Manhattan · New York County
55 Broadway
POPS - Indoor Lobby
- Location
- 55 Broadway, Financial District
- Size
- 0.08 acres
- Hours
- Open during business hours
- Type
- POPS - Indoor Lobby
55 Broadway is a Privately Owned Public Space on Broadway in the Financial District, providing an indoor publicly accessible lobby near Bowling Green and the historic core of Lower Manhattan.
The building at 55 Broadway is near the former headquarters of Standard Oil at 26 Broadway, where John D. Rockefeller built the most powerful corporation in American history. The Standard Oil Building's curved facade and ornate lobby remain landmarks of the Financial District.
Broadway at this location runs through the original Dutch colonial settlement of New Amsterdam, where the first European commercial enterprises in Manhattan were established in the early 17th century.
The POPS serves the Financial District community on a stretch of Broadway that has been the main road through Manhattan for over 400 years, connecting the harbor at the Battery to the rest of the island.
This lobby space provides public access on the avenue where Manhattan's commercial history began.