Financial District, Historic Downtown, and September 11
VISIT THE FIRST PART OF NEW YORK TO BE SETTLED IN THE 17th CENTURY BY THE DUTCH AND ITS EVOLUTION INTO THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT. WALK PAST THESE LOCATIONS ...
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17th Cenury New Netherlands/New Amsterdam and the British takeover in 1664
South Ferry
Battery Park - Castle Clinton - discuss Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
Fraunces Tavern
Bowling Green and the “Charging Bull” sculpture
Steamship Row at the foot of Broadway
History of Broadway ticker-tape parades
Trinity Church
Wall Street development ...
- Bank of New York - 1Wall and 48 Wall
- JP Morgan - 23 Wall Street
- 40 Wall Street
- Cities Services Building
- Chase Manhattan Plaza
Equitable Building at 120 Broadway and the 1916 zoning law
Delmonico’s Building - 56 Beaver Street
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Hall
Wall Street ‘canyon’ views
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
“Occupy Wall Street” - Zuccoti Park
St. Paul’s Chapel
World Trade Center and September 11
Discuss Battery Park City and World Financial Center / Brookfield Place / North Cove (visit on your own)
City Hall complex and Municipal Building
NYC Municipal Government
“Newspaper Row”
Time permitting ....
- “Modern” Water Street including 55 Water Street
- South Street Seaport
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At the end of the walk, have lunch at one of the many eateries in the area around City Hall
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Google maps - approximate route ...
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