Chambers Street (Manhattan)
The Chambers Street is a street in downtown Manhattan in New York City , USA .
Location and course
Chambers Street runs from River Terrace ( Battery Park City ) in the west, past PS 234 (Independence School) and Stuyvesant High School to the Manhattan Municipal Building (address: 1 Center Street ) in the east. In the early 20th century, the street ran even further - through the archway of the Manhattan Municipal Building.
Between Broadway and Center Street, Chambers Street forms the northern boundary for Lower Manhattan , the area around New York City Hall and the Tweed Courthouse (across from New York Surrogate's Court ). Marble Palace ( 280 Broadway ) is west of this and north of Chambers Street.
Subway stops
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The New York City Subway has stops at three different points on Chambers Street:
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Chambers Street - World Trade Center (IND Eighth Avenue Line) on Church Street (
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Chambers Street (BMT Nassau Street Line) on Center Street (
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Chambers Street (IRT Broadway - Seventh Avenue Line) on West Broadway (
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Namesake
Chambers Street was named after John Chambers , a lawyer and judge and parishioner of Trinity Church .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bret Senft: If You're Thinking of Living In / TriBeCa; Families are the catalyst for change . In: New York Times , September 26, 1993. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Mention of John Chambers on nyc-architecture.com
Web links
- Chambers Street: A New York Songline (English)
Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 56.4 " N , 74 ° 0 ′ 34.5" W.