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Street in Manhattan, New York
8 Spruce Street as seen from
Gold Street
Spruce Street
is a three-block-long street in the
Financial District
of
Lower Manhattan
,
New York City
. It starts at
Park Row
, near the foot of the
Brooklyn Bridge
, and runs east to
Gold Street
, intersecting with
Nassau Street
.
History
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Spruce Street was originally named George Street, in honor of King
George III
of Great Britain, and was laid out around 1725 by English settlers. By 1817 it was colloquially known as Little George Street.
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150 Nassau Street
and
New York Times Building (41 Park Row)
are located at the corner with Nassau Street.
8 Spruce Street
is 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
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Spruce Street is mentioned in the science fiction novel
Time and Again
by
Jack Finney
.
See also
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References
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- See also:
Manhattan address algorithm
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