Wall Street, New York City

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Built in 1931 as the Irving Trust Company Building, this skyscraper has the lucky address of One Wall Street, opposite Trinity Church. The 199 metre tower is a subtle Art Déco structure, but is most famous for its dazzling mosaic lobby. When the Irving Trust Co. merged with the Bank of NY in 1989, the building changed its name to The Bank of New York Building, but is often confused with another Bank of NY building further down on Wall Street. Many now refer to it by its address. Despite being 199 metres high, the building is not even within the top 50 skyscrapers in Manhattan!

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One of New York's oldest churches, Trinity Church commands a strategic view down Wall Street. Seeing the graceful church dwarfed by the skyscrapers all around makes it hard to believe that its 86-metre spire was the city's highest structure until 1890. Although the existing Gothic Revival structure was built in 1846, it was the third church on the site, with the first dating from 1698. Next to it is an old cemetery where many notable New Yorkers are buried. Trinity Church is an Episcopalian church.

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Wall Street is an actual street in New York City that holds the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). With all the recent turmoil in the markets though, they are wise to fence off the perimeter of the building from any & all excursions. Great photo op if you wanted to give Wall Street the literal finger though.

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Wall Street is perhaps one of the most beautiful place in New York City with its winding, cobble stone street and amazing architecture (art deco, greek revival, gothic terra cotta, post modern). This place reminds me of magnificent European cities. This downtown area has many nearby attractions including South Street Seaport where you can view the 3 speculator NYC bridges.

However the real drama and attraction of Wall Street lies inside the banks and financial institutions of Wall Street. A tour that brings this out is The Wall Street Experience. Their walking tours of Wall Street are guided by real Wall Street insiders who gives an exclusive look into the culture, lifestyle and major financial events of our times. They weave this into a historical context so visitors have a broader perspective of our financial history.

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Wanna trade with stocks? The New York Stock Exchange is the place to be. This is the well-know stock exchange in the world.
But the best way is to put your money in a sock and do this sock under your bed.

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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 "

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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.

Statue in front stands on the site where George Washington took his presidential oath. We went inside to the free & small museum containing photographs, paintings, memorabilia and George's inaugural bible.