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Commerce has always been the backbone of New York City's prosperity. In 1792, 24 brokers signed an agreement only to deal with eachother, and the NYSE was born. Membership is strictly limited - in 1817 a seat cost $ 25, today it's over 2 million dollars. There are 17 trading posts which each consist of 22 sections of traders and technology, each trading the stock of up to 10 listed companies.
The most severe "crashes" of the NYSE were "Black Friday" - the gold crash of 24 September 1869, the Wall Street crash of 29 October 1929 which marked the start of the Great Depression, and 19 October 1987 - "Black Monday" - when the Dow Jones index dropped 508 points.
The public viewing gallery has been closed since the 2001 terrorist attacks on Manhattan, but it's really worthwile to take a stroll along Wall Street and the surrounding area. Enjoy the wonderful architecture, some of the other landmarks nearby, and watch besuited brokers march up and down Broad Street, glowing with confidence and trying to look very, very important. Leave a Comment Address: NYSE : 20 Broad StPhone: 656-5168Directions: area : Lower Manhattan / Financial District Subway : Trains 2,3,4,5 to Wall St, or N, R Train to Rector StWebsite: http://www.nyse.com
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How often do you hear about the New York Stock Exchange and Wall Street on the news - it is something I have been hearing about all my life, so we just had to stop by and take a photo.
The Stock Exchange if a fabulous looking building.
Ok, we didn't actually go inside, but we hung about in Wall Street looking as if we knew something others didn't!! Leave a Comment
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The "charging bull" of Wall Street is quite a sight.
It sits in the middle of Broadway, just down from Wall Street.
This huge bronzed bull first appeared in 1989 and is now a favourite for tourists (like me!!)
Rumour has it that if you rub it's testicles you will have good luck in the stock market!!
Eeeeewwwwww!! Leave a Comment Address: Bowling GreenDirections: Just near the Cunard Building, just down from Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan
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This is a surprising looking building to me. I think of the Stock Exchange as being very sleek and new and when you see the architecture surrounding it, you should be surprised as I was that the buildings retain some history. I'm so glad of that. Everyone must take pictures in that area.
It was cordoned off with police tape...supposedly to restrain terrorists, I suppose. I rather doubt that these barricades are going to prevent anything....but I'm seeing them more and more in NYC and in DC. Perhaps we are supposed to live in fear....but I do not. They will not take my feeling of freedom from me. (Sorry...just a little standing on the soap box there)
This is the detail at the top of the NY Stock Exchange bldg. I'm sure the figures represent something...not sure of the story behind it, but they are an interesting collection of workers. Very nice sculpture. Be sure to notice such detail in the buildings as you go through the city.
Interesting to walk the financial district of the city and the infamous WALL STREET. The street signs mark the district..which ends at the waterfront with views of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The sign reads, " BANKING CAPITOL OF THE WORLD " Leave a Comment
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Architects from other parts of the country likely salivate when they see NYC.
So many interesting and different building designs from different periods of city history.
When the light is right in the afternoon on some of the older / non-skyscraper buidings in financial district, I thought the effect was stunning at times.
Great buildings in South Wall Street area, but they're all over town.
I liked the Hunter bldg uptown also. Leave a Comment Address: Wall St / financial districtDirections: South tip of Manhattan in area of Wall St. / Financial dist. & Courthouse by Brooklyn Bridge. Check MTA subway system map as lots of lines (2,3,4,5, R, etc.) all converge between Wall St and City Hall.
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Charles really wanted to go to Wall Street and of course being such a famous area I didnt refuse! Everything in that area is very close to eachother so its all in walking distance, no need to get on and off the subway, especially with the wonderful weather we were having. If you DO decide to subway it however, the Wall Street stop is on lines 4 and 5 or line 2 and 3. We were at the WTC and so it was just a short walk from there and would have been more time consuming to have gone back on the subway as we would have had to change lines a few times.Im writing these tips in order of how we covered the city so when I say it was just a short walk away, I mean from the previous site we were at...you may of course decide to do it a different route!
So we arrived and there were American flags everywhere and lots of Chritsmas lights, but WAY too much scaffolding...not good for photos...! Unfortunately you can no longer go into the New York Stock Exchange so we just had to take photos from the outside. A quick walk around the Financial District, and then we were off to our next place! Read on to find out where!!!!! Leave a Comment Directions: Take line 2 and 3 or line 4 and 5 depending on where you are coming from.
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This is where about a billion of shares are traded each day. The building is in a neoclassical style with Corinthian columns. Due to security issues the general public are not allowed on the trading floor however you can get an idea of what its like from many films. I was in NYC during a particular bad time for America's economy so needless to say not too many happy faces in Wall street.
Federal Hall is just opposite with a statue of Washington outside as he was inaugurated there. The building is now a museum dedicated to postcolonial New York. Leave a Comment
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 Anybody got a red cape ? by sourbugger
I quite like the fact (as far as I can discover) that the statue was originally put up without the appropriate paperwork and red tape by the artist outside the stock exchange.
The New York Authorities initially reacted by carting the statue off to the local police compound. Local pressure resulted in the authouriesfinding an appropriate location for this addition to the streetscape.
Perhaps in these more difficult times it should be balanced with statue of a giant bear. Leave a Comment Address: Broadway and Front Street very near to Wall StreetDirections: Head For Wall Street and look out for it
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 images of Federal Hall by mrclay2000Leave a Comment Address: 26 Wall Street (Nassau Street)Phone: (212) 825-6888Directions: far downtown by the New York Stock Exchange
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 by Small_WorldLeave a Comment Address: Broadway and Whitehall Sts.Directions: Take the 4, 5 train to Wall Street and go east to Broadway. I think. :-)
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