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Broad Street (Manhattan)

Broad Street
The New York Stock Exchange Building (right) at Broad and Wall Streets
Native nameHeere Gracht (Dutch)
Part ofFinancial District of Lower Manhattan
Coordinates40°42′18″N 74°00′42″W / 40.7050°N 74.0116°W / 40.7050; -74.0116
Construction
Completion1676

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,[1] and was infilled in 1676 after numerous fruit and vegetable vendors made it difficult for boats to enter the canal.[2] Early establishments on Broad Street in the 1600s included the Fraunces Tavern[3] and the Royal Exchange.[4] 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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