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Baxter Street (Manhattan)
Baxter Street ( zh, s=巴士特街, p=bāshìtè jiē) is a narrow thoroughfare that runs in a north–south direction in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It lies between Mulberry Street and Centre Street. It runs through Little Italy and the edge of Chinatown. Today, it runs one-way southbound from Grand Street to Hogan Place, and one-way northbound for its southernmost block from Worth Street to Hogan Place. Originally named Orange Street, Baxter Street was famous as the primary street forming the notorious Five Points intersection (originally a regular corner of Orange and Cross Streets, and then, Anthony Street, which was later renamed Worth Street, was cut through to the intersection in 1817, bisecting one of the four corners into two, so that the resulting junction consisted of five 'points' on a map). The street is named after Lt. Colonel Charles Baxter, a hero of the Mexican War who was killed in Chapultepec in 1849. History of alignment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hester Street (Manhattan)
Hester Street is a street on the Lower East Side, Manhattan, Lower East Side of the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Manhattan. It stretches from Essex Street (Manhattan), Essex Street to Centre Street (Manhattan), Centre Street, with a discontinuity between Chrystie Street (Manhattan), Chrystie Street and Forsyth Street (Manhattan), Forsyth Street for Sara Delano Roosevelt Park. There is also a discontinuity at Allen Street, which was created in 2009 with the rebuilding of the Allen Street, Allen Street Mall. At Centre Street, Hester Street shifts about to the north and is called Howard Street to its far western terminus at Mercer Street. Historically a center for Ashkenazi Jews, Ashkenazi Jewish Immigration to the United States, immigrant culture, more recently it has been absorbed by Chinatown, Manhattan, Chinatown, although some kosher and Jewish-owned stores remain. __NOTOC__ History Hester Street was named after Hester Leisler, the daughter of Elsje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baxter Street Dudes
The Baxter Street Dudes was a New York City teenage street gang, consisting of former newsboys and bootblacks, who ran the Grand Duke's Theatre from the basement of a dive bar on Baxter Street (Manhattan), Baxter Street in Manhattan during the 1870s. Led by founder Baby-Face Willie, gang members operated the Grand Duke's Theatre and established the venue as their headquarters. Members of the Baxter Street Dudes wrote and performed Play (theatre), plays, Musical theatre, musicals and variety shows which were enjoyed by other street toughs and slummers throughout the city.Maffi, Mario. ''Gateway To The Promised Land: Ethnic cultures of New York's Lower East Side''. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1994. (pg. 90) The theater house eventually became a popular underworld hangout, from which the gang found financial success. History When Grand Duke's Theatre was at its peak, many movements occurring across the United States influenced the organization's ability to function. In the post-war perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
