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Chambers Street (other)
Chambers Street may refer to: Streets *Chambers Street (Edinburgh), a street in Edinburgh, Scotland *Chambers Street (Manhattan), a street in New York City, New York, USA 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 (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line), serving the *Chambers Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line), a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line See also * Chamber Street, London *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 ... * Chambers Street Theatre {{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. 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, 1791-1827 (Old College faces onto 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, 1878, the site was formerly the home of Lord Dunsinane, now the University of Edin ... [...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), The 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] |
Chambers Street (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Chambers Street may refer to: Streets *Chambers Street (Edinburgh), a street in Edinburgh, Scotland *Chambers Street (Manhattan), a street in New York City, New York, USA 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 (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line), serving the *Chambers Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line), a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line See also * Chamber Street, London *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 ... * Chambers Street Theatre {{disambiguation, geo, road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambers Street–World Trade Center (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
Chambers may refer to: Places Canada: *Chambers Township, Ontario United States: *Chambers County, Alabama *Chambers, Arizona, an unincorporated community in Apache County *Chambers, Nebraska * Chambers, West Virginia * Chambers Township, Holt County, Nebraska *Chambers Branch, a stream in Kansas *Chambers County, Texas Other * ''Chambers Dictionary'' of the English Language * Chambers Harrap, the publishers of Chambers Dictionary * Chambers and Partners, a British organisation that produces international rankings for the legal industry * Chambers of parliament * ''Chambers'' (album), by Steady & Co. (2001) * Hedingham & Chambers, a bus company in Suffolk and Essex * judge's chambers, a judge's office where some matters are heard out of court * barristers' chambers, in some English-speaking countries a set of rooms from which barristers practice * ''Chambers'' (series), a BBC Radio 4 legal sitcom starring John Bird which later moved to television * Chambers stove, a defunct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambers Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
Chambers Street may refer to: Streets *Chambers Street (Edinburgh), a street in Edinburgh, Scotland *Chambers Street (Manhattan), a street in New York City, New York, USA 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 (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line), serving the *Chambers Street (IRT Sixth Avenue Line), a station on the demolished IRT Sixth Avenue Line See also * Chamber Street, London *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 ... * Chambers Street Theatre {{disambiguation, geo, road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambers Street (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 platforms. It was served by trains from the IRT Sixth Avenue Line The IRT Sixth Avenue Line, often called the Sixth Avenue Elevated or Sixth Avenue El, was the second elevated railway in Manhattan in New York City, following the Ninth Avenue Elevated. The line ran south of Central Park, mainly along Sixth A ... 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 Railway stations closed in 1938 Former elevated and subway statio ... [...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, once ... [...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 Stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
