Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1895 — New York's Old Paths. [ARTICLE]

New York's Old Paths.

Thero are more things in tho heaven above und the earth boneath New York than uredreamodof in tho average resident’s philosophy. For instunco, there ure many streets scattered throughout the downtown district that peoplo less than a block away nover heard of. There is Edgar streot, to mention ono, the shortest thoroughfare in the city. It runs from Greenwich streot to Trinity place, and is about as wide us it is long. Another funny little by-way with an odd name also runs to Trinity place, and is known as Tin Pot alloy. Tho Mecca of newsboy gamblers is Theater alley, between Ann street and Beekman. It about approximates to tho famous Pie alley, of Boston, says the New York correspondent of tho Boston Home .Journal, and before the issue of tho first edition of the evening pupers is full of lads playing “craps.” One is selected from the nurnbor to watch the entrance, and at a cry from him of “cheese it, the cop,” all disappear at tho other end like pills running from the end of a bottle, Lord’s court is another funny place. Although a public street belonging to the city, it goes nowhere, and can only bo reuclied by going through some ono of the tall buildings surrounding it. These infinitesimul streets are famous for various peculiarities. Gay street is known as Durktown, from the number of colored people thero; while Washington Mews is mostly inhabited by cats that make night hideous after hours when the big iron gates at tho end of tho streets are closed.