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I think it has to be either Broadway or Wall Street. In the past it may be have been Broadway, but I think the financial crisis has really pushed "Wall Street" to the top b/c of its use as shorthand for the financial industry.
Wall Street is famous for what it represents, not the street itself. It's like picking Abbey Road as the most famous street in London. Technically it's true, but...
Well, what's your alternative rubric then? Streets that don't represent anything? In which case, I'm not sure why they would be famous. Doesn't the fact that the street becomes a shorthand for something else entirely an indication of how famous it is?
Also, if it makes it better for you, people actually do work on Wall Street and it's also a very common destination for visitors to take a look at, take some pictures, etc. It's not like people don't actually know there's a Wall Street in New York City.
Well, what's your alternative rubric then? Streets that don't represent anything? In which case, I'm not sure why they would be famous. Doesn't the fact that the street becomes a shorthand for something else entirely an indication of how famous it is?
Also, if it makes it better for you, people actually do work on Wall Street and it's also a very common destination for visitors to take a look at, take some pictures, etc. It's not like people don't actually know there's a Wall Street in New York City.
I don't have an alternative criteria because I don't care. All I'm saying is that Wall Street is far more well known as a shorthand for the financial industry than the street itself. It wins on a technicality, but it doesn't in anyway compare to a 5th Avenue, which is well known for what it contains along its length (ESB, Rockafeller Center, the high end shops, The Met, etc.).
It does make me feel better that people work there though. The folks who lost everything (at their hands) should be so lucky.
I don't have an alternative criteria because I don't care. All I'm saying is that Wall Street is far more well known as a shorthand for the financial industry than the street itself. It wins on a technicality, but it doesn't in anyway compare to a 5th Avenue, which is well known for what it contains along its length (ESB, Rockafeller Center, the high end shops, The Met, etc.).
It does make me feel better that people work there though. The folks who lost everything (at their hands) should be so lucky.
Too many Americans think extremely short term. The stock market is right back up near record highs right now.
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