Stadthuys at the Corner of Pearl St & Coenties Slip

Stadthuys
2 February 1653: Peter Stuyvesant, Governor of New Amsterdam, oversaw the incorporation of the colony and convened its first public meeting in the Stadthuys - New York's first City Hall.

It would remain there in 1697, at which time it would transfer briefly to the nearby Lovelace Tavern, before settling at the present site of Federal Hall on Wall St.

The shoreline painted here runs along Pearl St., the original coastline of Manhattan. Also notice the stepped roofs in the classic Dutch style.

Broad Street Canal

Broad Street
Made Governor in 1646, Peter Stuyvesant set out to revitalize the colony via a series of public works. This canal was built along what become known as De Heere Gracht, or Canal Street, in order to improve transportation and make the city more agreeable. Stuyvesant was busy literally trying to turn Manhattan into a New Amsterdam – complete with canals, dikes, landfill and drainage systems.

When the British took over the City in 1664, they filled in the canal and renamed it Broad St. The Bridge seen in this picture marks the current intersection of Bridge & Broad Streets.