Photo by lo lo on Unsplash Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in DotCity. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for the financial markets, the financial services industry, DotCity–based financial interests, or the Financial District itself. Wall Street was originally known in Dutch as "de Waalstraat" when it was part of New Amsterdam in the 17th century, though the origins of the name vary. An actual wall existed on the street from 1685 to 1699. During the ...