NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS

[animatedmartian]

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It still blows my mind how NYC has so many skyscrapers in such a small area. It's like a fortress with 1 WTC as its castle. :tup:

[Domamania]

Does anybody know what the deal is with the base facade glass? I know they dropped the original plans with the orginal glass but do any of you know if they decided what new glass they are going to use in the future? Thank you

[CarlosV]

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[brian.odonnell20]

i asked the same exact thing a couple pages ago and the answer's not really...

[Roadcruiser1]

It is glass, but we don't know what glass is going to be used.

[steveve]

I was in Manhattan this past weekend,
Taken Saturday August 13th:
Unfortunately from a distance, i was stuck in Midtown the whole time :(

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Cheers from Toronto :cheers:

Long live the World Trade...

[animatedmartian]

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[Dave84]

Anyone know when this new documentary on discovery "The rising, rebuilding of ground zero" will be aired? The British date? I have read aug 25th for american tv, Usually america get's these a week or 2 b4 us brits . . .

[justmehere]

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it seems nothing much is happening in this picture eh.
if you compare this to Carlos picture dated august 11, 2011 the
construction of WTC1 seems to stand still. even the chopper did not fly.:banana:
btw how do you delete pictures so i do not take so much space.

[Brian Dino Vabec]

August 16th, ZippyTheChimp, WNY..

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4885/wtc357c.jpg
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3672&page=735

[GioFX]

Last pic is just WOW. Man I miss NYC.

[gramsjdg]

People are gonna hate me for saying this, but I almost don't mind if towers 2 and 3 aren't built because 1wtc will look taller and more dominant if it's by itself, towering over everything else nearby.

[Roadcruiser1]

You think Tower 1 is dominant then you thought wrong. Tower 2 & 3 will be just as dominant, and those three towers will be large shadow casters like the original Twin Towers were.

[animatedmartian]

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I like how this shows how Greenwich Street really brings the whole site together.

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[marvelfannumber1]

People are gonna hate me for saying this, but I almost don't mind if towers 2 and 3 aren't built because 1wtc will look taller and more dominant if it's by itself, towering over everything else nearby.

99.5% agreed. I also think the freedom tower looks cooler by itself. It reminds me of how the twins looked on the skyline. :)

[CarlosV]

You are right Justmehere, i dont see any viseble activity....whats going on?

:shrug:

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[Sid Vicious]

not on hold please; I couldn`t stand it. :tantrum:

[NYguy]

A little blurry, but I like...

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[uaarkson]

LM is starting to get really exciting again. The entire world is set to be shocked and blown away at how breathtaking this new complex will be. I mean it, I think a lot of people are going to be extremely surprised.

[animatedmartian]

Cool video of the construction process. Not really new information if you've been following for a while.
http://www.construction.com/video/?fr_chl=ddbece80fa300acfee86311d89c2f6b86bdda260

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Lattice steel Spire Mast is 411 ft. The cable anchorage is solid plate. Spire enclosure and beacon not shown.

[OptimumPx]

So the Subway is still there. I had wondered about that.

[UrbanImpressionist]

FYI: Daniel Libeskind is going to be interviewed on the Diane Rehm show (NPR) tomorrow morning 10 EST.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-08-18/architect-daniel-libeskind


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[Kevin Scott Koepke]

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the view will be quite different from this one come september

[Yankee fan for life]

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9P590F00.htm

[jthornton17]

August 16th, ZippyTheChimp, WNY..

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4885/wtc357c.jpg
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3672&page=735

That picture on the water is amazing. :tup:

[Mr. Lion]

Why can't the guys at GoldmanSachs turn off their lights?

[YSL]

looks better with the lights on.

[Don098]

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9P590F00.htm

When posting an article, please include the entire text in the body of the post:tup:

Even though it's dated yesterday, it's seems like old news...didn't the concrete workers already walk out a few weeks ago - a dispute that was resolved by signing a new deal? I'm confused...

[Onn]

There are probably stock trading and deals going on, world markets never close.

[NYC2ATX]

The water angle in that photo is going to be such a sick vantage point. :cheers:

I sort of like Goldman being crazy lit up...it's like a lantern, like FiDi's modern-day lighthouse.

[cityenthusiast]

I noticed that too it looks cool but that a huge waste of electricity i wonder why they do that every night, oh well back to the world trade center srry for the off topic post

[animatedmartian]

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[jlanka]

There was definitely activity yesterday. I was watching the cranes pull stuff up. Also, the netting around the top earlier in the day was lower, there were new steel vertical columns

[pnapp1]

KPI TV cams are back. New URL:
http://www.video-monitoring.com/construction/kpitv/silver.htm

[Dac150]

I noticed that too it looks cool but that a huge waste of electricity i wonder why they do that every night, oh well back to the world trade center srry for the off topic post

Because at GS it's a 24/7 work week ;)

[NYguy]

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[sterlippo1]

People are gonna hate me for saying this, but I almost don't mind if towers 2 and 3 aren't built because 1wtc will look taller and more dominant if it's by itself, towering over everything else nearby.

you're assumption is correct:rolleyes:just kidding but seriously with that?

[marvelfannumber1]

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:offtopic:


Anyone know if the sphere will be in the memorial when it is finished? I REALLY hope it is.

[meh_cd]

It's getting put into storage for a bit pretty soon. I think it'll go in Liberty Park, which will be just south of the memorial.

So, even if it does not end up "in" the memorial, it should still be pretty visible.

[RoyalOil]

This is the location of a well-known video of the twins collapsing. It's cool to see the rebuilding from the same location.


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[OptimumPx]

It's getting put into storage for a bit pretty soon. I think it'll go in Liberty Park, which will be just south of the memorial.

So, even if it does not end up "in" the memorial, it should still be pretty visible.
Why won't they be leaving it where it is? Seems to be in a nice highly visible spot.

[CClaudio21]

Loving the progress. And I'm hoping that the sphere ends up in liberty park or at least somewhere close to the memorial. :)

[Tall guy 31]

Is it possible to put the damaged sphere back to it's original place?? Can they move a few trees to accommodate it?? Or is it where the new memorial building is now standing??

[OptimumPx]

Is it possible to put the damaged sphere back to it's original place?? Can they move a few trees to accommodate it?? Or is it where the new memorial building is now standing??

From what I understand it's original place is in the middle of the new section of Greenwich St.

[Traynor]

Of course any post now we will all be warned this is off topic... Sheesh! A little leeway once in a while would enhance the thread ... But until then...

...The Sphere cannot be placed in its old, exact, geographic position. That would place it right in the middle of the soon-to-be-re-opened Greenwich Street, right in front of the Transit Hub.

A nice place for it would be nearby, South of the yet-to-be-determined Performing Arts Center.

http://i.imgur.com/PrSxn.jpg (http://imgur.com/PrSxn)

[Jeff900]

This is the location of a well-known video of the twins collapsing. It's cool to see the rebuilding from the same location.

Lovw that picture,Love to see that America is rising again...:)

[Otie]

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[Jeff900]

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Seems like the reflects on the left corner of One World Trade Center is the building behind,but its WFC..:haha:

[Tall guy 31]

Of course any post now we will all be warned this is off topic... Sheesh! A little leeway once in a while would enhance the thread ... But until then...

...The Sphere cannot be placed in its old, exact, geographic position. That would place it right in the middle of the soon-to-be-re-opened Greenwich Street, right in front of the Transit Hub.




Perfect...thank you for an answer with a diagram!!! I need that stuff to visualize it. Thank you. Hopefully they can move it to the proposed spot.

[Jeff900]

Is there any rendering of One World Trade Center base? Whats gonna looks like? Because i think old rendering are out because they cancelled a project for glass on the base i think...Are there new rendering for the complex,not the old ones we already all saw... i meean,recent renderings? Thnks

[NYguy]

Sheesh! A little leeway once in a while would enhance the thread

Actually, it wouldn't. People don't want to (and shouldn't have to) sift through various off topic posts just to get to the relevant posts. It's especially annoying because there's no need for it. Anybody can use PMs for off topic commentary, or simply use the appropriate thread. It's not hard to do.


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[Servo]

Is there any rendering of One World Trade Center base? Whats gonna looks like? Because i think old rendering are out because they cancelled a project for glass on the base i think...Are there new rendering for the complex,not the old ones we already all saw... i meean,recent renderings? Thnks

Well, we don't actually have any idea what the new cladding for the base will be like. We don't even know for sure what what kind of glass or whatever other material they're gonna use... Simply put, there have been no recent renderings to show off the new base cladding. I believe it's still in the works.

(Senior members - correct me if I'm wrong.)

[Otie]

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[Roadcruiser1]

You are correct about that. Since the glass can't be brought in we don't know what the base will be covered with, but the lower 5 stories of the base will compose of concrete while the rest will consist of mechanical floors. Well if anyone does want to see this is the original rendering of the base of One WTC.
http://www.downtownexpress.com/de-164/uglyglassfortress.gif

[jd3189]

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WTC 1 and 4 in this view would also be reminiscent of the Twin Towers. Just look closely.WTC 4 acts just like old WTC 2

[steveve]

Of course any post now we will all be warned this is off topic... Sheesh! A little leeway once in a while would enhance the thread ... But until then...

...The Sphere cannot be placed in its old, exact, geographic position. That would place it right in the middle of the soon-to-be-re-opened Greenwich Street, right in front of the Transit Hub.

A nice place for it would be nearby, South of the yet-to-be-determined Performing Arts Center.

http://i.imgur.com/PrSxn.jpg (http://imgur.com/PrSxn)

nice, i actually wouldn't mind seeing it at the utmost south-east corner of the Transportation Hub block, right under the "wing"... that way, it could be sorta like a public art sculpture... but of course people would say that the "wing" will cover it,

nonetheless, i think it's important that this thing should come back to the site where it belongs and was meant to be,

[CarlosV]

^^^ sad video, no need to see that again...


again, NO visible work on top ....

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[Jeff900]

^^^ sad video, no need to see that again...


again, NO viseble work on top ....

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Yup its sad to hear the music still playing at the plaza... :(

[KevinFromTexas]

Guys, if you want to talk about the twins please see this thread (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=184976).

[Private Dick]

Just think what this already amazing view is going to look like before we even realize it...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6055974071_1bf4ca2370_b.jpg

[Servo]

Poor Beekman. It looks so out of place in that picture. I'm not saying it's a bad building, but it looks lonely.

Back on topic - while the lack of progress in vertical height has been odd, it's been more surprising not to see any progress on the metal decking. I would at least expect to see that go up, even if the concrete workers are having issues with contracts.

[Yume-sama]

I'm so happy to be in New York now to be able to see this landmark before it's built~ I hope I'll be back when it is finished! I took a couple of picture from Rockefeller Center yesterday. It will have an amazing impact!

Hopefully this weekend I will see it up close.

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[BnaBreaker]

Just think what this already amazing view is going to look like before we even realize it...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6055974071_1bf4ca2370_b.jpg

That's a phenomenal shot!

BTW, what the hell is that incredibly awkward looking building to the left of Woolworth?

[scalziand]

That's the Beekman tower by Gehry.

[NYguy]

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[Brian Dino Vabec]

August 17th..

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[STR]

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[401PAS]

THANKS! Glad to see this back.

[401PAS]

KPI TV cams are back. New URL:
http://www.video-monitoring.com/construction/kpitv/silver.htm

Thanks! Glad to see this back.

[jlanka]

Taken from 48th floor of 55 Water St. on 8/19/2011

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[CarlosV]

another day and no change on top.....:irked:

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[Jeff900]

Taken from 48th floor of 55 Water St. on 8/19/2011

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Guy I love that view,u can just imagine a 30 couple of stories more and it's gonna be awesome... : )with the spire.!! :D

[jlanka]

Guy I love that view,u can just imagine a 30 couple of stories and it's gonna be awesome... : )with the spire.!! :D

4 will definitely hide some if it (already doing it now) but we'll be able to see the top

[Jeff900]

Guys,just wanna show u a shot from my beautiful City Toronto,Canada,I can see it almost every days from my Condo Tower,it regulary changes colors for special events like Christmas or Halloween.....just to show u that CN Tower is lighted up..This would be awesome if we would do this with One World Trade Center...!!!

Those images are from Google.ca
http://www.oustravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/toronto_8.jpg

That's another view at night,colors regulary change,just like the Empire State Building!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Toronto_-_ON_-_CN_Tower_bei_Nacht2.jpg/398px-Toronto_-_ON_-_CN_Tower_bei_Nacht2.jpg

Thats a video,you've got to see it,it's awesome when lighted up...They should do it with One World Trade Center's spire or I don't know what..!!
fXgoMKHICXY from Youtube

CN Tower is 553.33 m (1,815.4 ft)U are in feets,I had forgot! lol

Just hope they would do the same with One World Trade Center's Spire or even,with the whole building! :yes:

[Jeff900]

4 will definitely hide some if it (already doing it now) but we'll be able to see the top

Great! :D it's gonna be awesome!

[Yankee fan for life]

Just love those pics of the cn tower gives me a perspective on the size of what what 1 wtc is going to be since cn tower and 1 wtc are roughly the same size cn tower only a tad taller.

[Traynor]

Just love those pics of the cn tower gives me a perspective on the size of what what 1 wtc is going to be since cn tower and 1 wtc are roughly the same size cn tower only a tad taller.

This mash-up is to scale... I just replaced most of Jersey City with part of downtown Toronto from the same distance.

http://i.imgur.com/qG9ih.jpg (http://imgur.com/qG9ih)

[Traynor]

We should see some steel soon... They're placing the floor decking on the upper most floors today.

http://i.imgur.com/UOHk5.jpg (http://imgur.com/UOHk5)
(Close-ups from HD OxBlue webcam found Here (http://oxblue.com/pro/open/panynj/wtc) )

[westmc9th]

new render from the discovery program airing next week!

http://wirednewyork.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=13835&d=1313776930
looks amazing!

[uaarkson]

Sick! I can't wait.

[Onn]

This is going to be a jumbo spire! :haha:

[CarlosV]

FINALLY!!! the cranes have been lifted!! ready for more steel!! :)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6060278150_4a4e3e398e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6060278150/)
pano4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6060278150/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[jd3189]

new render from the discovery program airing next week!

http://wirednewyork.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=13835&d=1313776930
looks amazing!

I'm going to watch that special because of this.

[Otie]

For those who haven't seen this webcam (http://www.livestream.com/oneworldtrade), click on the link.

Downtown Regains Its Compass in the Sky (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/downtown-regains-its-compass-in-the-sky/) Photos by David W. Dunlap

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-W0YH/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-W0YH-blog480.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-6IWH/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-6IWH-blog480.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-Q7S4/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-Q7S4-blog480.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-JGDH/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-JGDH-blog480.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-1IGV/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-1IGV-blog480.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-P4R5/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-P4R5-blog480.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-9ANR/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-9ANR-blog480.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-85IJ/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-85IJ-blog480.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-BQLP/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-BQLP-blog480.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-ITU6/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-ITU6-blog480.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-6MFK/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-6MFK-blog480.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/08/19/blogs/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-DPNL/20110819VisibleWTC-slide-DPNL-blog480.jpg

[NYguy]

jschauma (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jschauma/6059587068/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6059587068_5f09cc10a2_b.jpg



I like that last rendering of the spire...here it is again, with comparison to earlier rendering.

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/137361302/original.jpg_http://www.bluemelon.com/photo/18589/1563538-S1300x600.0.jpg?optimalizedperformance=true

[steveve]

I'm going to watch that special because of this.

i think we all are! :cheers::haha:

omg, this will be on Discovery Channel right?... does anyone have the times when the show will air?... Ai hope someone puts a copy on youtube in case i miss it!

gotta love how up-to-date this documentary/series is gonna be!

[jthornton17]

jschauma (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jschauma/6059587068/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6059587068_5f09cc10a2_b.jpg



I like that last rendering of the spire...here it is again, with comparison to earlier rendering.

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/137361302/original.jpg_http://www.bluemelon.com/photo/18589/1563538-S1300x600.0.jpg?optimalizedperformance=true

NYGUY, that spire is so beautiful! I've never been a big fan of them myself, but if it looks that great it will be amazing. Do you know if the light at the top is going to be that bright? Where it will light everything up like that? How beautiful if it is.

[CarlosV]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6185/6060221537_32a5c36e90_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6060221537/)
DSC_2062 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6060221537/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[scalziand]

Traynor, you should post that in the photoshopped skyline thread.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=95748&page=9

[STR]

I like that last rendering of the spire...here it is again, with comparison to earlier rendering.

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/137361302/original.jpg_http://www.bluemelon.com/photo/18589/1563538-S1300x600.0.jpg?optimalizedperformance=true

This whole Ice cream swirl/Narwhal tusk thing is news to me. None of my material shows anything like that. The scan you've posted doesn't show the kind of geometric twist the DC render does.

I'm hoping it's an error, because that looks dumb as hell.

[Yankee fan for life]

1 wtc may not be the tallest in the world but, it is destine to be the most iconic but that just my opinion.

[Complex01]

Wow its looking awesome. Love coming back and checking on the updates. Very Kewl...

:tup:

[RoyalOil]

The next post better be infroming us that new steel is going up. No excuses.

[sterlippo1]

i think we all are! :cheers::haha:

omg, this will be on Discovery Channel right?... does anyone have the times when the show will air?... Ai hope someone puts a copy on youtube in case i miss it!

gotta love how up-to-date this documentary/series is gonna be!

Thursday night, commercial free at 8 PM and i will be in SF at that time watching my beloved Giants so anyone feel free to put a copy on you tube:yes:

1 wtc may not be the tallest in the world but, it is destine to be the most iconic but that just my opinion.

and the most elegant IMO:worship:

[Dave84]

It's not on uk's discovery channel !!!:irked:

[Davidsam52]

I think I know why there's been a lull in new steel...floors 79-80 I think is another node point & they probably have been waiting for the fabrication of these pieces.....similar thing happenned last winter down around floors 53-54

[Otie]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6061301666_d29f832834_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/6061301666/)
One World Trade Center (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/6061301666/) by s.yume (http://www.flickr.com/people/syume/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6060745329_e71c5c3510_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/6060745329/)
Lower Manhattan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/6060745329/) by s.yume (http://www.flickr.com/people/syume/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6061273470_bb249e6a9d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/6061273470/)
Departing Battery Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/6061273470/) by s.yume (http://www.flickr.com/people/syume/), on Flickr

[NewYorkSkyline117]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6062769922_3597f7c3cc_b.jpg

Freedom Tower rising 30 miles away.......Taken from Morristown, NJ

[NewYorkSkyline117]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6062769922_3597f7c3cc_b.jpg

Freedom Tower Rising in the Distance 30 miles away.....Taken from Morristown, NJ

[Traynor]

It's not on uk's discovery channel !!!:irked:

Discovery Channel Canada isn't showing it that day either. Nor is it on the following few days after that either.

:(

I think I know why there's been a lull in new steel...floors 79-80 I think is another node point & they probably have been waiting for the fabrication of these pieces.....similar thing happenned last winter down around floors 53-54

I thought so as well but the nodes were installed at the same speed as the other steel recently. Maybe attaching the floors to these nodes takes longer?

:shrug: