Welcome to Eldridge Street on the lower east side of New York City.
Eldridge Street is one of five streets in this area which were named after military heroes of the War of 1812. In one grand municipal gesture of honor back in 1817, Eldridge Street was named for Lieutenant Eldridge was killed by Canadian Indians (scalped).
Allen Street was named after William H Allen of the Navy; Chrystie Street was named for Lieutenant-Colonel John Christie, who was killed on the New York Niagara frontier; Lieutenant-Colonel Forsyth who was wounded in Canada is honored with Forsyth Street; Lieutenant Ludlow (Ludlow Street) was killed in action in a ship battle between the ship Chesapeake and the HBMS Shannon. |
