page_title: Ann Street (Manhattan)
section_title: In popular culture
hierarchical_section_title: Ann Street (Manhattan) / In popular culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Ad for Barnum's American Museum, New York Times, Jun 23, 1866, p. 7
context_page_description: Ann Street is a 3-block-long street located in the Financial District in Lower Manhattan. It runs roughly east to west from Broadway to Gold Street.
context_section_description: Ann Street is the title and subject of a song by the early 20th century experimental classical composer Charles Ives with lyrics based on a poem written by Maurice Morris in 1921:
  [Shout.]
  
  Broadway!
  [Sing.]
  Quaint name     Ann street.
  Width of same,      ten feet.
  Barnum's mob     Ann street,
  Far from ob-     solete.
  Narrow, yes     Ann street,
  But business,     Both feet.
  [Shout.]
  
  Nassau crosses Ann Street!
  [Sing.]
  Sun just hits     Ann street,
  Then it quits     Some greet!
  Rather short,     Ann Street.
  The crossing of Nassau Street and Ann Street is a highlight of the song and the street itself. Nassau Street is a business district filled with shops. At the intersection one can see a view deep into the heart of the Financial District and the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) six blocks away. Nassau Street and Ann Street meet at uneven angles leading one to feel rather surprised by the sudden explosion of pedestrian traffic, shops and lights when crossing their intersection.
caption: Barnum's American Museum was located on Ann Street.
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