The South Street Seaport is a historic area in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located where Fulton Street meets the East River, and adjacent to the Financial District. Unlike the Financial District, The Seaport is considered a historical district featuring some of the oldest architecture in downtown Manhattan and including the largest concentration of restored early 19th-century commercial buildings in the city. At South Street Seaport are renovated original mercantile buildings, sailing ships, the former Fulton Fish Market, and modern tourist malls offering food, shopping and nightlife, with a view of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The South Street Seaport Museum is the tourist attraction here. Founded in 1967 by Peter and Norma Stanford, its original focus was as an educational historic site, with period shops reproducing the working environments found during the Seaport's heyday between 1820 to 1860. It was designated by Congress as America's National Maritime Museum in 1998. The Museum comprised of over 30,000 square feet of exhibition space and educational facilities. It houses exhibition galleries, a working 19th-century print shop, an archeology museum, a maritime library, a craft center, a marine life conservation lab, and the largest privately owned fleet of historic ships in the country.
Docked at Seaport are a few historical sailing vessels, including the Flying P-Liner, Peking and museum ships. A section of Fulton Street is preserved as cobblestone and lined with shops, bars, and restaurants. Today Seaport operates primarily as a mall and tourism centre. The decks outside offers splended views of the East River, Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Heights.
South Street Seaport, New York City, with Brooklyn Bridge in the background
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