Posted Apr 11, 2022, 4:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2020
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Originally Posted by thoughtcriminal
those are really cool, thanks for sharing. I remember those heady days when the skyline was beginning to take the shape it has now.
here's a research project if you were inclined to undertake one; right around the time these buildings were under construction, toward the end of 1988 I believe, there was a proposal for a World Trade Center building, just north of the ben franklin bridge. It was supposed to be over 1,000 feet tall, with a huge communications "globe" on the top of the building. I did some digging and was able to find an article in the inky about it (Nov 1988? I can't remember and can't put my hands on it right now), but could not find the rendering or any images of the proposed building. that would be a cool thing to find and share with the group. I've tried but haven't been able to come up with it.
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Our Very own TK did the article on it with pictures included. Howd you miss this??
https://phillyyimby.com/2021/02/a-look-at-the-philadelphia-world-trade-center-supertall.html
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