From the Street · Financial District, New York

Postcards from Wall Street

We walk the blocks we write about. Financial Gurkha is researched and written from Wall Street and the surrounding Financial District, on the ground at least twice a week, and this is the view from those walks: the canyons, the station mosaic, the banking halls, the bull in miniature. No stock photos. Every frame on this wall is ours.

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On the doorstep of 14 Wall Street

On the doorstep of 14 Wall StreetNo. 01

Wall St, Financial District

Morning coffee before the open

Morning coffee before the openNo. 02

Financial District

Street art on the subway map

Street art on the subway mapNo. 03

Lower Manhattan

The W that means Wall Street

The W that means Wall StreetNo. 04

Wall St Station · 4/5 Line

Looking up from the canyon floor

Looking up from the canyon floorNo. 05

William St · Financial District

The bull, behind glass

The bull, behind glassNo. 06

Merrill · Financial District

Built like a cathedral, because money was a faith

Built like a cathedral, because money was a faithNo. 07

Financial District

Where the street sign is the job description

Where the street sign is the job descriptionNo. 08

Exchange Pl · Financial District

The Charging Bull, twelve to a table

The Charging Bull, twelve to a tableNo. 09

Broadway · Financial District

Insured, and cast in steel so you know it

Insured, and cast in steel so you know itNo. 10

Financial District

Rush hour at the corner of money

Rush hour at the corner of moneyNo. 11

Financial District

The glass canyons of Water Street

The glass canyons of Water StreetNo. 12

Water St · Financial District

Old stone, new glass, same street

Old stone, new glass, same streetNo. 13

Bowling Green

Up from the station, into the story

Up from the station, into the storyNo. 14

Wall St Station

Every Wall Street story starts at a turnstile

Every Wall Street story starts at a turnstileNo. 15

Wall St Station

The last flight of stairs before the open

The last flight of stairs before the openNo. 16

Financial District

The canyon, flying its flag

The canyon, flying its flagNo. 17

William St · Financial District

Fuel for the floor

Fuel for the floorNo. 18

Financial District

Yesterday's office tower, tomorrow's apartments

Yesterday's office tower, tomorrow's apartmentsNo. 19

Financial District

The morning bus down the canyon

The morning bus down the canyonNo. 20

Financial District

The other exchange on the block

The other exchange on the blockNo. 21

New York Wine Exchange · FiDi

Four centuries, one bronze plaque

Four centuries, one bronze plaqueNo. 22

1 Broadway

The whole world, painted on a bank wall

The whole world, painted on a bank wallNo. 23

Financial District

The fine print of trust

The fine print of trustNo. 24

Financial District

The hall where the money used to queue

The hall where the money used to queueNo. 25

Financial District

FiDi sky, framed in towers

FiDi sky, framed in towersNo. 26

Financial District

Where the bad weeks end up

Where the bad weeks end upNo. 27

US Bankruptcy Court · SDNY

'No Waiting!' Wall Street was always impatient

'No Waiting!' Wall Street was always impatientNo. 28

Financial District

Washington, still holding Union Square

Washington, still holding Union SquareNo. 29

Union Square

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All photographs © Financial Gurkha · Shot on foot in the Financial District, New York City

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