As I’ve said, I’m currently living in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York. But where is Chelsea? Although New York is pretty dry when it comes to the names of its streets (numbered east-west streets and numbered north-south avenues), Manhattan is a quilt of neighborhood, each with its own history and character. Click the map below to see a map of Manhattan and the neighborhoods in the area.
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10 - Manhattan neighbourhoods « strange maps added these pithy words on Sep 24 06 at 10:04 pm[...] http://www.cominganarchy.com/2006/06/29/the-neighborhoods/ Posted by strangemaps Filed in Uncategorized [...]
Duvet-Dayz added these pithy words on Nov 09 06 at 4:47 amNew York: Neighborhood maps
There is of course the official neighborhood map from the N.Y.C. Dep. of City Planning that maps the 59 community districts but most New Yorkers have a few more names for their neighborhoods.
There is Hell’s kitchen, the Meat Packing district, th…
Akira Ohiso added these pithy words on 29 Jun 06 at 3:11 amTurtle Bay? Never heard of that neighborhood. Even as a New Yorker I guess I learn something new everyday.
Lexington Green added these pithy words on 29 Jun 06 at 5:27 pmDo the Real Estate developers still call it Hell’s Kitchen?
That is the greatest name for a neighborhood ever.
Chicago neighborhoods are shown here, scroll down.
Mutantfrog added these pithy words on 30 Jun 06 at 4:02 amHell’s Kitchen is very much called that routinely.
That is a great map, but in reality some of the neighborhood borders are a bit less well defined than it appears. For example, Little Italy barely exists anymore and is really far smaller than indicated, largely absorbed by a Chinatown which continues to grow.
Some people would also carve out a small part of the Garment District and call it Koreatown.
One could go on…
