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Lower Manhattan [nyc]

Lower Manhattan is the beating heart of the American Capitalist machine. This is where you will find New York’s financial district, including Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange and many major US and World Bank headquarters. The whole area has a certain buzz to it. If you’re lucky enough to visit on a weekday when the markets close, the streets are filled with suits and the air smells like money; it is a unique opportunity for people watching.

We found a famous Gin and Tonic bar – called the Lovelace Tavern – and sat down for some happy hour cocktails and snacks. This location once had a tavern that originally dated back to the 1600’s but was long lost due to fire until the 1970s, when the foundation was discovered while revitalizing the downtown area on Broad Street. Our visit to the bar overlapped with the end of the trading day – and it was a Friday – so the after-work crowds came pouring out of offices around 4:30 filling the bar around us.

As you travel north away from Battery Park, you can walk through the Financial District and eventually arrive at Ground Zero, the former home of the two World Trade Center towers. Today it has been transformed into the 9/11 Memorial, with the new World Trade Tower surrounded by a massive park, which includes the two reflecting pools which stand in the footprint of the two collapsed towers.

What Makes Lower Manhattan so amazing?

Over the last 12 years of visiting the city, I have captured a few pictures which document the slow rebirth and reconstruction of the location. In 2013, we were lucky enough to get a chance to climb to the top of the new World Trade Tower, which allowed for amazing views of the city.

As you travel north from the financial district you stumble upon historic Chinatown and Little Italy, which sit side by side near the edge of the Manhattan Bridge. Here the tall buildings of Lower Manhattan fade into the old brick style buildings that spread out between here, Central, and Midtown Manhattan. There are many historic buildings and hidden restaurants and shops to occupy your time before you head to Central Manhattan.

New York is a massive city, and over the last 12 years, I have traveled here several times and still haven’t had a chance to see everything. There is no shortage of things to do, and you will always leave the city wanting more. It’s best to just enjoy the ride, and try to see as much as you can each trip. It’s always fun to re-live the journeys of the past by going through my photo archives.  This is the first of several NYC posts planned for the next few weeks, we hope you enjoy.

Wall Street/Lower Manhattan:

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Three Bridges from Above. 2013. 

Incredible Cocktail Bar, the White Rabbit in Lower Manhattan. 2017.
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Wall Street. 2006.

Lower Manhattan. 2019.
NYSE. 2008.
Lower Manhattan. 2019.
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Looking towards Midtown and Upper Manhattan. 2013. 
NYSE. 2017.
Wall Street. 2008.
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Defiant Girl. 2017.

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Broadway and Wall Street. 2008.

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Charging Bull. 2006.

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Defiant Girl. 2013. 

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Midtown Manhattan. 2013.

NYSE. 2008.

World Trade Center / 9-11 Memorial:

White Flowers are put on the names of the victims on their birthday. 2019.
World Trade One. 2019.
Reflecting Pool. 2013.
9/11 Memorial. 2019.
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World Trade Center. 2006.

Oculus. 2017.
Post No Bills. 2006.
Reflecting Pool. 2019.
World Trade One. 2019.
Construction. 2006.
Reflecting. 2017.
Reflecting Pool. 2019.

Reflecting pool and the Oculus. 2019.
Construction. 2006.
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World Trade Memorial – Reflecting Pools. 2013.

Early 9/11 Memorial. 2006.
Inside the Oculus. 2019.
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World Trade Tower. 2012.

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World Trade Center Completion. 2017.

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World Trade Memorial. 2013.

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World Trade Reflection. 2012. 

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This City’s Bravest. 2008.

Reflection. 2017.
9/11 Memorial Reflecting Pool. 2019.
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World Trade Construction/Rebirth. 2008. 
Work in Progress. 2006.

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