Park Row (Manhattan)
Park Row is a street in south Manhattan , New York City . It is located in the Financial District .
history
Earlier story
Towards the end of the 18th century, Boston Post Road was the main route between New York, Albany and New England . Much of the Manhattan routing known as Eastern Post Road was abandoned between 1839 and 1844 with the introduction of the street grid as part of the Commissioners' plan of 1811 . The abandoned part was renamed Park Row in the City Hall area .
The development of the "Newspaper Row"
Originally called the Park Row Chatham Street and was nicknamed "Newspaper Row" at the turn of the 19th century, due to the many local newspapers and book publishers and the location near the town hall. Well-known buildings from the period include the New York Times Building , the American Tract Society Building , the New York Tribune Building and the New York World Building . One of the tallest buildings erected during the heyday of Newspaper Row is the Park Row Building , at that time the tallest building in the world at 119 meters. Of several magnificent buildings such as the World Building, other buildings now stand on its property or, as in the case of the World Building, the Tribune Building and the Brooklyn Train Station, they had to give way to the extended driveway of the Brooklyn Bridge .
Today's development
Many of the buildings that are still preserved today belong to the private university Pace University , only the names of the formerly resident companies are still in the building names, parts of the buildings have been converted into private apartments over the years.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Forgotten New York: DE-CLASSIFIED 4-A. July 29, 2001, accessed October 26, 2011 .
Coordinates: 40 ° 42 '42.9 " N , 74 ° 0' 22.1" W.