NYC Grid is a photo blog dedicated to exploring New York block-by-block and corner-by-corner. Updated every weekday, each post covers a new street with a focus on the mundane and ephemeral.

  

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Thursday
Apr092009

Greenwich St Between Hubert St and N. Moore St

It's always interesting to see what the streets are like on the edge of town, where the grid breaks down and routes must conform to both the old lay of the land, and the natural shape of the island. This is where large open squares, random large buildings, and narrow alleyways take root. Of course, wherever those things won't fit, small interesting restaurants and boutiques take their place.

On one side of Greenwich Street you have an unusual amount of open space (which is quickly destroyed by some of the large buildings that eat up any potential sunlight). While on the other side you have a row of smaller buildings filled with local businesses and restaurants.

The streets down here switch between stone, concrete and cobblestones quite frequently.

 


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