Walking Every Street in Manhattan

In October 2013 I had an idea (it turned out not to be an original idea, but hey, what are you gonna do?). I thought it would be fun to walk every street on the island of Manhattan and take some pictures along the way. A quick Google consultation tells me that this is a 508 mile proposition, which actually doesn't seem that daunting. Here it goes.

Washington Square & SoHo

2014/08/23

Start of walk

W 13th St. at 7th Ave.

Row homes

W 13th St. btw 7th Ave. and 6th Ave.

Ram's head

E 13th St. btw 4th Ave. and 3rd Ave.

Powell's is better

Powell's is better

E 12th St. btw Broadway and 4th Ave.

Cool building

E 12th St. btw Broadway and 4th Ave.

I liked the copper on this house

I liked the copper on this house

W 11th St. btw 7th Ave. and 6th Ave.

Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue

Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue

W 11th St. btw 6th Ave. and 5th Ave.

Old grave stones

Old grave stones

W 11th St. btw 6th Ave. and 5th Ave.

Cool old window

Cool old window

W 11th St. btw 6th Ave. and 5th Ave.

The third Eleanor Roosevelt house I've passed

The third Eleanor Roosevelt house I've passed

E 11th St. btw 5th Ave. and University Pl.

E 11th St. btw 5th Ave. and University Pl.

E 11th St. btw 5th Ave. and University Pl.

Spiral columns

E 11th St. btw University Pl. and Broadway

The Cast Iron Building (b. 1868)

The Cast Iron Building (b. 1868)

E 11th St. btw University Pl. and Broadway

Cast Iron Building history

Cast Iron Building history

E 11th St. btw University Pl. and Broadway

Church offices

E 11th St. btw 4th Ave. and 3rd Ave.

10th Grade photography class midterm

10th Grade photography class midterm

E 10th St. btw 4th Ave. and 3rd Ave.

NYU class of 2018 moving in

NYU class of 2018 moving in

E 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and University Pl.

This house is supposedly super haunted...

This house is supposedly super haunted...

W 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.

...also Mark Twain lived there

...also Mark Twain lived there

W 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.

Emma Lazarus's house

Emma Lazarus's house

W 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.

She wrote the Statue of Liberty poem

She wrote the Statue of Liberty poem

W 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.

Do the shutters match the scooter?

Do the shutters match the scooter?

W 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.

Private boarding stable

Private boarding stable

W 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.

Disembodied hand knocker

Disembodied hand knocker

W 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.

Another cool old window

Another cool old window

W 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.

Jefferson Market Courthouse (b. 1876)

Jefferson Market Courthouse (b. 1876)

W 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.

Today it's a library

Today it's a library

W 10th St. btw 5th Ave. and 6th Ave.

(seen on the side of a late-20th century apartment building)

(seen on the side of a late-20th century apartment building)

E 9th St. btw 5th Ave. and University Pl.

Stuyvesant-Fish House (b. 1804)

Stuyvesant-Fish House (b. 1804)

Stuyvesant St. btw. E 10th St. and E 9th St.

Stuyvesant-Fish House history

Stuyvesant-Fish House history

Stuyvesant St. btw. E 10th St. and E 9th St.

It was hard to get a good picture of it

It was hard to get a good picture of it

Stuyvesant St. btw. E 10th St. and E 9th St.

Washington Square Memorial Arch

Washington Square Memorial Arch

Waverly Pl. btw 5th Ave. and University Pl.

Washington Square Row Houses

Washington Square Row Houses

Waverly Pl. btw 5th Ave. and University Pl.

The best combination of form and function I've ever seen in a window

The best combination of form and function I've ever seen in a window

Washington Pl. btw Mercer St. and Greene St.

Washington Square Park piano

Washington Square Park piano

Washington Pl. btw University Pl. and MacDougal St.

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair. The event is in the hand of God. - Washington

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair. The event is in the hand of God. - Washington

Washington Pl. btw University Pl. and MacDougal St.

John Philip Sousa's house

John Philip Sousa's house

Washington Pl. btw MacDougal St. and 6th Ave.

He installed an elevator

He installed an elevator

Washington Pl. btw MacDougal St. and 6th Ave.

Boring books were written here

Boring books were written here

Washington Pl. btw MacDougal St. and 6th Ave.

I hated "My Antonia"

I hated "My Antonia"

Washington Pl. btw MacDougal St. and 6th Ave.

Washington Square Park

Washington Square Park

W 4th St. btw Thompson St. & LaGuardia Pl.

Cool building tops

Cool building tops

Great Jones St. btw Lafayette St. & Bowery

Essentially all of Minetta St.

Essentially all of Minetta St.

Minetta St.

Cool buildings

Bleeker St. btw Greene St. & Mercer St.

Jones Alley

Jones Alley

Layers

Bond St. btw Lafayette St. & Bowery

Another cool building

Another cool building

Bond St. btw Lafayette St. & Bowery

Fire escape garden

Fire escape garden

Bond St. btw Lafayette St. & Bowery

Colors

E Houston St. btw Bowery and Elizabeth St.

Il Duce

E Houston St. btw Bowery and Elizabeth St.

E Houston St. btw Broadway and Mercer St.

E Houston St. btw Broadway and Mercer St.

Puck Building

E Houston St. btw Mulberry St. and Lafayette St.

Wrong state

E Houston St. btw Broadway and Lafayette St.

Glaciers

Prince St. btw W Broadway and Wooster St.

Skull

Prince St. btw Bowery and Elizabeth St.

Many grafitto

Spring St. btw Bowery and Elizabeth St.

Sidewalk key

Kenmare St. btw Mott St. and Elizabeth St.

Fire station (b. 1898)

Fire station (b. 1898)

Broome St. btw Mott St. and Elizabeth St.

SoHo buildings

Broome St. btw Crosby St. and Broadway

I liked this building too

I liked this building too

Broome St. btw Crosby St. and Broadway

Steel supports

Broome St. btw Wooster St. and W. Broadway

Broome St.

Broome St. btw W. Broadway and Thompson St.

Advertising gimmick

Advertising gimmick

Grand St. btw Wooster St. and Greene St.

NY's oldest gun shop (sidebar: How do they stay open if no one here can buy guns?)

NY's oldest gun shop (sidebar: How do they stay open if no one here can buy guns?)

Grand St. btw Baxter St. and Mulberry St.

Little Italy #1

Little Italy #1

Grand St. btw Mulberry St. and Mott St.

Copyright laws, how do they work?

Copyright laws, how do they work?

Canal St. btw Wooster St. and W. Broadway

Canal St.

Canal St. btw W. Broadway and 6th Ave.

Chinatown businesses

Chinatown businesses

Canal St. btw Mulberry St. and Mott St.

Community statue garden

Community statue garden

Elizabeth St. btw Spring St. and Prince St.

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral (b. 1815 / 1868)

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral (b. 1815 / 1868)

Mott St. btw E Houston St. and Prince St.

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral history

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral history

Mott St. btw E Houston St. and Prince St.

The United States' oldest pizzeria (not in its original building though)

The United States' oldest pizzeria (not in its original building though)

Mott St. btw Spring St. and Kenmare St.

Chinatown markets

Chinatown markets

Mott St. btw Grand St. and Hester St.

Little Italy #2

Little Italy #2

Mulberry St. btw Canal St. and Hester St.

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral (rear)

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral (rear)

Mulberry St. btw E Houston St. and Prince St.

Old St. Patrick's churchyard

Old St. Patrick's churchyard

Mulberry St. btw E Houston St. and Prince St.

Winged victory

Crosby St. btw E Houston St. and Bleeker St.

Former NYPD headquarters (now luxury condos)

Former NYPD headquarters (now luxury condos)

Cleveland Pl. btw Kenmare St. and Broome St.

Mercer St.

Mercer St. btw Grand St. and Broome St.

Renovation

Greene St. btw E Houston St. and Prince St.

Windows, real and fake

Windows, real and fake

Greene St. btw E Houston St. and Prince St.

Building profile

Greene St. btw Grand St. and Broome St.

Washington Mews

Washington Mews

Washignton Mews btw University Pl. and 5th Ave.

Sullivan St. houses

Sullivan St. houses

Sullivan St. btw Spring St. and Broome St.

Some history

Sullivan St. btw Spring St. and Broome St.

Looking south

Sullivan St. btw Spring St. and Broome St.

Looking north

Sullivan St. btw Spring St. and Broome St.

Neon lights

MacDougal St. btw W 4th St. and W 3rd St.

That place from "Louie"

That place from "Louie"

MacDougal St. btw W 3rd St. and Bleeker St.

Start of walk

Row homes

Ram's head

Powell's is better

Cool building

I liked the copper on this house

Second Cemetery of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue

Old grave stones

Cool old window

The third Eleanor Roosevelt house I've passed

E 11th St. btw 5th Ave. and University Pl.

Spiral columns

The Cast Iron Building (b. 1868)

Cast Iron Building history

Church offices

10th Grade photography class midterm

NYU class of 2018 moving in

This house is supposedly super haunted...

...also Mark Twain lived there

Emma Lazarus's house

She wrote the Statue of Liberty poem

Do the shutters match the scooter?

Private boarding stable

Disembodied hand knocker

Another cool old window

Jefferson Market Courthouse (b. 1876)

Today it's a library

(seen on the side of a late-20th century apartment building)

Stuyvesant-Fish House (b. 1804)

Stuyvesant-Fish House history

It was hard to get a good picture of it

Washington Square Memorial Arch

Washington Square Row Houses

The best combination of form and function I've ever seen in a window

Washington Square Park piano

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair. The event is in the hand of God. - Washington

John Philip Sousa's house

He installed an elevator

Boring books were written here

I hated "My Antonia"

Washington Square Park

Cool building tops

Essentially all of Minetta St.

Cool buildings

Jones Alley

Layers

Another cool building

Fire escape garden

Colors

Il Duce

E Houston St. btw Broadway and Mercer St.

Puck Building

Wrong state

Glaciers

Skull

Many grafitto

Sidewalk key

Fire station (b. 1898)

SoHo buildings

I liked this building too

Steel supports

Broome St.

Advertising gimmick

NY's oldest gun shop (sidebar: How do they stay open if no one here can buy guns?)

Little Italy #1

Copyright laws, how do they work?

Canal St.

Chinatown businesses

Community statue garden

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral (b. 1815 / 1868)

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral history

The United States' oldest pizzeria (not in its original building though)

Chinatown markets

Little Italy #2

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral (rear)

Old St. Patrick's churchyard

Winged victory

Former NYPD headquarters (now luxury condos)

Mercer St.

Renovation

Windows, real and fake

Washington Mews

Sullivan St. houses

Some history

Looking south

Looking north

Neon lights

That place from "Louie"