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Howard Street
Howard Street may refer to: * Howard Street (Baltimore), a major street in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland **Howard Street Tunnel fire, a disaster that struck the freight railroad tunnel under Baltimore's Howard Street in 2001 *Howard Street (Sheffield), a short street in Sheffield, England * Howard Street (Chicago), a major street in the Chicago metropolitan area * Howard Street Apartment District in Omaha, Nebraska * Howard Street, London, a demolished street in London *Howard Street (San Francisco) Howard Street is a street in San Francisco's South of Market District (SoMa). It begins after branching off from Van Ness Avenue near the Mission District, and then runs parallel to and between of Mission Street (to the North) and Folsom Street ( ..., a street in Soma and the Mission districts of San Francisco * ''Howard Street'' (novel), by Nathan Heard, 1968 {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Street (Baltimore)
Howard Street is a major north-south street through the central part of the city of Baltimore, Maryland. About long, the street begins at the north end of I-395 near Oriole Park at Camden Yards and ends near Johns Hopkins University, where it splits. To the right, it becomes Art Museum Drive, the one-block home of the Baltimore Museum of Art. To the left, it becomes San Martin Drive, which winds road along the western perimeter of the Johns Hopkins University campus and ends at University Parkway. Howard Street is named in honor of former Maryland governor John Eager Howard. Two other streets in Baltimore, John and Eager Streets, are also named after him. At one time, Howard Street was a two-way street throughout its entire route. In 1989, when construction began on the Central Light Rail line, Howard Street was made one-way in a northbound direction between Pratt Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; as such, southbound traffic now uses Eutaw Street, one block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Street Tunnel Fire
The Howard Street Tunnel fire (also known as the Baltimore Freight Rail Crash) was a 60-car CSX Transportation freight train derailment that occurred in the Howard Street Tunnel, a freight through-route tunnel under Howard Street (Baltimore), Howard Street in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 18, 2001. The derailment sparked a chemical fire that raged for five or six days and virtually shut down the downtown area. In the evening of the first day, a water main ruptured causing significant flooding in the streets above. The accident disrupted Northeast Corridor rail service. It also slowed Internet service in the US for several hours due to the destruction of a optical fiber cable, cable passing through the tunnel. The derailment and fire The train consisted of 60 cars. Cars 46 through 56 derailed in the Howard Street Tunnel at 3:08 PM, and became disconnected from the first 45 cars. The train experienced an automatic Emergency brake (train), emergency brake application resulting from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Street (Sheffield)
Howard Street is a street in the city centre of Sheffield, England. It provides a short link between Sheaf Square and one of the great road arteries, Arundel Gate. The street was pedestrianised in 2005 so as to provide safe haven to pedestrians using the railway station. Howard Street is paved all through in granite. The top end of Howard Street was pedestrianised in the late 1990s and transformed into Hallam Square. Hallam Square is a half amphitheatre shaped plaza with seating and a water feature. To the bottom end of Howard Street is the Howard Hotel, a half timbered public house, An Artists Collective/Gallery and shop called the SIlverworks that showcases local artists and sells their work, artists include Patrick Amber, Cassie Limb and Gordie Cavill, there is also Hallam University's Science Park. Along the southern side of the street are terraced house In architecture and city planning, a terrace or terraced house ( UK) or townhouse ( US) is a form of medium-density ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Street (Chicago)
Howard Street, alternately known as Sibley Avenue in Park Ridge, is a major east–west street in the Chicago metropolitan area. At Paulina Street, it houses the Howard CTA Station, the northern terminus of the Red Line, and, between Paulina Street and Kedzie Avenue, serves as the border between the city of Chicago (community areas of Rogers Park and West Ridge) and the city of Evanston. It runs intermittently through several north and northwestern suburbs, near O'Hare International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport , sometimes referred to as, Chicago O'Hare, or simply O'Hare, is the main international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately northwest of the Loop busines ..., and finally terminates at Ridge Avenue in Elk Grove Village. The street is located at 7600 N in Chicago's address system. Neighborhoods in Chicago Streets in Chicago {{Chicago-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Street Apartment District
The Howard Street Apartment District is roughly bounded by Harney, South 22nd, Landon Court and South 24th Streets in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The district includes rowhouses, apartment An apartment (American English), or flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story. There are ma ...s, and apartment courts, built between 1885 and 1930 in a variety of architectural styles., Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/12/08. References National Register of Historic Places in Omaha, Nebraska Historic districts in Omaha, Nebraska Apartment buildings in Omaha, Nebraska Shingle Style architecture in Nebraska Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska {{Omaha-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Street, London
Howard Street was in the Liberty of the Savoy between Westminster and the City of London; it ran from Surrey Street in the west to Arundel Street in the east, and was crossed only by Norfolk Street. It was demolished in the 1970s. History It was built on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens, the property of the Howard family, Dukes of Norfolk. Howard Street and its neighbouring streets, Arundel, Norfolk, and Surrey, were all built after Arundel House was demolished by the earl of Arundel in 1678. Howard and Norfolk Streets were demolished in the 1970s to build Arundel Great CourtAmberley House, 11-12 Norfolk Street, Westminster. Historic England. Retrieved 23 January 2017. – taken over by anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Street (San Francisco)
Howard Street is a street in San Francisco's South of Market District (SoMa). It begins after branching off from Van Ness Avenue near the Mission District, and then runs parallel to and between of Mission Street (to the North) and Folsom Street (to the South) towards The Embarcadero. Howard Street has the Moscone Center, Rincon Plaza, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and The University of San Francisco along its corridor. Namesake It was named after William D. M. Howard, Leading Merchant of Yerba Buena, a native of Boston who came to California in 1839 as a cabin boy on the sailing ship California. For several years he was supercargo on Boston ships trading up and down the Pacific coast, and as such agent in charge of the collection of hides and tallow. In 1845 he and Henry Mellus formed the firm of Mellus & Howard. This firm had the most active commercial business in San Francisco in the years when the settlement was known as Yerba Buena, and in 1846 bought the property of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
