As a researcher clicks through search results in the online gallery of the NYC Municipal Archives, which features almost one million digitized images, they are likely to find some surprises...
The Dutch & the English, Part 3: Construction of the Wall (1653-1663)
Sunset Park: The Blue-Sky Line
The Dutch & the English, Part 2: A Wall by Any Other Name
In 1653, the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam built a fortification along the northern edge of the town, running from the Hudson River (today's Greenwich Street) to the East River (then lapping at Pearl Street). Eventually the English captured the city, and named the street that ran along that old fortification Wall Street. But what did the Dutch call it?