Walk the Famous Wallstreet

THE STREET THAT YOU HAVE ONLY SEEN IN MOVIES

Wall Street is a street located in the lower Manhattan section of New York City and is the home of the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE.

Wall Street has also been the historic headquarters of some of the largest U.S. brokerages and investment banks.

Wall Street got its name from the wooden wall Dutch colonists built in lower Manhattan in 1653 to defend themselves from the British and Native Americans.

The wall was taken down in 1699, but the name stuck. After World War I, Wall Street, and New York City surpassed London to become the world’s most significant financial center.

Today, Wall Street remains the home of several important financial institutions. The New York Stock Exchange is still found on Wall Street, as is the American Stock Exchange, and several banks and brokerages.