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[CarlosV]

Rising : Rebuilding Ground Zero : Discovery Channel Video

it was a great show!

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[NYguy]

A few more shots...

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[uaarkson]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6081299113_9903bb8dd4_b.jpg

OHHHHHHHH my god. This looks real!

[fvcrew22]

Great screenshots! Those were really amazing shows, makes you feel proud of what is happening there.

[NYguy]

Some clips from youtube

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[uaarkson]

Really, incredible documentary.

[nycdagreatest]

wow! that show was amazing!. The music throughout was beautiful. I especially loved the music that was played in the intro; if anybody is interested the name of the song is all roads lead home by golden state

[CarlosV]

Love the pictures Carlos!

:hi: hazy..and humid....in Gotham!!!

the calm before IRENE!!! C'Mon Irene!!!

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[401PAS]

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See what the future holds.

[NYguy]

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[dar124]

I DVR'd the show yesterday. I did get a chance to catch a few minutes of it here and there, but I'm looking forward to sitting down this evening and watching it in it's entirety!!!

A quick thanks to everyone who posts their WTC pics here. I love keeping up with the progress here and I'm glad that there was finally a TV special made about the rebuilding, etc. :tup:

[NYguy]

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[CoolCzech]

Some of those screen shots are just too blurry, NYguy! They give me a headache.

[NYguy]

Some of those screen shots are just too blurry, NYguy! They give me a headache.

It's meant to give a sense of scale, wouldn't be too many details anyway...;)

[george]

I just watched the 1st of the 3 episodes, Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero.
Amazing! Absolutely moving and inspirational. I love all the close up construction details featured. Also the rivalry between the two different steel worker teams is a great story. Bravo.

[Puzzlecraft]

NYguy - thank for posting the links to the show. Inspiring stuff.

Meanwhile Irene's maximum intensity has been lowered to 105 MPH at of 11 AM ET and the eye has filled in. This is good news for the east coast.

[Tonyg519]

Long time follow of SSP, finally decided to register. I've followed the rebuilding of the WTC from the beginning on this site and others. You guys do a great job with all the photo's and info back and forth. Last night's show on Discovery just put it over the top. That was AWESOME!!! Looking forward to taken my girls down to the site within a few weeks to see the progress in person, just like my dad did with me when the Twins went up almost 40 years ago. Life Long NY'er ...NYC is home now anfd forever. Great to see the Trade Center reaching for the skies again.


Tony Garcia

[Traynor]

Here's why both I Love and Hate YouTube:

There are full episodes of The Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero all over YouTube, which is great, but it's broken up in a way that the titles make no sense. Because there are like five Part 1's. I have no idea which one is the actual beginning of the series. I guess I'll just wait until it airs here.

Meanwhile...

There's a new mobile crane on site today. I wonder what it's for?

http://i.imgur.com/9Vmal.jpg (http://imgur.com/9Vmal)
(Closeup of screen captures from KPI TV HD webcams found Here (http://www.video-monitoring.com/construction/kpitv/silver.htm) )

[meh_cd]

I just watched the 1st of the 3 episodes, Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero.
Amazing! Absolutely moving and inspirational. I love all the close up construction details featured. Also the rivalry between the two different steel worker teams is a great story. Bravo.

Yeah, I thought it was awesome that the two different sides were always in a race. I which I knew which crane was which so we could see who won each crane jump. :D

And seeing the guys working on the tower made it all that much more "real." The two ironworkers, in particular, were a couple of goofballs.

[STR]

It looks like they used the dBox models we've seen on wtc.com, aside from 1WTC which looks like a brand new model.

I also LOL'd at putting your name and a "do not repost" line. You took a picture of a copyrighted work and posted it online. Not exactly something you can copyright yourself. I thought that was funny. Good work though.

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[Yankee fan for life]

According to the discovery show last night 1 wtc design was inspired by the twins and the Washington monument, i found that to be very interesting.

[prototech]

There's a new mobile crane on site today. I wonder what it's for?

The counterweights that arrived yesterday were for that crane, which is there to take down the tower crane that's next to the north pool. You can see the jib already on the ground in your first picture.

[Traynor]

The counterweights that arrived yesterday were for that crane, which is there to take down the tower crane that's next to the north pool. You can see the jib already on the ground in your first picture.

Yeah, I saw that after I posted... However, on close inspection, I can't see where those counterweights are. Also, now with Irene bearing down on NYC... Is that mobile crane going to be removed in time? Otherwise, it looks like a potential hazard to the curtainwall.

[OneWorldTradeCenter]

Are they going to remove the crane from the top of the building when the hurricane is coming?

[kickser]

^^ I dont thinks so. But here is a link to a livestream of an upcoming Bloomberg press conference.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/live_stream.html

[CarlosV]

It looks like they used the dBox models we've seen on wtc.com, aside from 1WTC which looks like a brand new model.

I also LOL'd at putting your name and a "do not repost" line. You took a picture of a copyrighted work and posted it online. Not exactly something you can copyright yourself. I thought that was funny. Good work though.


that is a photo of MY TV! :)

[Traynor]

Are they going to remove the crane from the top of the building when the hurricane is coming?

No... That mobile crane was installed to remove this crane on the East side of the North pool. It was time for it to go anyway but now I'm worried about the mobile crane.

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[kickser]

From tommorow throuh monday, all construction activity will be halted in NYC.

[Traynor]

that is a photo of MY TV! :)

Exactly!... You went to the trouble of taking pictures while the show was on and uploading them... those pictures are your property and only you get to choose where they are displayed.

Just like a photograph of the Statue of Liberty... The photograph is the property of the photographer, not the Statue.

Some people have trouble with that distinction.

:rolleyes:

[CarlosV]

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AMAZING SHOTS!!!!! Friday August 26, 2011 2:00pm

Who else brings you photos like this??:rolleyes:

Daredevil workers!!! atop the cranes!!!!!!!!!

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[NYguy]

Slightly older, but cool shot...

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[06hdfxdwg]

More than likely they're checking to make sure the pins that hold cables and lattice sections are all tight and have their retaining pins in them in preparation for the hurricane. Nice shot though of the iron workers out on the boom. I thought i noticed a guy on the crane on the side of the building as well. I'm sure they are lynching things down for the expected winds to come.

[NYguy]

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/08/26/hurricane-irene-at-world-trade-center-a-rush-to-secure-cranes/?mod=google_news_blog

At World Trade Center, a Rush to Secure Cranes

By Andrew Grossman
August 26, 2011

At the World Trade Center construction site in Lower Manhattan, crews were readying 10 tower cranes for high winds ahead of Hurricane Irene’s arrival.

“We are not concerned about flood risk,” said Chris Ward, executive director of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site. “We are concerned about high winds, as it relates to the tower cranes in particular.”

The cranes, some of which are being used to build 1 World Trade Center, will be either secured with cables or left to swing free depending on their location, Ward said. The tower is now 90 stories high, on its way to becoming the tallest building in New York City.


New York hurricane coverage here...http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=193419

[Streamliner]

I hope those construction workers took pictures while they were up there

[Jeff900]

World Trade Center is threatened by flooding of Hurricane Irene.
According to CNN,tomorrow at noon,all subways are gonna be shutted down,due to the strong winds and the hurricane.Also maybe buses service in the city...
Just hope it's not gonna be much flooded :(

[animatedmartian]

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[STR]

Well, it would take a surge of 10-12 feet to flood parts of the WTC. That's within the realm of possibility here. Though, the advantage of having exposed substructure in a lot of places is that you can hose the salt off everything, pump out the pools, and let the rest evaporate without worrying about mold.

[steveve]

Some clips from youtube

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this deserved a 2nd post.

Jaw droppingly epic. this building is going to be beautiful.

I'm gonna definitely re-watch this on 9/11 in HD epicness!:cheers::cheers:

I hope it stays safe during Irene.

[UrbanImpressionist]

Exactly!... You went to the trouble of taking pictures while the show was on and uploading them... those pictures are your property and only you get to choose where they are displayed.

Just like a photograph of the Statue of Liberty... The photograph is the property of the photographer, not the Statue.

Some people have trouble with that distinction.

:rolleyes:

:previous: Not exactly. It's why most channel's now have watermark logos in the lower right corner of their programs. If the majority of an image is of another's work that is copyright infringement. A picture of the room with the TV, and discovery channel on, would not be. If Discovery Channel really cared to; they would have a VERY strong case to have Carlos's images removed as they don't fall into fair public use like satire or the work being older than 70s old.

I'm sure they're fine; worst case all they could do is a cease and desist. They wouldn't win a suit for loss of income since he's not profiting of them.

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...here's to hoping Irene dies down

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[chris123678]

I just watched the 5 parts on youtube, i loved it, is that all the parts that we in this show, was there a part 6? I heard that it was 3 hours long so i was just asking

[jd3189]

I wouldn't worry that much about Irene. 1 WTC was designed to withstand winds very easily.

[CarlosV]

Cranes are coming down...dramatic photo from my penthouse.....I hope its here sunday!!! :shrug:

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[CarlosV]

Irene go away! :whip:

i never thought i'd be seeing this !!! so soon

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[Foun10Head-X]

What floor height it's reaching at now?

[CarlosV]

^^^

90

[Traynor]

:previous:

79 and 80

:cheers:

[Traynor]

Now that one crane is gone, they can just let the other one weather-vane in the wind without fear of it hitting the other's boom.

[Foun10Head-X]

Whoah, moving right along.

Now, this Hurricane Irene thing -- hope nothing dampers it.

[CarlosV]

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[Otie]

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[Otie]

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[CarlosV]

holy cow. this evacuation this is as real as it gets,
I can't believe they're even evacuating the whole waters edge of Manhattan up even past Central Park.... wow. crazy stuff...
and i can't even believe they're dissembling the crane(s) at 1WTC.

PUSSY WILLOW, where will you go? and how long is this evacuation going to be in effect?

this is hardcore stuff.

going to a friend in midtown manhattan. i think we can come back on sunday..if the building still here ! this is my last post! until the day after tomorrow! LOL

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[NYguy]

Again, all post not directly related to the Freedom Tower/1 WTC will be deleted. There is a thread for all your hurricane concerns...
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=193419

[ctobsl]

Alright guys, be safe... hope all is well come Monday!
Anthony

[MadGnome]

I wouldn't have thought the crane boom removal was necessary. I figure wind load for towers on occasion and it seems like that crane should be rated for way more than any hurricane breeze could cause.
I considered the remote possibility that I'm simply not as smart as I thought I was, but dismissed it as ridiculous.

[RoyalOil]

^^^ High winds in Taipei tore the tower crane off Taipei 101. I'm sure you're right, but they just cannot take any chances.

[Traynor]

As I said before, they have to let the cranes "Weather-vane" during high winds. They are strong enough to withstand the winds but normally there is one crane on top of a building. When you have two in such close proximity, they can't both just swing in the wind, because one will hit the other. That is why they took the boom off only one crane.

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

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[The-T]

Yesterday I've watched all parts of that video RISING Rebuilding Ground Zero.(thanks for sharing screen shoots here) It's really hard and risky work there...But those builders really proud of what they do. Now I'm 18, my university of architecture just around the corner and the video like this really inspires to be a part of something huge, to love a job which you could be proud of the achieved results.
Can't wait to see the finish of the construction! :) Damn, it's gonna be cool to visit that museum of 9/11 and get the feel how was there at that day...

[bunky]

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[MadGnome]

I thought they'd tie the booms down, but I guess weathervaning is a way to keep the crane aspect you want to the wind. You could make the windward side either the cab or the boom depending on the boom angle.
I assume the cab will be the lee side since that's the way the boomless one will have to be.

[NYguy]

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http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/6083987852_b0e8b447c5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/newyorkdailyhoto/6083987852/)
First, Last, and Only Patient_1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/newyorkdailyhoto/6083987852/) by NewYorkDailyPhoto.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/newyorkdailyhoto/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6191/6085508335_19d9ee8d5f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/piktr/6085508335/)
Freedom Tower Construction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/piktr/6085508335/) by piktr5 (http://www.flickr.com/people/piktr/), on Flickr

[uaarkson]

This is gonna be one of 'those' pages, isn't it? :slob:

[animatedmartian]

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Ground Zero (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/6086984275/) by Vin_Schiano (http://www.flickr.com/people/vinschiano/)

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Ground Zero (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/6086983017/) by Vin_Schiano (http://www.flickr.com/people/vinschiano/)


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Ground Zero (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinschiano/6087527412/) by Vin_Schiano (http://www.flickr.com/people/vinschiano/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6069/6086426610_9e0affcab5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eguchishintaro/6086426610/)
Hurricane＠NYC 110827 15:00 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eguchishintaro/6086426610/) by eguchishintaro (http://www.flickr.com/people/eguchishintaro/)

[Otie]

Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images via The Gazette article (http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Yorkers+brace+possible+effects+Hurricane+Irene/5318195/story.html)

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/5318263.bin?size=620x400

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6086081791_862a9d2403_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wotba/6086081791/)
Hudson River Park, looking downtown (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wotba/6086081791/) by Walking Off the Big Apple (http://www.flickr.com/people/wotba/), on Flickr

[325ccr]

yesterday night...

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[Otie]

Breathtaking images from then and now of lower Manhattan reveal how much New York has changed since 9/11 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2030189/Breathtaking-images-Manhattan-reveal-New-York-changed-9-11.html)

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/25/article-0-0D8FF6E900000578-788_964x621.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/25/article-0-0D9065EC00000578-320_964x620.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/25/article-2030189-0D8FF01D00000578-750_964x635.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/25/article-2030189-0D8FDC1900000578-919_964x645.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/25/article-2030189-0D8D6C5400000578-360_964x637.jpg

[NYguy]

Breathtaking images from then and now of lower Manhattan reveal how much New York has changed since 9/11 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2030189/Breathtaking-images-Manhattan-reveal-New-York-changed-9-11.html)

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/25/article-0-0D8FF6E900000578-788_964x621.jpg



Love the way this building catches the light.


http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20110828/FREE/308289986
Condé Nast liberates ground zero

By Michael Gross
August 28, 2011

...when developer Larry Silverstein—who controlled the entire complex before the attacks—was asked how the 10-year logjam in rebuilding the site had been broken, he replied, “The key was Condé Nast.”

The Newhouse family's magazine company was lured downtown by its current landlord in Times Square, The Durst Organization's Douglas Durst. Their linked interests in 1 WTC were revealed in May. Durst bought a $100 million stake in the 1,776-foot-high, 3 million-square-foot tower; Condé Nast agreed to become its anchor tenant, renting the 20th through the 41st floors for 25 years for $1.9 billion.

Downtown has been heralded as the future of cool before, but it's cramped, dark and lacking in at least two Condé Nast prerequisites—high-end boutiques and chic restaurants. That may explain another concession to the Condé crew: 1 WTC is being redesigned to accommodate what Businessweek describes as “an enormous exhaust duct” for the company's kitchen.

[NYguy]

warrenjackson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/warrenjackson/6088183904/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Jeremy M Farmer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/farmdog/6084165243/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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[sterlippo1]

This is gonna be one of 'those' pages, isn't it? :slob:

what do you mean? :shrug:Otie's pictures are amazing just as they always are......looks like the site made it through the weather event ok, thankfully

[M II A II R II K]

http://i.imgur.com/xyA9x.jpg

[marshall]

Great pictures! If you look at pictures of the old WTC towers, their corners were slightly edged off so that the light caught them so as to accentuate their shape/height. The new One WTC has expanded on this, note the angular shapes. This will make for very nice picturesque views when the glass is all installed and the building complete, such as in sunrise/sunsets.

[OptimumPx]

That infographic seems to say there will be an observation deck at 1,362 ft? As I understand it there's only supposed to be an indoor observation deck several floors lower then that...

[marshall]

I would like clarification on this too. Will there be an outdoor observation deck, or only an indoor one? I was lucky enough to visit the old WTC observation deck on Tower 2 in August 2000 and it was not a clear day but the view and feeling of being outside so high was still amazing.

[Roadcruiser1]

One World Trade Center will only have an indoor observation deck. They tried to study to see if it was feasible to put an open air observation deck, but the price tag was way too much.

[CarlosV]

I am home safe and sound!
no damage here plus my windows look cleaner!! :)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6090232572_8301d36fbe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6090232572/)
pano2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6090232572/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[jd3189]

Breathtaking images from then and now of lower Manhattan reveal how much New York has changed since 9/11 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2030189/Breathtaking-images-Manhattan-reveal-New-York-changed-9-11.html)
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/25/article-2030189-0D8FF01D00000578-750_964x635.jpg


That will be an iconic picture.

[CarlosV]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6090552166_bea07a358a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6090552166/)
DSC_2338 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6090552166/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[steveve]

Breathtaking images from then and now of lower Manhattan reveal how much New York has changed since 9/11 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2030189/Breathtaking-images-Manhattan-reveal-New-York-changed-9-11.html)


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/25/article-0-0D9065EC00000578-320_964x620.jpg


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/25/article-2030189-0D8FDC1900000578-919_964x645.jpg



these photos are amazing!
but made me notice that the memorial park/even when the entire WTC complex is rebuilt, there is still a huge presence of "emptiness" left in the skyline/in comparison with the rest of lower manhattan... the hole left that the memorials encompass is HUGE!
makes you realize how massive the World Trade Center site was, and how big of a portion of Lower Manhattan it took up.

but i think it's important to have that feel of "emptiness" where the memorials are, so that the past is not forgotten, and the beasts that once stood there...

[Alliance]

Aftermath

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6090985598_d0041fffa3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/23169212@N07/6090985598/)
SDC15195 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/23169212@N07/6090985598/)

[CarlosV]

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DSC_2344 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6090539793/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[CarlosV]

still very windy!!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/6091105722_6eb8c049eb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6091105722/)
DSC_2343 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6091105722/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[NYguy]

jstheater (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jstheater/6090361153/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6068/6090361153_5c0a7864cf_b.jpg



gt8073a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gt8073a/6090618404/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6189/6090618404_8ed52e95ed_b.jpg



fastfoodforthought (http://www.flickr.com/photos/learmont/6090367284/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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hollykoffler (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30965914@N08/6088893207/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6079/6088893207_06102014cd_b.jpg

[animatedmartian]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6091669462_9e40f2f3f9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmarella/6091669462/)
Lower Manhattan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmarella/6091669462/) by pmarella (http://www.flickr.com/people/pmarella/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6197/6091362012_1858f4eef5_b.jpg
mallisser (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mallisser/6091362012/)

[CarlosV]

13 days to 9/11

A beautiful summer day in Gotham!




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pano1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceva321/6092761465/) by Ceva321 (http://www.flickr.com/people/ceva321/), on Flickr

[NYguy]

jmoranmoya (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmoranmoya/6089578715/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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LoganGorilla (http://www.flickr.com/photos/logangorilla/6089300077/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Proper King (http://www.flickr.com/photos/61806033@N07/6091242902/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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Michael S Burnett (http://www.flickr.com/photos/burnett-presents/6093276354/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6093276354_e37e0d704f_b.jpg

[justmehere]

Carlos, glad you are back safe to your place.
The Boom of the other crane is not yet back post #15887
Maybe they will jump the cocoon with just one crane.

[marshall]

Seems like they make more progress everyday. I still think they should add an outdoor observation deck sometime in the future :)

[Modulair]

hey, someone knows when the tower will reach its roof height of 417 meters ? i just talk about the tower itself, and not the antenna..

if someone has an idea about it, thanks :)

[Don098]

Sometime earlier next year...it's hard to say because a lot depends on weather. They've lost a lot time over the past year to weather delays.

[2-TOWERS]

great shots carlos..... looks like wtc will be at 80th floor for anniversary, maybe we will see the next set of verticle steel...

[Orlando]

So, is the memorial going to be open by September 11?

[Kevin Scott Koepke]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6188/6095023634_9ee416c0e9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/6095023634/)
traffic on the hudson; 8/29/2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/6095023634/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/kevinskoepke/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6094549423_60d26a410a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/6094549423/)
lower manhattan; 8/29/2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinskoepke/6094549423/) by kevin scott koepke photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/kevinskoepke/), on Flickr

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

So, is the memorial going to be open by September 11?

Yes it will be but only by reservation.

[bunky]

Earlier tonight

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http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6094828943_840dd7b5f1_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9451351@N03/

[Obey]

Watched the show on Discovery. Very interesting.

[volguus zildrohar]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6208/6094569915_b3f13a5ba4_b.jpg

By Flickr user • estatik • (http://www.flickr.com/photos/estatik/)

[The Imster]

It really is looking nice! It is a shame they did not build two of these - how tall is it at the moment?

[upnotout]

jstheater (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jstheater/6090361153/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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gt8073a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gt8073a/6090618404/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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fastfoodforthought (http://www.flickr.com/photos/learmont/6090367284/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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hollykoffler (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30965914@N08/6088893207/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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What's the Art Deco building in the foreground of the third photo? Sorry about quoting all of the pictures. It won't work for me otherwise. I've never had that problem before..