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We were walking down Wall Street from Trinity Church and turned up Broadway (I think that's how it happened) and came upon this 7000 pound bull from the rear. They say that it was delivered in front of the New York Stock Exchange in 1989 and later moved to Bowling Green. I can't imagine the place without it now. I heard that the bull was supposed to have been put up for sale in 2004 (although kept where it is), but I didn't hear if anyone bought it. Leave 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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When you first see Wall Street I think you'll find it to be a lot smaller and more narrow than you envisioned it would be!
But it is a very historic and interesting area indeed! Leave a Comment
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If you go to Battery Park or The Statue of Liberty, it is well worth walking back via Wall Street which is only a couple of minutes away. Although I didn’t have much time here, it was worth stopping off to get a glimpse of the massive Wall Street Bull which can apparently be rubbed for luck. Leave a Comment Address: Wall street
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Wall Street; this was just a short walk away in the area known as the Financial District. Everybody in the world must surely have heard of this most famous street, where so much of the global economy can be strengthened, or weakened, depending on the thinking of the high flying whiz kids working on the stock exchange market here.
The road containing the stock exchange was cordoned off by a strong police presence, but it was still possible to get very close and take some pictures. Leave a Comment Directions: Finacial district close walk from Battery park.
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Adjacent from the historically attractive Federal Hall in lower Manhattan is the commercially attractive New York Stock Exchange. What most visitors see is the pillared facade of a building that supposedly sits on a street where the sun never shines (my photo refutes the notion). With security heightened after 9/11, the average New Yorker will hear plenty of talk of "buy and sell" from traders leaving for lunch or coffee breaks. Outside visitors can take a free tour and view exhibits. The building and the bustling activity inside truly represent America's commercial vitality.
N.B. Around the corner of the NYSE toward Trinity Church one will find a placard describing the former site of the Dutch "wall" in Manhattan, the origins of the name "Wall Street." Leave a Comment Address: 20 Broad StreetPhone: (212) 656-5168Directions: lower Manhattan off Broadway near Trinity ChurchWebsite: www.nyse.com
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Wall Street is surprisingly small and narrow, considering its size in terms of financial power and influence. You'll see lots of business people and policemen here, keeping an eye on the stock exchange. You really feel like you're in the dark depths of New York's catacombs when you walk through here. Leave a Comment
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Wall Street was the first permanent home of the New York Stock Exchange. Located in lower Manhattan it runs east from Broadway to South Street through the center of the financial district. The architecturally interesting NYSE building (with its elaborate marble facade) is located at the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets. Many other US stock and other exchanges are headquarted on Wall Street including the NASDAQ.
The Federal Reserve Bank of NY is also located in the financial district. The bank has a gold vault 80 feet beneath the street. This depository is the largest in the world, larger even than Fort Knox.
There are some very nice buildings in the Financial District and Trinity Church can be seen from Wall Street. Make sure to visit the Charging Bull (also known as the Wall Street Bull) in Bowling Green Park near Wall Street. He was created and installed following the 1987 stock market crash as a symbol of the strength and power of the American people. Leave a Comment Address: Wall StreetDirections: Lower Manhattan, off BroadwayWebsite: www.nyse.com
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Walking along Wall Street you cannot miss the huge Bronze Bull standing on an island in the middle of the road. It is the symbol of a rising stock market and is always a favourite of tourists. You can see me patting the bull hoping the market will rise to pay for our holiday. Leave a Comment Address: Wall StreetDirections: Financial District , close to the New York Stock Exchange.
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Ok, Wall Street (pic 1) is famous around the world as the heart of the financial district in NY but that doesn’t mean it’s something good to see especially when its full of tourists. The story behind the name is interesting though. In 1653 a defensive wall was built there as the north border of New Amsterdam so the Indians to be outside! What I like most was the ironic image of a church that overlooks the famous Wall street.
It’s the Trinity church(pic 2) that is located at the intersection of Broadway avenue and Wall street. It was built in 1846 by Richard Upjohn in gothic style but there was an older Trinity church that was burnt out of the great fire in 1766. Next to the church is the Trinity building a gothic skyscraper that was built in the early 20th century.
Then we walked for a while at the confusing small streets around there and we noticed many churches, some big but old skyscrapers (again!) and some interesting sculptures like the four trees (pic 3) a black and white sculpture made by Jean Dubuffet in 1969. It’s located at the Chase Manhattan Bank Plaza, off Pine street and is made of synthetic plastic..
We took some photos of buildings like the Federal Hall (pic 4) at 26 Wall street or the New York Stock Exhange (pic 5) at 8 Broad street (closed for the public) and it was very funny to see all the visitors with the cameras at hand and the at the same time all the businessmen trying to smoke a cigarette before returning to their relaxing work, you know that money swapping thing :) It was time for a walk at the Battery Park.
Battery Park is one of the popular parks in NY located at Lower Manhattan. Along the waterfront you can take the ferry for the Statue of Liberty, a watertaxi or the ferry for the Statten Island. The green area was very useful because of the hot sun above us. There are some sculptures like Fritz Koenig’s The Sphere that was once at the World Trade Center’s plaza. Address: Lower ManhattanDirections: we walked from Ground Zero but you you can take train 4,5 to Wall Street.
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We took a walk around Manhattan and found our way to this financial district. A lot of people make and lose money here. Michael Douglas glamourised it! It's surroundings gave the feeling of hope and desire to be rich!
Visit Wall Street if you aspire for this. Leave a Comment
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