, while discount clothing and luggage stores dominate the block between Delancey and Rivington Streets. Every Sunday, Orchard Street from Delancey to East Houston Street closes to vehicular traffic turning the street into a pedestrian mall with stores setting up tables and racks advertising their wares to passerbyers.
-Like the rest of the Lower East Side, Orchard Street has gone through [[gentrification]] in the past decade, especially above Rivington Street, where boutiques and upscale restaurants have opened shop.
+Like the rest of the Lower East Side, Orchard Street has gone through [[gentrification]] in the past decade, especially above Rivington Street, where boutiques and upscale restaurants have opened shop. The transition has been slower on the lower end of the street, especially below [[Grand Street (Manhattan)|Grand Street]], which is part of Chinatown's industrial east end, but new restaurants, bars and art galleries have opened in this area in recent years as well.
+One of the most recent changes has been the construction of luxury condominiums and [[boutique hotel|boutique hotels]] where immigrant families have lived in cramped tenement for generations.
-The transition has been slower on the lower end of the street, especially below [[Grand Street (Manhattan)|Grand Street]], which is part of Chinatown's industrial east end, but new restaurants, bars and art galleries have opened in this area in recent years as well.
+==Sites & attractions==
-Meanwhile, several luxury condominiums now stand or are under construction where immigrant families once shared quarters in cramped tenement buildings. Several [[boutique hotel|boutique hotels]] have also sprouted in the area, with two on Orchard St; the Blue Moon Hotel at 100 Orchard St, and a Jason Pomeranc hotel under construction on Allen St.
+* [[Guss' Pickles]]: 85-87 Orchard Street
+* [[Lower East Side Tenement Museum]]: 108 Orchard Street
+* 130 Orchard St: 130 Orchard St
+* Orchard Corset: 157 Orchard St
+==References==
-==Notable establishments and landmarks==
+{{reflist}}
-* [[The Blue Moon Hotel]]: 100 Orchard Street
-* [[Lower East Side Tenement Museum]]: 97 Orchard Street
-* [http://www.orchardcorset.com Orchard Corset]: 157 Orchard St
-==External links==
+==See also==
+* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl Map - Orchard Street]
+==links==
 {{commonscat|Orchard Street, Manhattan}}
 * [http://tenement.org/ The Lower East Side Tenement Museum]
-* [http://www.urban75.org/vista/newyork47.html Urban75.org - 360-degree panorama view of Orchard Street]
+* [http://www.urban75.org/vista/newyork47.html Urban75.org 360-degree panorama view of Orchard Street]
-* [http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/orchard.html Orchard Street Storefronts] photographs of buildings and stores along Orchard St from Chinatown through the Lower East Side.
+* [http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/orchard.html Orchard Street Storefronts - photographs of buildings along Orchard St.]
-* [http://www.nysonglines.com/orchard.htm New York Songlines: Orchard Street], a virtual walking tour
+* [http://www.nysonglines.com/orchard.htm New York Songlines: Orchard Street - virtual walking tour]
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+{{NYC Streets}}
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