Spruce Street is a three-block-long street in the

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. It starts at Park Row, near the foot of the

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, and runs east to Gold Street, intersecting with Nassau Street.

History

Spruce Street was originally named George Street, in honor of King

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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 150 Nassau Street, also known as the Park Place Tower and the American Tract Society Building, is a 23-story, building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is located at the southeast corner of Spruce Street and N ...

and

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are located at the corner with Nassau Street.

8 Spruce Street 8 Spruce Street, previously known as the Beekman Tower and New York by Gehry, is a 76-story skyscraper designed by architect Frank Gehry on Spruce Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. 8 Spruce Street is one of the tall ...

is next to

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, and contains an entrance for the adjacent Spruce Street School. The street also contains the main entrance for the

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, as well as one for

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located on the same block.

In popular culture

Spruce Street is mentioned in the science fiction novel '' Time and Again'' by

Jack Finney Walter Braden "Jack" Finney (born John Finney; October 2, 1911 – November 14, 1995) was an American writer. His best-known works are science fiction and thrillers, including ''The Body Snatchers'' and '' Time and Again''. The former was the ba ...

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History

In popular culture

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