Spring Street (Manhattan)
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| Former name(s) | Brannon Street |
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| Location |
Hudson Square, SoHo, and Nolita (Manhattan, New York City) |
| Postal code | 10012, 10013 |
| Coordinates | 40°43′28″N 74°00′07″W / 40.724527°N 74.001982°WCoordinates: 40°43′28″N 74°00′07″W / 40.724527°N 74.001982°W |
| West end | West Street |
| East end | Bowery |
| North | Prince Street |
| South | Kenmare Street |
Spring Street is a street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, which runs west–east, through the neighborhoods of Hudson Square, SoHo, and Nolita. It runs parallel to and between Dominick, Broome, and Kenmare Streets (to the south), and Vandam and Prince Streets (to the north). The street's addresses begin from the Bowery and run ascending to Spring Street's end at West Street, which runs along the Hudson River.
As it passes through the center of SoHo, Spring Street is known for its artists' lofts, restaurants, and trendy and high-end boutiques, as well as its collection of cast-iron buildings.
Aaron Burr's estate, Richmond Hill, was located in the area in the 1790s. Burr dammed Minetta Creek to create an ornamental pool by his estate's main gate, which was located near where Spring Street, MacDougal Street and Sixth Avenue come together.
In 1803, what would become Spring Street was the only street through the area, which was still rural, hilly and wooded. In May 1805, the street was ordered widened to 65 feet by the Common Council of the City of New York.
The street was named Brannon Street until 1806, because it ran through the garden of a man by that name at what is now Spring Street and Hudson Street. Its current name comes from a fresh water spring which ran through Lispenard's Meadow, at the place where West Broadway is now. The stream continues to run underground, occasionally flooding basements.
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