While we understand we can't even dream of participating in this auction, there may be a few (very few) PulseJFK readers who can. The Wall St. and Broad St. Original post-top style intersection street sign from Late-19th to early-20th Century, is for sale at Christie's today.

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This early street sign from the corner of Broad and Wall Streets stood in front of The House of Morgan and in the shadows of the New York Stock Exchange through the dramatic first part of the 20th Century.

The former headquarters of J.P. Morgan & Company was built on the southeast corner of Wall St. and Broad St. in 1914. What was to be known as "The House of Morgan" was the most influential investment bank of the time. At noon on September 16, 1920, this corner was the scene of the Wall Street bombing, when an explosive was placed in front of the bank killing 38 and injuring several hundred. The interior of the J.P. Morgan bank, which the cart was parked outside, was severely damaged by broken glass, masonry and flying shrapnel. The perpetrators were never caught, but the explosion helped fuel the Red Scare at the time. (One of the enamel signs here facing Wall St. bears some heavy pocking which may have resulted from the blast). The Wall Street Bombing of 1920 was the most destructive terrorist attack to date in the United States, and the scars remain today on the facade of the former Morgan bank (see image below). In October 1929, crowds gathered at the intersection of Wall and Broad streets after the 1929 crash in shock and disbelief.