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2 unusual facts about Financial District


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Financial District, Manhattan

The northeastern part of the financial district (along Fulton Street and John Street) was known in the early 20th century as the Insurance District, due to the large number of insurance companies who were either headquartered there, or maintained their New York offices there.


Acefest

The inaugural ACE Film Festival took place from August 24 to 26 at the Broad Street Ballroom, 41 Broad Street, right in the center of Manhattan's Financial District and in close proximity to the New York Stock Exchange.

Hubway

There are 65 stations in the Boston neighborhoods of Allston-Brighton, Fenway-Kenmore, Back Bay, South End, Beacon Hill, West End, North End, and the Financial District.

National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators

Its formation was largely in response to high-profile, deadly crane accidents in California (a crane accident killed five in San Francisco's Financial District in November 1989 and another crane accident killed one and caused a fire at Edwards Air Force Base in September 1990) and in Washington state (a July 1994 crane accident at the Kingdome in Seattle killed two and injured one).

New York County Lawyers' Association Building

The New York County Lawyers' Association Building at 14 Vesey Street between Broadway and Church Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City was built in 1929-30 and was designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert in the English Georgian style for the Association, which was founded in 1908.

Pacific Exchange

The former equities trading building on the corner of Sansome and Pine Streets in the Financial District of San Francisco was sold to private developers and converted by Equinox Fitness into a fitness center.


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Artistic patrimony of Madrid Community

Madrid's new business district, Cuatro Torres Business Area (CTBA), construction recently, on the other hand, is seen as the new and "hip" financial district, boasting modern skyscrapers designed by internationally-famed architects.

Banco de Bilbao Tower

The Banco de Bilbao Tower (also known as Torre BBVA, or, in English, BBVA Tower) is a 107m skyscraper in Madrid, Spain, within the AZCA financial district, and is currently the company's Madrid HQ.

Downcity Providence

The Financial District is also home to The Arcade, a historic indoor shopping center, the Federal Reserve Building, and Kennedy Plaza.

Elphinstone Place

The building would have been situated at the western end of Blythswood Hill on the edge of Glasgow's financial district (IFSD).

Grand Performances

Established in 1986, Grand Performances is in the Financial District of Downtown Los Angeles in the California Plaza.

Johan Otto von Spreckelsen

The monument is located in the heart of the financial district of La Défense and is built of granite and of Carrara marble.

Luigi Giuliano

He even made several statements against his former ally, Giuseppe Misso, and revealed specific details regarding the murder of the Vatican's banker Roberto Calvi, who was found hanging from scaffolding beneath Blackfriars Bridge in the financial district of London in 1982.

McKesson

McKesson Plaza, an office skyscraper located in San Francisco's Financial District

Moss Park Armoury

It is located close to the downtown core and financial district, It is also close to many postsecondary institutions, such as the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, and George Brown College.

Playhouse District, Pasadena, California

It is Pasadena's premier entertainment and financial district; the headquarters of Community Bank are headquartered there.

Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone

A business centre and RAK FTZ office on the seventh floor of The Fairmont Dubai, in Dubai’s financial district on Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai International Convention Centre, the Emirates Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and Burj Khalifa.

Taunusturm

The construction site is located in Frankfurt's financial district, the Bankenviertel, at the corner of Neue Mainzer Straße and Taunustor.

Thomas Peterffy

The OneChicago corporate headquarters is located in the Chicago Board of Trade Building in Chicago's financial district.