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Chambers Street (other)
Chambers Street may refer to: Streets * Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland * Chambers Street (Manhattan), New York City, U.S. * Chamber Street, once known as Chambers Street, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England New York City Subway stations * Chambers Street (BMT Nassau Street Line), serving the * Chambers Street–World Trade Center (IND Eighth Avenue Line), serving the * Chambers Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line), serving the * Chambers Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line), on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line See also * Chambers Street Ferry Terminal, formerly in Manhattan, New York, U.S. * Chambers Street Theatre, formerly in Manhattan, New York, U.S. {{disambiguation, geo, road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambers Street, Edinburgh
Chambers Street is a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the southern extremity of the Old Town, Edinburgh, Old Town. The street is named after William Chambers of Glenormiston, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh who was the main proponent of the ''Edinburgh Improvement Act'' (1867) which led to its creation in 1870. A narrow lane named North College Street and three residential squares built in the 18th century—Adam Square, Argyle Square and Brown Square—disappeared in the process. The street is dominated by University and museum buildings. It also hosts a variety of restaurants and venues. Notable buildings Buildings by date of completion: * Old College, University of Edinburgh, Old College, University of Edinburgh, 1791-1827 (Old College faces onto South Bridge, Edinburgh, South Bridge, and predates the construction of Chambers Street; the facade to Chambers Street is noticeably flat for a building designed variously by Robert Adam and William Henry Playfair) * Minto House, 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambers Street (Manhattan)
Chambers Street is a two-way street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs from River Terrace, Battery Park City in the west, past PS 234 (the Independence School), Borough of Manhattan Community College, and Stuyvesant High School, to the Manhattan Municipal Building at 1 Centre Street in the east. Between Broadway and Centre Street, Chambers Street forms the northern boundary of the grounds surrounding New York City Hall and the Tweed Courthouse. Opposite the Tweed Courthouse sits the Surrogate's Courthouse for Manhattan. 280 Broadway the Marble Palace, lies west of there, on the north side of Chambers. History Chambers Street is named for attorney John Chambers (1710–1764), an important parishioner at Trinity Church in Manhattan, where he was vestryman (1726–1757) and warden (1757–1765) of the church for 38 years, son of William Chambers, and husband of Anna Van Cortlandt. Chambers's nephew was John Jay. John Murray, Chambers' law partner, has near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Street
Chamber Street, once known as Chambers Street,Laxton, Paul & Joseph Wisdom. (1985) ''The A to Z of Regency London''. London: London Topographical Society. p. 33. is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London. It runs between Mansell Street in the west and Leman Street in the east, parallel with Prescot Street to the North and the London, Tilbury and Southend line to the south. The London Infirmary was on the north side of Chamber Street, and the south side of Prescot Street, until it moved to Whitechapel Road in 1757 and became the London Hospital. The site of Abel's Buildings, (also known as White's Buildings), is now occupied by a Travelodge Hotel. Its name is sometimes given to an alley that runs under the Docklands Light Railway between Royal Mint Street (previously known as Rosemary Lane) and Chamber Street. Directly opposite to the Travelodge on the north side of the street is the back of the Grade II listed former Cooperative Wholesale Society building, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambers Street (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Chambers Street may refer to: Streets * Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland * Chambers Street (Manhattan), New York City, U.S. * Chamber Street, once known as Chambers Street, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England New York City Subway stations * Chambers Street (BMT Nassau Street Line), serving the * Chambers Street–World Trade Center (IND Eighth Avenue Line), serving the * Chambers Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line), serving the * Chambers Street station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line), on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line See also * Chambers Street Ferry Terminal, formerly in Manhattan, New York, U.S. * Chambers Street Theatre, formerly in Manhattan, New York, U.S. {{disambiguation, geo, road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambers Street–World Trade Center (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
Chambers commonly refers to: * Chambers (surname), including a list of people with the name * ''Chambers'' (TV series), a 2019 American supernatural horror show Chambers may also refer to: Places Canada * Chambers Township, Ontario United States * Chambers, Arizona *Chambers, Nebraska * Chambers, West Virginia * Chambers Branch, a stream in Kansas *Chambers County, Alabama * Chambers County, Texas * Chambers Township, Holt County, Nebraska Businesses and products * Chambers (publisher), formerly Chambers Publishers ** ''Chambers Dictionary'', first published 1872 ** '' Chambers Biographical Dictionary'', first published in 1897 ** '' Chambers's Encyclopaedia'', 1859–1979 * Chambers Communications, an American broadcasting company * Chambers and Partners, producing rankings for the legal industry * Chambers stove, cooking appliances sold under the Chambers brand Other uses * ''Chambers'' (album), by Steady & Co., 2001 * ''Chambers'' (series), a British radio and TV s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambers Street Station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
The Chambers Street station is an express metro station, station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Chambers Street (Manhattan), Chambers Street and West Broadway in the Tribeca, Manhattan, TriBeCa and the Financial District, Manhattan, Financial District neighborhoods of Manhattan, it is served by the 1 (New York City Subway service), 1 and 2 (New York City Subway service), 2 trains at all times, and by the 3 (New York City Subway service), 3 train at all times except late nights. The station was built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the Dual Contracts with New York City, and opened on July 1, 1918. Its platforms were extended in the 1960s, and elevators were installed in the 2000s, making the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. History Construction and opening The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambers Street Station (IRT Sixth Avenue Line)
The Chambers Street station was a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...s. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line and opened on June 5, 1878. It closed on December 4, 1938. The next southbound stop was Park Place. The next northbound stop was Franklin Street. The Chambers Street – World Trade Center / Park Place station complex can be found within the vicinity of the former elevated railroad station. References External links NYCsubway.org - IRT 6th Avenue Elevated, Chambers Street IRT Sixth Avenue Line stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1878 Former elevated and subway stations in Manhattan 1878 establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambers Street Ferry Terminal
The Chambers Street Ferry Terminal was the Erie Railroad's main ferry slip on Manhattan and the point of departure and embarkation for passengers in New York City. The terminal was one of several operated by ferry companies and railroads that lined the western shore of Manhattan during the 19th and 20th centuries. The Pavonia Ferry operated for over 100 years from the terminal, which was demolished about three years after the Erie Railroad stopped its ferry service to Chambers Street in December, 1958. History The Erie Railroad's ferry service to Chambers Street began shortly after the construction of the railroad's line to Jersey City which opened in 1856. The Erie eventually would open Pavonia Terminal on the Western shore of the Hudson River and its passengers used the ferries to travel across the river. Many streetcar systems began at the Manhattan side of the many ferries that at landed there. The Metropolitan Street Railway system began after the merger of the Chambers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
