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Originally Posted by SHiRO
Interesting didn't know that. Upon researching Jonas Bronk was actually a Swede living in Holland who went to America with his Dutch wife.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Bronck
Broadway was originally called Breede weg, which simply means broad way. 
The history of New Amsterdam/New York is fascinating.
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Cool, thanks for the additional information. If I'm not mistaken--in the picture you posted--the wall on the northern edge of the city (right side of the picture) is the wall the Dutch built to protect their trading post from the native Americans. Once the city expanded they tore down the wall and put a street there. They called it Wall Street. Pretty neat eh?