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Take a look at the legendary NYC street where the US Women's World Cup team will celebrate its latest win in a ticker-tape victory parade

The parade begins at 11 a.m. and travels along Broadway from Battery Place to Chambers Street.

Take a look at the legendary NYC street where the US Women's World Cup team will celebrate its latest win in a ticker-tape victory parade

I began my survey at the parade's eventual starting point, Battery Place, where the National Museum of the American Indian is.

I began my survey at the parade

I found the famous Wall Street bull there as well, but only barely — it was overrun with tourists.

I found the famous Wall Street bull there as well, but only barely — it was overrun with tourists.

Broadway was strewn with NYPD barricades ahead of the parade.

Broadway was strewn with NYPD barricades ahead of the parade.

All trash cans along Broadway were locked up for safety.

All trash cans along Broadway were locked up for safety.

As I walked along Broadway, I read every plaque embedded in the sidewalk, commemorating past parades. This one, at Bowling Green, introduces the Canyon of Heroes.

As I walked along Broadway, I read every plaque embedded in the sidewalk, commemorating past parades. This one, at Bowling Green, introduces the Canyon of Heroes.

The first ticker-tape parade was held when France gave the US the Statue of Liberty in 1886. Even though I'd walked over these plaques hundreds of times over the years, I'd missed quite a few of them, like this one. No else on the street seemed to notice them, perhaps because it was rush hour.

The first ticker-tape parade was held when France gave the US the Statue of Liberty in 1886. Even though I

Some important people have gone down this street, including the Apollo 11 astronauts, John F. Kennedy, Jesse Owens, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Charles de Gaulle, Nelson Mandela, and dozens of others.

Some important people have gone down this street, including the Apollo 11 astronauts, John F. Kennedy, Jesse Owens, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Charles de Gaulle, Nelson Mandela, and dozens of others.

The most recent parade was held for the last US women's national soccer team when they won the 2015 World Cup. The 2019 parade will be held precisely four years later.

The most recent parade was held for the last US women

The parade passes by some beautiful New York landmarks, like the Woolworth Building, which was the tallest building in the world when it was completed in 1912.

The parade passes by some beautiful New York landmarks, like the Woolworth Building, which was the tallest building in the world when it was completed in 1912.

A few blocks down is St. Paul's Chapel, built in 1766, with One World Trade Center towering in the distance.

A few blocks down is St. Paul

Five blocks after that is Trinity Church, which was built in the 1840s.

Five blocks after that is Trinity Church, which was built in the 1840s.

A man was selling shirts commemorating the world champions a full 24 hours before the parade.

A man was selling shirts commemorating the world champions a full 24 hours before the parade.

The parade even passes right by the Business Insider headquarters at One Liberty Plaza.

The parade even passes right by the Business Insider headquarters at One Liberty Plaza.

The parade officially halts at Broadway and Chambers Street, but it'll likely end when the winning team makes it to City Hall.

The parade officially halts at Broadway and Chambers Street, but it

At the end of the last parade in 2015, a closing ceremony was held at the steps of City Hall, just off Broadway and Murray Street. The team was given the key to city and showered with confetti. The same is likely to happen this year.

At the end of the last parade in 2015, a closing ceremony was held at the steps of City Hall, just off Broadway and Murray Street. The team was given the key to city and showered with confetti. The same is likely to happen this year.

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