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Annaline's remarks on NPR regarding the financial crisis - click to listen

DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR: HAMILTON'S HAUNTS
When Washington, Hamilton and Jefferson were Downtown neighbors.

On a recent saturday afternoon, around 50 people braved the cold to follow tour guide Annalinne Dinkelmann through the narrow streets of the Financial District in search of the places where Alexander Hamilton lived and worked.

The man who Ms. Dinkelmann considers "the smartest of the founding fathers" haunts this neighborhood. An illegitimate orphan and an immigrant, he arrived in New York City as a teenager in search of an education and opportunities. His brilliance and courage brought him to the attention of George Washington, who was like a father to him. After the American Revolution ended, Washington appointed Hamilton to his cabinet as Secretary of the Treasury.

Hamilton is buried on the south flank of Trinity Church. The walking tour was sponsored by the Museum of American Finance, which has a collection of Hamilton artifacts and is located in the former headquarters of the Bank of New York, which Hamilton founded. -Terese Loeb Kreuzer

To read the full article, click here or visit the Broadsheet's website and click on The Broadsheet Feb 9 - Feb 25 2009. The article is on page 3.


Own This City : Fall Walking Tours (excerpt)
Wall Street Panics and Crashes 212-209-3370, www.wallstreetwalks.com. Mon, Fri 11am; $23.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 1.25 miles

The gist: Annaline Dinkelmann (a former Morgan Stanley employee) guides the group through the Financial District including the outside of the Federal Hall and the bronze bull at Bowling Green and speaks about the journey from Wall Street's humble beginnings to today's bear market.

Who goes: Our group included mostly middle-aged folks, a good mix of locals and tourists.

Bull’s-eye accuracy: All the facts checked out, including Dinkelmann's mention of the first car bomb on Wall Street in 1920, when a terrorist blew up dynamite in a donkey cart.

High: We found the small side streets more interesting, like the designated historic landmark Stone Street. The narrow alley features a slew of restaurants and bars.

Low: We’re hard-pressed to find anything to bad-mouth about this tour, unless you count the anxiety at the thought of a recession as bad as the one after the market crash of 1929.
Amy Plitt

To read the full article, go to Time Out at http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/own-this-city/68139/fall-walking-tours

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