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A VESTIGE OF THE PAST: The unusual shape and angle of the building that contains the Bar 9 restaurant tells a story of the neighborhood's past. Hell's Kitchen was once farmland transected by meandering lanes and roads for carts and horse-drawn carriages, with names that included Verdant Lane, Laketour Road, and Hopper's Lane. In 1811 when the city laid down plans for a grid pattern of streets and avenues, new buildings had to conform to the sharply drawn new property lines. However, some parcels of old farmland and cart roads still remained. The Bar 9 building was erected on property that had been one of the old cart roads. If you look across Ninth Avenue, you will see this road's continuation in the narrow patio of Julian's restaurant. |
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