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Spruce Street is a three-block-long street in the
Spruce Street is a three-block-long street in the Financial District
A financial district is usually a central area in a city where financial services firms such as banks, insurance companies, and other related finance corporations have their headquarters offices. In major cities, financial districts often host ...
of Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York City, is the southernmost part of the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Manhattan. The neighborhood is History of New York City, the historical birthplace o ...
, New York City. It starts at Park Row (Manhattan), Park Row, near the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, and runs east to Gold Street (Manhattan), Gold Street, intersecting with Nassau Street (Manhattan), Nassau Street.
History
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. 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
Spruce Street is mentioned in the science fiction novel ''Time and Again (Finney novel), Time and Again'' by Jack Finney.See also
* William Street (Manhattan), William StreetReferences
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