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Naming New York: Manhattan Places and How They Got Their Names
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Naming New York: Manhattan Places and How They Got Their Names Paperback - 2001

by Sanna Feirstein

New Yorkers are surrounded by hundreds of place names, from those that survive from Manhattan's earliest days as a Dutch trading post to those that reflect the city's rich colonial, African, and immigrant heritage. This street-by-street guide enriches one's experience of the city and transforms a simple neighborhood errand into a trip through time. 12 maps.


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A comprehensive compilation and explanation of Manhattan's streets, alleys, avenues, plazas, parks and corners New York is the oldest continually occupied city in America, yet its rich history is largely obscured by development. New Yorkers are surrounded by hundreds of place names, from those that survive from Manhattan's earliest days as a Dutch trading post to those that reflect the city's rich colonial, African and immigrant heritage. They provide a veritable encyclopedia of the city's history. Buildings may come and go, but place names are surprisingly durable. Naming New York is a comprehensive compilation and explanation of the names of Manhattan's streets, alleys, avenues, plazas, parks and corners. It surveys names currently in use and includes the oldest and the newest honorific add-on names, from Astor Place to Yitzak Rabin Way. Whether you're a history or trivia buff, tourist, or just fascinated by place names, learning about the origins of these mostly unexamined sources enriches one's experience of the city, and transforms a simple neighborhood errand into a trip through time. For example: Bowery: In the 17th century, Dutch farms known as bowerij were laid out in this section of Manhattan along the path of an old Indian trail. Known since that time as the Bowery, the thoroughfare became the first section of the Post Road from New York City to Boston. Houston Street: For William Houstoun, 1757-1812, of a prominent Georgia family, who married a daughter of Manhattan landowner Nicholas Bayard III. The Georgia provenance of the name accounts for its pronunciation and spelling both of which distinguish it from the Texas city. Wall Street: Follows the line of the city wall that the Dutch erected in 1653 across the northern perimeter of New Amsterdam to protect against attack from the British in New England.

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  • Title Naming New York: Manhattan Places and How They Got Their Names
  • Author Sanna Feirstein
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd
  • Pages 207
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New York University Press, New York
  • Date 2001-04-01
  • ISBN 9780814727126 / 0814727123
  • Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.21 x 5.47 x 0.51 in (20.85 x 13.89 x 1.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Locality: New York, N.Y.
  • Library of Congress subjects New York (N.Y.), New York (N.Y.) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00048677
  • Dewey Decimal Code 917.471

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Citations

  • American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/2002, Page 167
  • Library Journal, 06/15/2001, Page 64
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/02/2001, Page 66
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2001, Page 59
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