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Old Posted Aug 15, 2011, 9:54 PM
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The Bank of America tower is 1,200 ft tall. They are speculating the WTC be at 1,126 ft by September 11, 2011 if I am not mistaken. So I say late December - Early January.
I believe 1 WTC is higher than Bank of America right now in roof top. Correct me if I'm wrong.
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 15, 2011, 10:15 PM
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As well as there being one hell of a skyline, that's one hell of a sky! Great blue & clouds!
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 15, 2011, 11:36 PM
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August 11th..


Untitled by christine.m.kim on Flickr
New York is becoming the City of Countless Spires!
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 15, 2011, 11:49 PM
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taken August 15, 2011 from 30th floor one liberty plaza

     
     
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Old Posted Aug 15, 2011, 11:52 PM
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I’m very curious to see what’s taking place behind that black tarp, which seems to be growing.
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 12:17 AM
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Interesting depiction. That's the first I've seen a "twisty" spire outside of the one rendering...





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That bottom photo belongs on Airliners.net

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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 1:15 AM
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Please delete other photos quoted that aren't related with what you're going to say


WTC Construction by nyperson, on Flickr


Freedom Tower rising on the site of the World Trade Center by JohnE25, on Flickr


World Trade Center by seaurchinstudio, on Flickr


Tower by Mr.Pontus, on Flickr


Freedom Tower NYC by BFD2938, on Flickr


Freedom Tower by vinc_wen, on Flickr


Manhattan by gypsymarestudios, on Flickr


NYC panorama by gypsymarestudios, on Flickr


66 Liberty and Manhattan by elaine.gregg, on Flickr


Manhattan skyline by threepics, on Flickr

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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 2:05 AM
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ctpost article. Photos by Bob Luckey / Greenwich Time













     
     
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 8:07 AM
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ctpost article. Photos by Bob Luckey / Greenwich Time













Wow!! Thoes are looking so good!! I can't wait to completion new WTC tower. I'm sure they will very successful for hard working during constructed for more than 3 or 4 years.
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 9:32 AM
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 9:56 AM
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I believe 1 WTC is higher than Bank of America right now in roof top. Correct me if I'm wrong.
yes it is Bank of America roof is 945 ft so 1 wtc is 16 feet taller now
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 9:57 AM
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 11:31 AM
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I'm guessing that tarp might be needed for temporary weather shiedling until the cladding situation is straightened out. You probably don't need the mechanical stuff open to the weather.
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 12:30 PM
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CNBC just showed a live shot from the GE Building facing South.

WTC looked absolutely stunning!
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 9:22 PM
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 9:29 PM
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The black tarp is to protect the workers that are working on those floors, and to protect the floors from the environment. What is going on behind the black tarp isn't really hard to figure out. Just like on the videos for the construction of the original Twin Towers there is concrete work going on in there. You can see they remove the tarp once the concrete dries by looking at the areas were the tarp used to be. From there on out they just wait for the glass to make its way up there.
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 9:37 PM
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 9:54 PM
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....WOW! That picture is.... the best :O xD
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 9:55 PM
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does anyone know what happened to the KPI TV camera from the top of 7WTC that used to have updates every few hours?
http://evsdatacenter.netfirms.com/kpitv/silver.htm

There haven't been updates since 8/11/2011
     
     
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Old Posted Aug 16, 2011, 10:08 PM
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I’m very curious to see what’s taking place behind that black tarp, which seems to be growing.
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The black tarp is to protect the workers that are working on those floors, and to protect the floors from the environment. What is going on behind the black tarp isn't really hard to figure out. Just like on the videos for the construction of the original Twin Towers there is concrete work going on in there. You can see they remove the tarp once the concrete dries by looking at the areas were the tarp used to be. From there on out they just wait for the glass to make its way up there.

(Image cropped from Patapsco found above)

I believe he was referring to the black netting that started on the Southeast corner of the base floors 6-19 and has spread over the last few weeks to cover almost the whole South side as well. It even has its own external staircase near the Southeast corner.

Some have said it is protection for the workers preparing for the base cladding. I find this difficult to believe. It seems like a lot of work and resources for something they had so far done just with a swing stage. Up until they realized the prismatic glass wouldn't work, they had used workers on a swing stage through crappy weather to weld on all the white support brackets for the prismatic glass. Now suddenly they require all that scaffolding and netting? I think not.

This is may be partially for that reason but there is more to its use then we seem to know.
     
     
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