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Description: The heart of New York's business/financial centre. Wall street is named after the wall that once kept the ... more

Wall Street ... "Algonquian" Indians out of Manhattan.

Newest Review: ... too. Now this is not a major tourist attraction but I would recommend it to anyone because it's a very pretty little shopping mall with loads of shops, restaurants and cafes built onto a pier that overlooks a real fishing harbour. You get a great view of Brooklyn Bridge from the pier and it is very relaxing. Wall Street is the kind of place that you want to visit to see what all the ... more

... fuss is about. When you get there is is a little disappointing but the area itself is great. ...more

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Wall Street: The financial district (218 words)
by - written on 06/09/00 (Very useful, 99 readings)
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I actually stayed in a hotle in Wall Street when I was in New York (see my Holiday Inn review). I reallt liked the financial district for lots of different reasons. My hotel was in very easy walking distance of the World Trade Centre, the Stock Exchange and Battery Park and so the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island were very easy to reach. Consequently, there are lots of major tourist attractions within very easy reach. The district is quiet at the weekends and during the evening so it is quite nice to be able to retreat a little from the total mayhem that is the rest of New York. Just below the financial district is Southport too. Now this ... Read the complete review

Watch out for falling stock brokers (458 words)
by - written on 27/07/00 (Very useful, 56 readings)
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There is a strange mix of old and new down Wall Street way and nothing shows it up more than the classic image of Trinity Church dwarfed by skyscrapers. One of the oldest parts of Manhattan it's easy to forget just how much history there is down this end of the island. The actual street was originally the wall that kept the Alogonquian Indians out of Manhattan. Now it is inhabited by much more dangerous characters - the Stock Exchange traders. We strolled along the street and marvelled at the amount of them standing smoking outside their place of work. With them all wearing different coloured jackets it makes for a great photo but going by the gestures a ... Read the complete review