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Mulberry Street 1900/today

The street is historically associated with Italian-American culture and history. The street was listed on maps of the area since at least 1755. The “Bend” in Mulberry, where the street changes from southeast to northwest to a northerly direction, was made to avoid the wetlands surrounding the Collect Pond.

During the American Revolution, the street was commonly referred to as “Slaughter-house Street.” It was named after the slaughterhouse of Nicholas Bayard on what is now the southwest corner of Mulberry and Bayard Streets.

Mulberry Bend, formed by the street on the east and Orange Street on the west, is a historical part of the core of the infamous Five Points. The southwest corner of Mulberry Bend formed part of the Five Points intersection.
Aside from Mulberry, the other streets in the point include Worth Street (formerly Anthony Street), Mosco Street (formerly Cross Street) Orange Street and Little Water Street. The last street no longer exists today.