23 Wall Street - site of the 1920 Wall Street bombing

On September 16, 1920, a bomb exploded in front of the J.P. Morgan building at 23 Wall Street, killing 38 people and injuring hundreds in one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. The blast heavily damaged the building and left a long‑remembered scar on Lower Manhattan; the site is often invoked in discussions of tragic events associated with Wall Street. Journalists and historians note the bombing's role in shaping public memory of the financial district, and commentators have sometimes described the location's string of violent history in terms of a 'cursed' aura. The perpetrators were never conclusively identified, and aspects of the case remain a subject of historical investigation.