Old streets, roads, lanes, piers and wharves of New York. Showing the former and present names, together with a list of alterations of streets, either

Front matter

SEYMOUR DURST

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Preface

In presenting this volume to the public, I feel that many, like myself, have at various times, in the course of examination of titles to real estate, found in the records, names of obsolete streets, and been in great doubt as to their location, and the present name of such streets, and almost without proof of change. In order to overcome that doubt, and in the preparation of the lists included in this work, the compiler has consulted Valentine's Manuals, all the different histories and maps of the City of New York, as well as old city directories, and records in the Register's office.

The object has been to give the old names first, and second, where a street has borne a series of names, to place them together on the principle of grantor and grantee indexes in the Register's office.

It will be seen upon an inspection that there are several streets not located, but having found those so named, and being without sufficient evidence to give them a proper location, I have deemed it the better course to merely place their names in their order.

New York, March, 1882.