Canal Street Edge: From Bucolic to Frenetic
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Sunday, July 30, 11:00 a.m.CANAL STREET EDGE: FROM BUCOLIC TO FRENETIC In 1811, the Collect Pond and its drainage canal were paved over, and the notorious Five Points grew up along the eastern end of Canal Street. On the western end stood St. John’s Chapel, in an elegant park, until the upper classes moved north […]