Gas House district

The Gashouse District or Gas House District was a name given to an area of the New York City borough of Manhattan which was dominated by giant gas storage tanks, or "gashouses", from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. The district was considered to extend from 14th Street to 27th Street and from Third Avenue (from 18th to 23rd streets) and Park Avenue South (from 23rd to 27th streets) to the East River. The district was largely replaced by the giant Stuyvesant Town—Peter Cooper Village housing developments – the first buildings of which opened in 1947 – the remainder is now considered to be part of the Gramercy Park neighborhood.