How did the name Wall Street become popular for world’s biggest financial center? A wall was built around New York in 16th century to protect against Indian attacks. The wall vanished after 100 years. But during that 100 years the street across that wall had developed into a financial district. The financial district is still known as the Wall Street. Watch the history channel documentary below that narrates the history of Wall Street!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytRBirx08pk