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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]]. Waverly changes direction roughly at its midpoint, turning from a north-by-northwest/south-by-southeast street to a northwest/southeast street. At the intersection where this transition occurs, Waverly branches into a Y, creating an intersection of Waverly Place and 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]]. Waverly changes direction roughly at its midpoint, turning from a north-by-northwest/south-by-southeast street to a northwest/southeast street. At the intersection where this transition occurs, Waverly branches into a Y, creating an intersection of Waverly Place and Waverly Place. |
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The street is named after [[Sir Walter Scott]]'s novel ''[[Waverley (novel)|Waverley]]'' which was published in 1814. Scott had many admirers in Greenwich Village and the street was named by petition of the residents in 1833, a year after Scott's death. <ref>Title=The Street Book: An encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins;Author=Henry Moscow;Publisher= Fordham University Press, 1979;Page= 110</ref> |
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Its name is used in the [[Disney Channel Original Series]] ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', which is set in the neighborhood. |
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==Intersections from northwest to southeast== |
==Intersections from northwest to southeast== |
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*[[Mercer Street (Manhattan)|Mercer St.]] |
*[[Mercer Street (Manhattan)|Mercer St.]] |
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*[[Broadway (New York City)|Broadway]] |
*[[Broadway (New York City)|Broadway]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 03:37, 7 February 2010
Waverly Place is a narrow street in the Greenwich Village section of New York City, in the borough of Manhattan. Waverly changes direction roughly at its midpoint, turning from a north-by-northwest/south-by-southeast street to a northwest/southeast street. At the intersection where this transition occurs, Waverly branches into a Y, creating an intersection of Waverly Place and Waverly Place.
The street is named after Sir Walter Scott's novel Waverley which was published in 1814. Scott had many admirers in Greenwich Village and the street was named by petition of the residents in 1833, a year after Scott's death. [1]
Its name is used in the Disney Channel Original Series Wizards of Waverly Place, which is set in the neighborhood.
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
References
- ^ Title=The Street Book: An encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins;Author=Henry Moscow;Publisher= Fordham University Press, 1979;Page= 110
External links
- Waverly Place: A New York Songline - virtual walking tour
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