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How Wall Street Got Its Name: Stories from New Amsterdam and Early New York

Post author By Greg Young
Post date March 13, 2023
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Wall Street in 1847, German artist Augustus Köllner, from lithograph by Laurent Deroy

Wall Street, today a canyon of tall buildings in New York’s historic Financial District, is not only one of the most famous streets in the United States, it’s also a stand-in for the entire American financial system. One of the first facts you learn as a student of New York City history is that Wall… Read More

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Why are there so many Henry Streets in New York City?

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date June 12, 2013
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Manhattan’s Henry Street looking south, 1935, photo by Berenice Abbott (NYPL) Since Manhattan and Brooklyn developed as two separate cities before they were intertwined within consolidated New York City in 1898, it’s not surprising to see similar street names in both boroughs, deriving from different origins. But the Henrys being honored in these street names… Read More

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