NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS [Archive] - Page 356

marothisu

Aug 9, 2014, 5:48 AM

Saw it in person for the first time this week as I've been working in NYC. Tall building, of course and a pretty nice feat construction, architecturally, etc. That being said, the building doesn't do it for me. I don't know why but it seems less exciting in person than I thought it would be. The leaning illusion is pretty cool from a distance though.

Eidolon

Aug 9, 2014, 8:13 AM

:yes:

Nice pics of the tower.

hunser

Aug 9, 2014, 10:38 AM

https://www.flickr.com/photos/thegreencastle/
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Truth is Out There

Aug 9, 2014, 12:30 PM

How fitting that in the photo, the floor they are on is unfinished and uncladded- just like the spire, which is why by all true reckonings, WTC-1 is 1368 ft tall. An unfinished spire is not a spire. Period. The only architectural element on the spire is the housing for the beacon.
Its not finished, so it can't count towards height.
Get over it. :koko:

I know and sympathize. It is such a shame. The building looks so good, but that unfinished thing on top is such an embarrassment. I know, we Americans try to put a brave face on it, and in our patriotic fervor call it “industrial”. But in reality, the two things just don’t go together (the building and the appendage), which is not surprising, as one is a beautiful finished structure, while the other is an unfinished embarrassment. But I do agree, it can never be changed, as a change (as per CTBUH) could disqualify the appendage counting towards the building’s height. So we are stuck with it in perpetuity, a testament to Man’s greed, and maybe, in that sense it is fitting.
:titanic:

Fluffybagel

Aug 9, 2014, 1:47 PM

Congrats to this thread for reaching 1776 pages, and thank you to all the wonderful people who contribute here that made it possible!:cheers:

hunser

Aug 9, 2014, 1:53 PM

Jose Tutiven (http://imgur.com/) @imgur.com
http://i.imgur.com/uuNL4px.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/q4wYl9Z.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/42rJ1AR.jpg

antinimby

Aug 9, 2014, 1:57 PM

Are those the mechanical floors that's all lit up?

weidncol

Aug 9, 2014, 2:00 PM

Yes, those floors with the louvers as well as the roof mechanical set will be lit. There is going to be another test showing off both sets very soon.

QUEENSNYMAN

Aug 9, 2014, 4:55 PM

My latest video from today that also highlights (OFF TOPIC FOR HERE) 432 Park Ave.

BY: QUEENSNY121:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYaIWQzIMJY&list=UUa3fF4f0jp_YrtzeCuNTf5A

jd3189

Aug 9, 2014, 5:03 PM

We made to the 1,776th page:cheers:

Those photos are amazing. Lower Manhattan has finally regained continuous density. Long live the World Trade!

WorldTradeCenter

Aug 9, 2014, 5:59 PM

SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX!

Congrats everyone.

I think I started following this page around 1200, it's been a long road, but Tower One is finally nearing opening and we should be really excited for that!

Long live the World Trade Center
:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

QUEENSNYMAN

Aug 9, 2014, 8:35 PM

Photo from this mornng, by me:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3898/14683651948_13f86f2f1e_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/onxy9U)One World Trade Center. August 9, 2014 (https://flic.kr/p/onxy9U) by NYMAN2010 (https://www.flickr.com/people/51949497@N08/), on Flickr

deepen915

Aug 9, 2014, 9:02 PM

Page 1776! AWESOME! :cheers:

Arkali106

Aug 9, 2014, 11:19 PM

From my apartment in Hoboken, NJ. The tip of the spire is sticking up above the building, just to the right of the middle flue. The white thing in the sky above the right flue is something on my window :D

http://i.imgur.com/cix6vbR.jpg

Jonboy1983

Aug 10, 2014, 1:38 AM

1776 pages and counting! I can't wait for this building to open for business!!:cheers:

Rbsanford

Aug 10, 2014, 8:51 PM

Isn't the building actually 1782 ft. tall? I think that was discussed a few pages back. Shouldn't we wait six more pages until we celebrate?

King DenCity

Aug 10, 2014, 9:16 PM

I'm gonna cry. I'm so happy. :')

ArtDecoRevival

Aug 11, 2014, 2:42 AM

ArtDecoRevival

Aug 11, 2014, 3:10 AM

hunser

Aug 11, 2014, 10:38 AM

^ Yeah, it would irk me too. You don't have to pretend to be sad. Just show some respect and be humble around the waterfalls.

Skyguy_7

Aug 11, 2014, 1:20 PM

^^ It's a very peculiar thing about this place; one of the city's largest tourist draws... Though it's people's natural reaction, when a camera is aiming at them, to smile, I have noticed that most are respectful enough to give a straight face or half-smile when posing in front of the reflecting pools. There will be, of course, teens and children who aren't taught well enough about the seriousness of the grounds.

I was there this weekend with a dozen friends who had never been, and one more thing was consistent: they all had great appreciation for the rebuilding going on around them. Specifically, for 1WTC, as they likened it to an enormous and powerful middle finger to those who stole what was there before it.

CCs77

Aug 11, 2014, 1:33 PM

I'd rather be on page 1-7-7-7 one-seven-seven-seven...

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Thaniel

Aug 11, 2014, 3:24 PM

Happy 1776th page :cheers::drunk::banana::fireworks:

I was also planning this for months. lol. I just now got internet for the first time in 10 days.

randy1991

Aug 11, 2014, 4:21 PM

1WTC on the cover of Foo Fighters new album: Sonic Highways

https://m.facebook.com/foofighters/photos/a.279348605544.316433.25098475544/10154448760760545/?type=1&source=46
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Plokoon11

Aug 11, 2014, 7:21 PM

Looks like the next cover of sim city 6,

jayden

Aug 11, 2014, 7:32 PM

Went to the site late last week. Also had the chance to visit the museum.

For a place so sacred and moving, it angered me to see some kid's ignorance regarding 9/11. Don't want to spoil it for anyone, but for those who have been in the museum, the area which shows the first plane hitting and the firefighter reacting, as well as the infamous image of the African American woman leaving the area following the towers' collapse covered with ash, some of the kids there were laughing and mocking the airplanes crashing into the building.

Don't get me wrong, I understand that those kids have yet to realize the importance of it all, but I would go as far as prohibiting my kids from visiting such a historic site until they were old enough to truly understand the meaning and tragedy of it all.

Anyway, had the chance to see 1WTC's lobby as well. Can't wait for that baby to open to the public. :)

chris08876

Aug 11, 2014, 7:37 PM

Looks like the next cover of sim city 6,

I was thinking the same. Probably a Sim City where EA doesn't totally piss on it like they did with the new one. Talk about a sacrilege. :(

NYguy

Aug 11, 2014, 7:41 PM

Oh, the irony.

Kinda like how people should get over a modification that was made almost two and a half years ago. People have gotten over divorces faster than some of you have come to terms with the redesign of the spire.

The true irony is the fact that you can't come to terms with other's opinions on the redesign. It doesn't bother you, and that's fine. So, the fact that you have a problem with other people's problem is the true irony.

Just so you know, this is an archictectural/skyscraper forum. Wo don't come here to argue over divorce, people come here specifically to comment on and view skyscrapers and architectural detail. It's why people are allowed to comment on how good things look as well as how bad. And no one "gets over" how good something looks.

Let that be understood by everyone for future reference.

WTCman7301

Aug 12, 2014, 3:51 AM

The mechanical floors are lit tonight on the tower.

NYguy

Aug 12, 2014, 5:26 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/nyregion/in-brooklyn-officials-court-democrats-in-bid-for-2016-convention.html?ref=nyregion

http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/08/12/nyregion/DNCsubweb2/DNCsubweb2-superJumbo.jpg

jd3189

Aug 12, 2014, 6:04 AM

I went to NYC two weekends ago, and did the memorial-museum package. I did not care for the foreign tourists laughing and taking smiling selfies by the reflective pools. They don't seem to understand this is sacred ground where thousands died, not the Smithsonian. If people get destroyed online for taking selfies at other sensitive sites like Auschwitz, why is this okay? Sorry, rant over. It just irked me. These pics are mostly looking up from the base, so it's a bit amateurish, but it does give you a sense of the scale.

I agree, but then again, it doesn't matter to me. Despite how many of us feel about 9/11, the city, specifically Lower Manhattan, cannot keep itself in the past and become offensive whenever people don't take history seriously.

It's their loss most of all since they can only enjoy the present. Many of us knew the towering giants that once stood on the place those waterfalls are now and remember a NYC that was dominated by them, in a world before 9/11, when those souls were still alive and enjoying life. We understand and have the perspective of both worlds.

Besides that,the memorial plaza will still sort of be like the plaza that came before it. A place of solace and rest surrounded by the busyness of the city and the buildings that will soon stand around it.

NYdude

Aug 12, 2014, 6:21 AM

I, too, just visited the memorial back on Sunday, for the second time though. There were a TON of people there now that you don't need a pass to get in. Most of the people I saw when quietly looking at the pools and taking pictures and touching the names. Most of the smiling pictures came when they were posing in front of 1 WTC. I liked how people can "enjoy" themselves in such a somber place, if that makes sense. You're allowed to move on without forgetting is what I'm getting at I guess. Sorry, just wanted to chime in. The site is just so powerful, and raw with emotion, yet so elegant at the same time.

wpolom

Aug 12, 2014, 7:22 PM

The mechanical floors are lit tonight on the tower.

Pictures?

NYguy

Aug 12, 2014, 11:02 PM

I liked how people can "enjoy" themselves in such a somber place, if that makes sense. You're allowed to move on without forgetting is what I'm getting at I guess.

That was the intention of the design. It's not a park, but is not the same as the museum below, which has a more serious atmosphere. A lot of people at the memorial have never seen
or known the Twin Towers, and are taking in the size of the pools. The Freedom Tower as a backdrop serves as an indicator of scale.

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NYdude

Aug 13, 2014, 5:21 AM

[QUOTE=NYguy;6688933]That was the intention of the design. It's not a park, but is not the same as the museum below, which has a more serious atmosphere. A lot of people at the memorial have never seen
or known the Twin Towers, and are taking in the size of the pools. The Freedom Tower as a backdrop serves as an indicator of scale.]

Yes exactly what I was trying to say. Truly a remarkable place

NYdude

Aug 13, 2014, 5:23 AM

^^Sorry I meant to quote you, NYGuy...didn't come out right haha

Lecom

Aug 13, 2014, 3:37 PM

kxW8M4YKOJs

VonBraun

Aug 13, 2014, 11:35 PM

Does anyone know what the red lining is on the upper parts of the vents? Is it just some unfinished insides?

weidncol

Aug 14, 2014, 12:03 AM

It's likely because they are replacing the vents themselves, but I'm not sure.

drumz0rz

Aug 14, 2014, 1:47 PM

Looks like the Port Authority paid over $3.5 Million dollars for a new WTC campus logo and all they got was a few plain boring rectangles
http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/08/14/nyregion/subWTC/subWTC-master675.jpg
“The logo acts as an icon for the whole physical space of the 16 acres,” said Erica Dumas, a spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the trade center site.

The new emblem includes the words “World Trade Center” set in the Helvetica Ultra Compressed typeface. It will not replace the logos of individual occupants of the trade center site, but is supposed to lend a graphic unity to way-finding signs, building entrances, digital directories, kiosks, uniforms, websites, apps and marketing materials.
Source: New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/nyregion/world-trade-center-logo-captures-sites-destruction-and-rebirth.html)

antinimby

Aug 14, 2014, 2:18 PM

Jeezus, it costs $ 3.5 million to come up with a logo now? What happened to getting someone in their office with graphic design experience to do one for free?

Government is so wasteful.

jsr

Aug 14, 2014, 2:24 PM

Did the old WTC have an official logo?

Chapelo

Aug 14, 2014, 3:26 PM

^

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/03/30/nyregion/WTCLogo1.cityroom.190.jpgsource (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/help-put-a-new-face-on-freedom/)

NYguy

Aug 14, 2014, 3:33 PM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu2KVH_CQAAfTmB.jpg:large
https://twitter.com/Gov_Island/status/499207232756936704

Onn

Aug 14, 2014, 3:59 PM

^
432 Park is conquering everything else other than 1WTC. :haha:

drumz0rz

Aug 14, 2014, 6:10 PM

It conquers 1 WTC too if you don't count the anten...err.. spire.

weidncol

Aug 14, 2014, 6:44 PM

It conquers 1 WTC too if you don't count the anten...err.. spire.

Not really. The sheer size of 1 WTC still dominates 432.

jayden

Aug 15, 2014, 12:29 AM

I love the view of this flying into Newark.

NYguy

Aug 15, 2014, 1:35 AM

The Freedom Tower's spire helps it of course in terms of height, but the bulkness of it is also a negative in terms of how the building appears to soar.

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chris08876

Aug 15, 2014, 10:18 AM

Nice sunrise

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Lecom

Aug 15, 2014, 9:08 PM

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NYguy

Aug 15, 2014, 11:26 PM

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shadowbat2

Aug 16, 2014, 2:21 AM

Taken yesterday:
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N830MH

Aug 16, 2014, 4:05 AM

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Wait it minutes! Did you see dolphins? Did you see that?

Sic'EmBears

Aug 16, 2014, 6:40 AM

From the top:

http://i.imgur.com/i5rlRLP.jpg

Nexis4Jersey

Aug 16, 2014, 5:45 PM

A Faint Glimpse of the WTC from Jamaica Station

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From Secaucus Junction

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From the Northeast Corridor

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ArtDecoRevival

Aug 16, 2014, 8:44 PM

Looks like the Port Authority paid over $3.5 Million dollars for a new WTC campus logo and all they got was a few plain boring rectangles
http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/08/14/nyregion/subWTC/subWTC-master675.jpg

Source: New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/nyregion/world-trade-center-logo-captures-sites-destruction-and-rebirth.html)

And people wonder why we have a record deficit in this country.

Let's see if this makes sense; save 20 mil by scrapping the spire, but blow almost 25% of that on a feeble rebranding that I wouldn't pay an art student 10 bucks for. The worst thing is it's not even a good logo! Even if it was the best logo ever, spending 4 mil on it would still boggle the mind. But THIS piece of crap?! :koko:

Enigmatism415

Aug 16, 2014, 9:03 PM

"Never Forget" the following:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/Enigmatism415/ThisIsWhoWeAre_zpsa990ef67.jpg

SD_Phil

Aug 16, 2014, 11:40 PM

I like the logo. Not sure how much rebranding costs in general but the worst way to denigrate it would be on aesthetic grounds.

jd3189

Aug 17, 2014, 3:28 AM

And people wonder why we have a record deficit in this country.

Let's see if this makes sense; save 20 mil by scrapping the spire, but blow almost 25% of that on a feeble rebranding that I wouldn't pay an art student 10 bucks for. The worst thing is it's not even a good logo! Even if it was the best logo ever, spending 4 mil on it would still boggle the mind. But THIS piece of crap?! :koko:

Agreed. But what can you expect? This whole rebuilding process has been laced with so much BS it would make any sane person question. But, as long as they are actually doing something, they can crap out as much money as they want.

NYguy

Aug 18, 2014, 1:38 AM

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libtard

Aug 18, 2014, 8:06 AM

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Whats that under construction next to the stadium?

weidncol

Aug 18, 2014, 2:40 PM

Hey guys,

I completed a short version of my time lapse video showing the tower emerging on the skyline and wanted to share with you:

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Larger version here:

http://www.benjaminrosamond.com/video/2014/8/3/1-world-trade-center-time-lapse-return-of-the-lower-manhattan-skyline

Cheers

This is has been posted on http://www.onewtc.com

Congrats! :)

jayden

Aug 18, 2014, 5:40 PM

Jersey has like, the best views of this tower.

chris08876

Aug 18, 2014, 9:00 PM

From the top:

http://i.imgur.com/i5rlRLP.jpg

Do you have a larger version of that same pic? I would love to make that my PC background but its too small on a 2560 x 1440 monitor. :( Ughghgh, 1st world problems. :haha:

That is a great shot. The sheer density and beauty not to mention the perfect visibility for such a shot. Bravo!!! :)

I can't wait to see that same perspective once all the the supertalls are finished by 2020. I can see myself spending hundreds on observation decks because I never get bored of this city. Its like crack for some reason.

chris08876

Aug 18, 2014, 9:12 PM

Taken by me:

http://virtual-host-discourse.global.ssl.fastly.net/uploads/yimby/_optimized/d27/ff4/6e05ae5aa8_375x500.jpg

Full Sized Photo(2400x1600): http://virtual-host-discourse.global.ssl.fastly.net/uploads/yimby/1395/c46f2f82a544ab07.jpg

mrjoanofarc

Aug 18, 2014, 11:40 PM

Do you have a larger version of that same pic?

I second! :skyscraper:

weidncol

Aug 19, 2014, 12:44 AM

All mech floors are finally lit!

http://i.imgur.com/yfs5KNcl.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/yfs5KNc.jpg)

NYguy

Aug 19, 2014, 3:20 AM

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1Boston

Aug 19, 2014, 4:24 AM

All mech floors are finally lit!

http://i.imgur.com/yfs5KNcl.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/yfs5KNc.jpg)

Wow that looks incredible, it really completes the look of the tower at night, which is much better than at day.

NYguy

Aug 19, 2014, 8:05 AM

https://twitter.com/WTCdevelopment/media

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BuxjnLwIAAAZ5sy.jpg:large

Resized

http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/157042149/original.jpg

http://www.benjaminrosamond.com/portfolio/

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http://www.kuriositas.com/2014/08/watch-1-world-trade-center-rise-over.html

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http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/157042198/original.jpg

Jasper Burgess

Aug 19, 2014, 1:31 PM

Hey, new to this forum, love skyscrapers. Was in NY in December 2013 ( I'm from Australia) and was wondering if that scaffolding and lift has been taken down from the side of wtc yet. Thanks :)

Jasper Burgess

Aug 19, 2014, 1:37 PM

Anyone know the exact date the observatory will open to the public?

chris08876

Aug 19, 2014, 1:44 PM

Anyone know the exact date the observatory will open to the public?

Early 2015. I double checked various sources and they all point to Q1 2015.

RockMont

Aug 19, 2014, 3:50 PM

It's been a long time coming, but it is just one testament to the resiliance of the American spirit.

dar124

Aug 19, 2014, 3:54 PM

I havent been to NYC in YEARS, but have loved keeping up with the WTC progress here with all the pics!!! We were down in FL last week on vacation and missed our flight from FL back to Cleveland. So we ened up having to purchase a new flight on another airline and wouldnt you know it that flight had a connection thru Laguardia. :D

I snapped this pic with my phone as we were heading in to land. I know its a pic from a plane and a pic using my phone, but it's the only pic I've been able to take of the WTC, so I figured that I'd post it here.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PGpDnn-byhc/U_NwIxVOEWI/AAAAAAAAB9E/uq0up7Fq60I/w954-h672-no/NYC5.jpg

manchester united

Aug 20, 2014, 12:25 AM

Wow that looks incredible, it really completes the look of the tower at night, which is much better than at day.

I hope that the lights will be lighted every night until the 6 AM like the Chrysler.

weidncol

Aug 20, 2014, 12:28 AM

It seems the mechanical floors will be lit dusk to dawn.

jayden

Aug 20, 2014, 1:15 AM

Any updates on how the offices are coming along? I'm just anxious to see those Conde Nast workers coming in and out of the building. That'll be the real sign of life :)

StrongIsland

Aug 20, 2014, 7:19 AM

Any updates on how the offices are coming along? I'm just anxious to see those Conde Nast workers coming in and out of the building. That'll be the real sign of life :)

They start moving in/working there sometime in November and are phasing all 2,500 employees between Nov. -Jan/Feb. 2015 is going to be the most exciting year in a while for the complex. This and Tower 4 will welcome office workers back, Tower 3 will be rising, the transit hub will most likely and hopefully open by the end of next year, and Liberty Park. Ah!

Lecom

Aug 20, 2014, 12:24 PM

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NYguy

Aug 21, 2014, 12:50 PM

lastquest (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lastquest/14879276151/sizes/k/)

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Lecom

Aug 21, 2014, 1:33 PM

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gttx

Aug 21, 2014, 5:51 PM

Do you have a larger version of that same pic? I would love to make that my PC background but its too small on a 2560 x 1440 monitor. :( Ughghgh, 1st world problems. :haha:

That is a great shot. The sheer density and beauty not to mention the perfect visibility for such a shot. Bravo!!! :)

I can't wait to see that same perspective once all the the supertalls are finished by 2020. I can see myself spending hundreds on observation decks because I never get bored of this city. Its like crack for some reason.

This definitely came from Time magazine's panorama from the top of the spire. You can see the whole interactive thing here:

http://time.com/world-trade-center/

You can zoom in and take a screen shot or order fancy prints from their website.

NYC-Graffhead91

Aug 21, 2014, 6:56 PM

Some photos I took recently:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3889/14968856586_94e7f2febd_b.jpg

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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5586/14805244628_638fbf8f4c_b.jpg

QUEENSNYMAN

Aug 21, 2014, 7:09 PM

Great Pics thanks for sharing NYC-Graffhead91!

weidncol

Aug 21, 2014, 7:32 PM

Wow, this tower looks amazing at night, very sci-fi/industrial looking!

Also, those mechanical floors will be dusk to dawn.

1Boston

Aug 22, 2014, 12:36 PM

^^How much earlier does onewtc turn off the lighting on the spiretenna compared to buildings in midtown like ESB? Is this Durst trying to save money or will it change when the building's completely done?

TouchTheSky13

Aug 22, 2014, 2:37 PM

Pretty cool. People will definitely want to take pictures of this when it happens.

One World Trade Center will go gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/one_world_trade_center_will_go.html

deepen915

Aug 22, 2014, 5:49 PM

Hudson11

Aug 22, 2014, 6:38 PM

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Lightning Strikes the Freedom Tower (https://www.flickr.com/photos/97429425@N05/14811641928/sizes/h/) by btz (https://www.flickr.com/photos/97429425@N05/) on Flickr

jd3189

Aug 22, 2014, 6:49 PM

^^^ " I have the POWER!!!"

NYguy

Aug 22, 2014, 10:33 PM

Great lightning photo. Hopefully when the lighting is revealed, they will light the rings as well. The whole thing is off without it, there's no connection.

Deren Koray (https://www.flickr.com/photos/derenkoray/14809527537/sizes/o/)

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