Spruce Street
Spruce Street is a three-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, located at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. It starts at Park Row and runs east to Gold Street, intersecting with Nassau Street.
History
Spruce Street was originally named George Street, in honor of George III of England, and was laid out around 1725 by English settlers. By 1817 it was colloquially known as Little George Street.[1]
New York by Gehry is located at 8 Spruce Street, next to New York Downtown Hospital, and contains an entrance for the adjacent Spruce Street School. The street also contains the main entrance for the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, as well as one for Pace University located on the same block.
In popular culture
Spruce Street is mentioned in the science fiction novel Time and Again by Jack Finney.