The Strolling Year in Review 2008: Favorite Downtown Streets
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Favorite Downtown Streets
• Bedford Street (West Village): Blue Ribbon Bakery Market, Dallas Jones BBQ, The Point (knitting cafe - now closed, as of May 2009), the city's narrowest house, and many more delights on this historic street.
• West 10th Street, from Fifth Avenue to Waverly Place (Village): Elegant architecture between Fifth and Sixth Avenues then gives way to Village charm.
• St. Luke's Place (West Village): Home to the Huxtables, Marianne Moore, Theodore Dresier, Mayor Jimmy Walker, and many more.
• Bleecker Street, in its entirety (West Village to the Bowery): On the west side, it's now fairly haute. Near 6th Ave., wonderful gourmet shops. In the middle, a mix of cafes and stores, and now one of the city's best new venues with Le Poisson Rouge. Toward the east, a Bowery feel.
• Spring Street (Nolita): Some serious French-ness.
• E. 4th Street (East Village): A street of East Village attractions that's dominated by the color red.
• Hester Street (Lower East Side): Many little trees are now shading this once-bustling corner of Jewish life in New York.
• White St. (Tribeca): An excellent walking introduction to historic architecture in Tribeca.
• Nassau Street (Financial District): A good street to wander through late 19th century and early 20th century New York.
• Bond Street (Noho): 40 Bond, to be sure, but also stroll east to 2nd Ave. Bond Street's new life may be linked with the fate of all bonds.
• Orchard St. (Lower East Side): I listed many highlights of this historic street on the Lower East Side. Visit the Tenement Museum to learn more.
• Thompson Street (South Village): A charming street in a charming neighborhood.
• Stuyvesant St. (East Village): Short and sweet.
• Grand Street, in its entirety (Soho, Chinatown, Lower East Side): One of the best streets for strolling culturally-different neighborhoods.
• MacDougal St. (Village): In my mind, the soulful center of Greenwich Village. Whatever happens here stands in for the rest.
Image: Bleecker Street, near the corner of Sullivan, after a rainfall. Greenwich Village, New York.
I'm not commenting much but I'm always reading. Guess why? I bought a pedometer, started walking and got busy ^-^. Thankyou for the inspiration and thank you even more for the daily interesting read!
ReplyDeleteWishing you the very best for 2009.