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

[Yankee fan for life]

Someone loves taking those pics from the smith 9 street station.:)

[Tectonic]

05.30.13

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©tectonic

[Skyguy_7]

^The lighting on the above pic makes it look like an architect's render! Great shot!

[NYguy]

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[Ed007Toronto]

Looks great.

[Valkyre]

05.30.13

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This picture especially is unbelievable... the clading of this tower is just perfect!

[hunser]

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1 WTC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28030045@N06/8896039337/) by drken10003 (http://www.flickr.com/people/28030045@N06/), on Flickr


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[alex4apple]

Does anyone know when the cranes will be taken down?

[mheadroom]

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After I took the picture, the kid on the bike looked back and said, "that's the World Trade Center right? I didn't even notice it."

It's already blended into the skyline.

[NYguy]

^ Those damned Citibikes, already clogging up photos...;)



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[detroitmetro101]

every angle is great. depending on which angle you view it from, its like two buildings in one.

[QUEENSNYMAN]

Hey everyone a short video from today, I post more later along with pictures!

By QUEENSNY121:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC3E1kgDVTg&feature=youtu.be

[QUEENSNYMAN]

Here are the rest of the videos from today, pics either tonight or in da morning:

By QUEENSNY121

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Of4p0lbLY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRb-RYRkMcY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYrSxCvTS6E

Hope ya like these small vids with again pics soon!

[Nexis4Jersey]

My World Trade Center 1 Pictures from Yesterday...from Jersey City

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7358/8906467489_1cfa1262fc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8906467489/)
087 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8906467489/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3714/8907096450_4aaa6f5b9e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8907096450/)
085 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8907096450/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8907096382_eb8625d7cd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8907096382/)
084 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8907096382/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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082 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8907096470/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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078 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8907096610/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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077 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8906476775/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

[Jonboy1983]

My World Trade Center 1 Pictures from Yesterday...from Jersey City

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087 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8906467489/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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085 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8907096450/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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084 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8907096382/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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082 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8907096470/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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078 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/8907096610/) by Nexis4Jersey09 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42178139@N06/), on Flickr

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"I'm getting closer to my home..."
-Grand Funk Railroad, circa 1972

:cheers::cheers:

[jd3189]

^^^ Without the cranes and such, this is actually the real deal in front of us. Not too shabby but it could have been better and still has the potential to be better.

[jthornton17]

maybe i'm one of the few, but I like the way the spire looks with all the platforms on them. I know some will come down, but I wished they were staying. They help the spire look larger and fuller imo. Helping with the size of the spire.

[N830MH]

Does anyone know when the cranes will be taken down?

Probably, they will taken it down in a few months or so.

[QUEENSNYMAN]

Here are some pictures I took yesterday:

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910768419/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910770847/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910771643/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911395710/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910774991/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911398128/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910776549/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911399656/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910778843/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910779855/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911404576/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5470/8911405398_ed535fa124_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911405398/)
One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911405398/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911406312/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911409700/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3775/8911410592_75e4d396bb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911410592/)
One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911410592/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

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One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911411522/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/8910789865_01d3463075_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910789865/)
One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910789865/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/8911414442_7bea25c9ed_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911414442/)
One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911414442/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2857/8910799763_542b8e8c57_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910799763/)
One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910799763/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5327/8910800879_5f4ac7dfab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910800879/)
One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910800879/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2817/8910801939_25e28fa165_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910801939/)
One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8910801939/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7347/8911425606_30cfdfa651_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911425606/)
One World Trade Center Lower Manhatan May 31, 2013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51949497@N08/8911425606/) by NYMAN2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

[randy1991]

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[QUEENSNYMAN]

Excellant pic randy1991 thanks for sharing that!

[hunser]

https://www.facebook.com/NYonAir

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[r18tdi]

https://www.facebook.com/NYonAir

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/941615_389984881120567_1640204957_n.jpg

What's the story behind all those Blackhawk helicopters?

[hunser]

What's the story behind all those Blackhawk helicopters?

Memorial Day.

[JayPro]

NYonAir #1.

This shot almost made my head implode trying to figure out where to begin with how awesome this is and at how many levels this awesomness can be worded.

[Noll]

By Vesa Nieminen on Flickr:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2831/8901934529_1ff6237dd3_o.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vessikuvaa/8901934529/

[jd3189]

^^^ That grand view again.:cheers:

[mt_climber13]

https://www.facebook.com/NYonAir

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This is 8 levels of cool above the original boring white spire. I love this mast. :cool:

[JG573]

05.30.13

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©tectonic

I still would have preferred the radome and I was shocked when they changed the design but I have to admit this turned out quite nice and the spire and tower actually look incredibly nice.

This photo was particularly nice and like I said this whole tower is looking pretty amazing

[AusTex]

https://www.facebook.com/NYonAir

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/481809_389040231215032_1673519920_n.jpg

Forgive me if I missed the post...and it really does not matter...however, At what point on this fantastic photo is the height 1776'? The symbolic height. Thanks.

[ih8pickingusernames]

This is 8 levels of cool above the original boring white spire. I love this mast. :cool:
Negative 8, and below.

[mt_climber13]

Negative 8, and below.

Funny, it looks strangely reminiscent of your avatar.

[Phat Stanley]

:( Forgive my very poor choice of words... but I think the "head" is way, way cooler than the "shaft." Looks like something that would be shot from the Death Star if they used mechanical ammunition.

So if they would just skin the shaft sections in between the decks in a fashion that matches the head.... and paint it all black like it seems to appear in the above photo... then we'd have ourselves one awesome, Tactical Death Spire to top off this magnificent megastructure. :tup:

But that's just my opinion. YMMV.

[JayPro]

^@Phat Stanley
The first "M" there is what?
Your ____ May Vary.
On topic: I like it just as is. The brief color shift below the beacon really IMO doesn't make too much of a difference, especially the farther out you see it. The guyed masts, once they get installed, should facilitate better viewing of the spantenna.

[NYC=WTC]

What 's left to do at the top of this building? Will they start installing the guy wires soon? When will they start installing the antennas on the communication rings? When will they bring down the doghouse and two cranes? When will they start to bring down the servince elevator on the east side of the building? I feel once the antennas are installed on the comm rings it will bring some bulk to the top, but the antenna/spire situation is a failure and could have been much better if cladded with the radome as intended.

[alan88]

What 's left to do at the top of this building? Will they start installing the guy wires soon? When will they start installing the antennas on the communication rings? When will they bring down the doghouse and two cranes? When will they start to bring down the service elevator on the east side of the building? I feel once the antennas are installed on the comm rings it will bring some bulk to the top, but the antenna/spire situation is a failure and could have been much better if cladded with the radome as intended.

Guy wires around mid to end of June, need to remove the temporary catwalks on spire, temporary erection steel, remove doghouse and spire crane in july & august, then remove north favco .

TV antennas or microwave dishes on rings depend if Durst signs any leases, nothing goes in till there is a user.

East hoist stays up for a year or more for conde fitout etc.

[StrongIsland]

Guy wires around mid to end of June, need to remove the temporary catwalks on spire, temporary erection steel, remove doghouse and spire crane in july & august, then remove north favco .

TV antennas or microwave dishes on rings depend if Durst signs any leases, nothing goes in till there is a user.

East hoist stays up for a year or more for conde fitout etc.

Will the east hoist come down to the highest Conde floor though? Or stay all the way up to the roof...so I'm guessing glass won't really be finished until that hoist is gone.

[NYC=WTC]

Guy wires around mid to end of June, need to remove the temporary catwalks on spire, temporary erection steel, remove doghouse and spire crane in july & august, then remove north favco .

TV antennas or microwave dishes on rings depend if Durst signs any leases, nothing goes in till there is a user.

East hoist stays up for a year or more for conde fitout etc.


Thanks for the info.

[NYC=WTC]

Will the east hoist come down to the highest Conde floor though? Or stay all the way up to the roof...so I'm guessing glass won't really be finished until that hoist is gone.

That right just like the west side service hoist, the glass will not be complete until it comes down. Since this building is supposed to be finished by the end of this year, I wonder when tenants can start moving in? :shrug:

[Kevinhyde2434]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/268/8931211753aeb5befb8ao.jpg/
just wanted to share a picture of a model I made. sorry if its off topic

[Phat Stanley]

^@Phat Stanley
The first "M" there is what?


Mileage Jay. Your Mileage May Vary. :)

[PNWestGuy]

There is a darkish "window" about the 40th floor on the west side - facing the AmEx tower. Might that be the exhaust screen that Conde Nast wanted?

[mheadroom]

From the crazy storm last night:

http://i.imgur.com/NhNLBV2.jpg

[speedbird2]

The construction is coming along nicely but the buildings' spire looks strange right now due to those cranes. I also dislike the sphere-like objects along the antenna-spire. The original plans never showed these spheres. To me, they ressemble the New Years' Ball at 1 Times Square waiting to fall at Midnight. I was hoping the spheres would be temporary but it appears that they will stay.

[NYguy]

ccho (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ccho/8932151133/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

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[antinimby]

Can lightning like last night do damage to the spire?

[Fishman92]

Can lightning like last night do damage to the spire?

Well, it has a lightning rod for a reason ;).

[jshdodd]

Can lightning like last night do damage to the spire?

Not at all. That spire is practically a giant lightning rod. I'd expect the tiny antenna at the very top of the spire (or the "rocket" that houses the beacan) is a lightning rod. It's made to withstand the strikes of lightning and directs the strikes away from equipment on the roof. Another form of human innovation we can tip our hats in gratitude to Benjamin Franklin.

[TouchTheSky13]

The construction is coming along nicely but the buildings' spire looks strange right now due to those cranes. I also dislike the sphere-like objects along the antenna-spire. The original plans never showed these spheres. To me, they ressemble the New Years' Ball at 1 Times Square waiting to fall at Midnight. I was hoping the spheres would be temporary but it appears that they will stay.

I've been saying it since the change was made - it looks like the Elder Wand from Harry Potter.

[JayPro]

The construction is coming along nicely but the buildings' spire looks strange right now due to those cranes. I also dislike the sphere-like objects along the antenna-spire. The original plans never showed these spheres. To me, they ressemble the New Years' Ball at 1 Times Square waiting to fall at Midnight. I was hoping the spheres would be temporary but it appears that they will stay.

It's all a matter of how the spire had to be assembled. The smaller "spheres" are actually catwalks that help construction workers scale to the top of the spire whenever the beacon light or the FAA bulb (technical term?) need maintenance.

The Larger "sphere" (which actually looks like one ;) ) is necessary to secure the "spantenna" to the roof via the soon-to-be-installed guy cables. Of course the cranes will come down in due time (next month at the eraliest); but until some deals are reached to put telecom eqipment in (i.e. dishes for the rings beneath the spire) any installation equipment needed to place them will stay up.
We might have to wait a few years for all the unneeded stuff to be cleared out, most of the telecom apparatus tacked on and the top of the building in more or less its final form.

[TouchTheSky13]

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Judging by this photo, it looks like they're starting to pop out the fins near the top of the base. Can anyone confirm this? I'm loving the base.

[uakoops]

You know what would be really supercool? If the mechanism that moves the fins would be motorized, and the fins would be in constant motion, slowly undulating in waves....

Never gonna happen :(

[PMadFlyer]

Judging by this photo, it looks like they're starting to pop out the fins near the top of the base. Can anyone confirm this? I'm loving the base.

You quoted the wrong picture, but I understand what you meant. Yes, they started opening the fins on the base a week or two ago.

[mheadroom]

Judging by this photo, it looks like they're starting to pop out the fins near the top of the base. Can anyone confirm this? I'm loving the base.

The base cladding on the side facing the West Side Highway is all popped out. I'll try a get a picture the next time I find myself in a cab or something around there.

[NYguy]

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Louis Nell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22009027@N00/8941620832/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

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[vandelay]

^^^ Makes you realize how out of place and dowdy the Goldman Sachs building looks compared to the new WTC towers.

[photoLith]

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Holy crap, that is seriously one of the most amazing photos Ive seen of the World Trade Center.

[Tectonic]

I was wondering if anyone found GS out of place, it really throws those shots off.

[MarshallKnight]

^^^ Makes you realize how out of place and dowdy the Goldman Sachs building looks compared to the new WTC towers.

You really think so? On the contrary, I think Goldman Sachs looks right at home... as a modern extension of the WFC, and a sort of transitional element from old to new. I think without GS, the contrast between the 80s-ness of the WFC buildings and the new WTC towers would be starker and more severe. Plus, it creates a visual stepping stone from the tiers and setbacks of the WFC buildings, to 4 WTC and eventually 3 and 2.

Unrelated -- I hope to see some photos soon of the side of the base with the fully extended glass fins. Just from the sections I've seen so far, the look is much improved. When you don't have all that glass stacked and pressed together, that sickly green gives way to the intended clear/blue color, while simultaneously masking those irritating horizontal stripes.

[randy1991]

Very cool picture by : https://www.facebook.com/WorldTradeCenterNYC

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/980905_384755978299566_524373237_o.jpg

[alan88]

There is a darkish "window" about the 40th floor on the west side - facing the AmEx tower. Might that be the exhaust screen that Conde Nast wanted?

No; exhaust not installed yet and they will face north

[NYC GUY]

I was wondering if anyone found GS out of place, it really throws those shots off.

Don't wanna get off topic but yeah I think the WTC would look more dominant without the GS but it doesn't bother me that much.

And I'm liking those fins. :tup:

[randy1991]

https://www.facebook.com/WorldTradeCenterNYC

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/977527_384756168299547_369602971_o.jpg

[TouchTheSky13]

Wow. http://www.flickr.com/photos/11084844@N08/8897359940/

I do not own this image.

[Tectonic]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5460/8944161222_540fd93980_o.jpg
©tectonic

[TechTalkGuy]

Wow. http://www.flickr.com/photos/11084844@N08/8897359940/

I do not own this image.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7399/8897359940_c8103cb870_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11084844@N08/8897359940/)
Start Spreading the News... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11084844@N08/8897359940/) by ADW44 (http://www.flickr.com/people/11084844@N08/), on Flickr

Nice find! :tup:

[pico44]

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Dope and doper

[hunser]

GS fits the gap perfectly.

[sbarn]

Some photos I took while visiting the 9/11 Memorial:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2855/8947297329_580f6ff46e_o.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8125/8947924800_046ea249a2_o.jpg

Odd transition on the coloring of the tower cladding and the base cladding...
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3687/8947923066_399b776e0f_o.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5328/8947925534_6b08e97785_o.jpg

[fastdupree]

The Empire State building is my favorite skyscraper on the planet and I just love this building as it comes to completion. I just don't like calling it a 1787 footer because it's not. It's 1373 feet tall. I really wish NY could get a true 1700 footer but I do like this skyscraper people.

[drumz0rz]

I can't wait until this building gets a good bath. You can't easily notice, but it's filthy. That glass is going to be like a mirror when it's clean.

[hunser]

The Empire State building is my favorite skyscraper on the planet and I just love this building as it comes to completion. I just don't like calling it a 1787 footer because it's not. It's 1373 feet tall. I really wish NY could get a true 1700 footer but I do like this skyscraper people.

It will, sort of. There is a 1600 footer in the works at 225W57th.


Odd transition on the coloring of the tower cladding and the base cladding...


Should get better once the fins are out.

[alex4apple]

You can see the base fins are starting to come out :cheers:

[miesian]

Pop the fins, pop the fins...!:banana:

[StrongIsland]

Really liking how much the trees in the plaza have grown the last couple of years, starting to fill in very nicely.

[babybackribs2314]

Set of pics from a reader - stark contrast with the memorial, for sure.

One World Trade Center June 2013 Construction Update (http://www.yimbynews.com/#/2013/06/construction-update-world-trade-center-3.html/0)

http://www.yimbynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/wtc31.jpeg

[PMadFlyer]

Very cool picture by : https://www.facebook.com/WorldTradeCenterNYC

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/980905_384755978299566_524373237_o.jpg

This picture shows the positive streamer from the tip of the platform crane almost connecting. If the shudder had closed one MILLIONTH of a second later there would be another bolt between sky and crane. They are almost touching in this picture.

[The North One]

Really liking how much the trees in the plaza have grown the last couple of years, starting to fill in very nicely.

Exactly what I was thinking, every city could use more trees.

[jmatero]

Workers in baskets are taking down the temporary spire platforms!

[Hudson11]

Dope and doper
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2881/8941620832_b697d5183c_b.jpg

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2011/09/01/skyline4__1314914830_5975.jpg

[NYguy]

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[mheadroom]

Pretty sure shit is falling off the top of the WTC.

[patrick989]

Pretty sure shit is falling off the top of the WTC.

?? care to elaborate on that?

[N830MH]

Pretty sure shit is falling off the top of the WTC.

What is happening there? Something is wrong? Can you find out?

[alan88]

Benson is changing out a window on 90th floor tonight, so for safety vessy was closed to pedestrains

[Phat Stanley]

I can't wait until this building gets a good bath. You can't easily notice, but it's filthy. That glass is going to be like a mirror when it's clean.

No sh!t. You can clearly see on on the "west side" where they removed one of the external elevators... there's a darker 'line' of cladding running from top to bottom. All that glass should look the same, but since the glass to replace the elevator is technically newer.. and therefore cleaner... it just ends up looking like a racing stripe.

WASH THE BUILDING PLEASE!!!

[Surrealplaces]

^Awesome pics, thanks for posting NYGuy!


Here are a are a couple of older but interesting shots.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5464/8950981496_9be91cd661_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshi/8950981496/)
Low Fly Over #2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshi/8950981496/) by Tony Shi. (http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyshi/), on Flickr


http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/8924676020_1202f8fbd9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshi/8924676020/)
Low Fly Over (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyshi/8924676020/) by Tony Shi. (http://www.flickr.com/people/tonyshi/), on Flickr

[Zapatan]

This building looks amazing, but that antenna... yeesh, someone cover that with something

[Blaze23]

Just checked out earthcam, looks like they're dismantling the spire crane as well as those "sphere-like" things around the spire.

[pnapp1]

Boom going down. It also seems that the lightning rod is gone. Maybe it's just the picture.

http://www.wtcphotos.com/photos/wtc1_2013-06-05_p1.jpg
Image via: earthcam

[PNWestGuy]

It looks like the two uppermost temporary catwalks are gone. The spire crane maybe took them down as the other crane perhaps cannot reach that high.

[drumz0rz]

... Of course it's just the picture... why would they remove a lightning rod :facepalm:

[Guiltyspark]

Awhile ago, one of the crazier members of this forum assured me that the smaller platforms on the antenna would be removed because they were just for the construction process. I did not buy it. Looks like i was correct.

[Traynor]

Awhile ago, one of the crazier members of this forum assured me that the smaller platforms on the antenna would be removed because they were just for the construction process. I did not buy it. Looks like i was correct.

Define "smaller".

Because if you look closely, all the permanent platforms (NO yellow railing posts) had smaller temporary ones (WITH yellow railing posts) right underneath them.

The topmost two temporary platforms are now removed, leaving the permanent ones behind. According to the image above, there are seven temporary ones still to be removed.

For more clarity, please compare the image above with this graphic I made a few weeks back:

http://i.imgur.com/99ung3K.jpg

All in all, I would say that the crazy forum member was right and you were wrong.

[randy1991]

1WTC entrance, picture by www.facebook.com/WorldTradeCenterNY

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/943115_385639021544595_1691092077_n.jpg

[jd3189]

^^^ Awesome. This whole building is going to look fly come around this time next year.

[jsr]

1WTC entrance, picture by www.facebook.com/WorldTradeCenterNY

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/943115_385639021544595_1691092077_n.jpg

I love how those fins are going to bring a strong vertical aesthetic to the facade.

[TechTalkGuy]

http://i.imgur.com/99ung3K.jpg

All in all, I would say that the crazy forum member was right and you were wrong.

...vs...
http://www.wtcphotos.com/photos/wtc1_2013-06-05_p1.jpg

Looks like those temporary platforms have been removed. ;)
You called it, Traynor! :cheers:

[PNWestGuy]

Two top most removed. Eight temp circular catwalks remaining.

[mheadroom]

So clearly now that the catwalks are down, the lighting is rigged. I bet these cheesy bastards are going to wait until the fourth before they turn the beacon on.