Broad Street (Manhattan)

Broad Street est une rue de New York.

1. Situation et accès

Elle est située dans le quartier de Financial District, dans l'arrondissement de Manhattan.

1. Origine du nom

Le nom « Broad Street » reflète la transformation d'un large canal à une large rue.

1. Historique

« Broad Street », était autrefois connue sous le nom de « Heere Gracht » (canal des seigneurs en néerlandais) dans le vieux New Amsterdam. Broad Street était à l'origine un canal, un bras de mer, de l'East River, qui était bordé de deux rangées robustes de maisons de trois étages, avec des sentiers devant. Construit sous l'administration de Pieter Stuyvesant, le « Broad Canal » devint le premier embarcadère de Manhattan pour le ferry reliant Manhattan à Brooklyn, plus tard connu sous le nom de Fulton Ferry (en). Le canal a été comblé à partir de 1676, car les marchands de fruits et légumes, y compris les Amérindiens arrivant en canoë depuis Long Island, avaient laissé la zone encombrée de détritus, si bien que de moins en moins d'embarcations pouvaient emprunter le canal. Les allées devant les rangées de maisons le long du canal ont été pavées en 1676, tandis que la chaussée a été pavée pour la première fois en 1693.

1. Bâtiments remarquables et lieux de mémoire

Plusieurs sociétés américaines y ont leur siège, telles que la banque Goldman Sachs. Le siège du New York Stock Exchange se trouve au n°18 de la rue. La sculpture Fearless Girl y est installée en 2018.

1. Notes et références

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Broad Street (Manhattan)

Broad Street is a north–south street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Originally the Broad Canal in New Amsterdam, it stretches from today's South Street to Wall Street. The canal drew its water from the East River, and was infilled in 1676 after numerous fruit and vegetable vendors made it difficult for boats to enter the canal. Early establishments on Broad Street in the 1600s included the Fraunces Tavern and the Royal Exchange. Later on the area became the center of financial activity, and all smaller buildings in turn were replaced with grand banks and stock exchange buildings. Most of the structures that stand today date from the turn of the 20th century, along with more modern buildings constructed after the 1950s.

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55 Broad Street

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