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Garrick Street runs through the western part of Covent Garden, connecting the area around Long Acre with the streets leading towards Leicester Square and St Martin's Lane. It was formed as a nineteenth-century improvement, cutting a new line through the older fabric, and it takes its name from the actor David Garrick. The street is best known as the home of the Garrick Club, one of London's oldest gentlemen's clubs, founded in the 1830s with strong associations with the theatre, literature and the arts. The club's substantial building is the dominant presence on the street and gives it much of its character. Garrick Street is broad by the standards of Covent Garden, with a mixture of commercial premises, offices and hospitality at ground level. Its position on the western edge places it between the theatre district and the market core, making it a route much used on foot. The theatrical connection remains central to the street's identity, both through the club and through its proximity to the surrounding playhouses. Today it is a busy connecting street where clubland, commerce and the wider life of Covent Garden meet.
