| Show I Dutch Names Given to Old New York Streets Very curious and Interesting are the old street names of ot New York city Particularly In n the financial district are to bo be found historic associations in this relation Most of ot the streets su had Dutch names since then more or orless orless orless less changed For Instance Broadstreet Broadstreet Broad Broadstreet because because because be be- street was called the cause It was an Inlet from the bay Nassau street between Wall and Pearl streets was once called Pie lane was Womans Woman's the called Brouwer street because West Indies company's brewery was wasat wasat wasat at No 10 South William street was Sl p ck meaning dirty lane Liberty street was first called by the Dutch Tienhoven street later the British called it Crown street Pine street street was first called Queen and later King street alley ulley was Oyster Pasty alley and w Tin Pot alley Cortlandt street up to 1728 was Windmill lane Whitehall Whitehall White White- hall ball street derived its name from Peter Stuyvesant's mansion Whitehall WhItehall White hall ball William Wllliam street before it honored honored hon hon- ored the English king was called Burgers path slip Blip was Has I named for Ten len Lyck I 1 |
