The synagogue on the skyline of lower Manhattan, 1770
This is a map of the houses of worship and some other principle buildings in New York. #12 is "Jew's Synagogue." It refers to Shearith Israel, then in its Mill Lane location, which it occupied from 1730 to 1834.
When I clicked on the "Mill Lane" link, I got a Google map of Mill Street in downtown Rochester, NY. There were barely any Europeans there in 1770, let alone Yidden. But give Google credit for trying. It did ask me if I meant other Mill Streets in Texas or Vermont.
Hi. I'm currently looking for Moshe Tzvi Segal's commentary to Samuel (any of the editions work, but the later the better). I thought you might know where I may be able to access it online.
One of the shortest streets in New York City, Mill Lane cannot claim an address or even a lamppost. The red awnings at the far end of the street belong to Delmonico’s Restaurant, which fronts an unusual triangle of streets: Beaver, William and South William. Delmonico’s has occupied the site since 1891.
Mill Lane, between Stone and South William Streets, is one of over a dozen streets in the five boroughs named for now-vanished mills that used to dot the area. A former name of South William Street is Mill Street. It was first laid out in 1657. Mill Lane used to be known as Ellet’s or Elliott’s Alley until 1664.
In 1628, a mill was built in Dutch New Amsterdam. Peter Stuyvesant ceded the colony to the British at the mill in 1664
When I clicked on the "Mill Lane" link, I got a Google map of Mill Street in downtown Rochester, NY. There were barely any Europeans there in 1770, let alone Yidden. But give Google credit for trying. It did ask me if I meant other Mill Streets in Texas or Vermont.
ReplyDeleteHi. I'm currently looking for Moshe Tzvi Segal's commentary to Samuel (any of the editions work, but the later the better). I thought you might know where I may be able to access it online.
ReplyDeleteI got the one in Elmwood Park, NJ. This link should work.
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One of the shortest streets in New York City, Mill Lane cannot claim an address or even a lamppost. The red awnings at the far end of the street belong to Delmonico’s Restaurant, which fronts an unusual triangle of streets: Beaver, William and South William. Delmonico’s has occupied the site since 1891.
Mill Lane, between Stone and South William Streets,
is one of over a dozen streets in the five boroughs named for
now-vanished mills that used to dot the area. A former name of South
William Street is Mill Street. It was first laid out in 1657. Mill Lane
used to be known as Ellet’s or Elliott’s Alley until 1664.
In 1628, a mill was built in Dutch New Amsterdam. Peter Stuyvesant ceded the colony to the British at the mill in 1664
And the shul was actually on Mill Street, now South William.
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