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CoolCzech · #**4121** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 6:08 PM**

Jesus H. Christ! Can they just stop over-thinking this thing, and build the damned things already! If the ESB and Rockefeller Center could be put up smack in the middle of a REAL Depression, can't the WTC be rebuilt NOW??? It's not like they haven't squandered 8 years ALREADY!

CSABA8 · #**4122** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 6:13 PM**

Thanks for the great update NYguy. The memorial foundation progress is very fast. They open it sooner, or waiting when all 4 tower completed ?

RockMont · #**4123** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 6:23 PM**

It's not as if it has been put on hold, because it hasn't.. It's because it's such a massive project, that the 'bones' of the work, mainly underground, took a while to complete, not to mention the foundations and so on. Of course it didn't help, that, that idiot governor (not the one with the prostitute, but the one before that) complicated the whole damn thing, by spending too much time, catering to the whims of the victims (the survivors) over the issue of rebuilding the twins or not, plus the selection of that God-Awful architect, that wanted to build structures that could only be conceived of in nightmares. I felt for the families of the victims, but not rebuilding the twins, unfortunately wasn't going to change a thing. Not that I am still dwelling on whether or not that'll happen, since it won't, but the whole process was delayed by those two morons. If only an architect, that knew what the hell, he was doing, such as the ones that designed the current complex that is starting to take shape, was the original choice, would it be further along, but then it still would be far from finished, at this juncture.

Just-In-Cali · #**4124** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 7:04 PM**

It is funny that the two most boring and least liked towers of the complex (Freedom and Twr 4) WOULD be the ones that have firm starts and planned finish dates. Towers 2 and 3 were my favorites.

uaarkson · #**4125** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 7:29 PM**

not only was the ESB built during a depression, it was finished in just over 1 year =|

uaarkson · #**4126** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 7:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Just-In-Cali

It is funny that the two most boring and least liked towers of the complex (Freedom and Twr 4) WOULD be the ones that have firm starts and planned finish dates. Towers 2 and 3 were my favorites.

um, I haven't heard anyone say that FT is boring or "least liked"

it's definitely the most popular tower in this entire project.

Dac150 · #**4127** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 9:05 PM**

All I can say is lets not jump to any conclusions. Lets just wait an see how this all plays out and look at the positives (we're getting a 1776' building, tower four, and all the other bells and whistles). My take on towers two and three is that something will come to be (whether or not it will be what we've been shown is NOT yet determined). I agree that it would be depressing if those designs were scrapped, but they're not as of yet, nor has there been any solid confirmation of that.

Lets see what Larry says, if anything, and take his word above all else. After all he's the one calling that shots on 2 & 3.

CoolCzech · #**4128** Posted **Jan 16, 2009, 11:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dac150

All I can say is lets not jump to any conclusions. Lets just wait an see how this all plays out and look at the positives (we're getting a 1776' building, tower four, and all the other bells and whistles). My take on towers two and three is that something will come to be (whether or not it will be what we've been shown is NOT yet determined). I agree that it would be depressing if those designs were scrapped, but they're not as of yet, nor has there been any solid confirmation of that.

Lets see what Larry says, if anything, and take his word above all else. After all he's the one calling that shots on 2 & 3.

That's our only hope. Silverstein is no whimp... and he must also be aware that his time remaining on this planet is not unlimited. I bet he's much more concerned that his legacy be summed up as "Builder of the New World Trade Center" than by a full occupancy rate the day he passes on to a Better Place...

NYguy · #**4129** Posted **Jan 17, 2009, 1:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by Just-In-Cali

It is funny that the two most boring and least liked towers of the complex (Freedom and Twr 4) WOULD be the ones that have firm starts and planned finish dates. Towers 2 and 3 were my favorites.

Those towers had multiple delays also.

NYguy · #**4130** Posted **Jan 17, 2009, 1:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by CoolCzech

Jesus H. Christ! Can they just stop over-thinking this thing, and build the damned things already!

Relax. I agree all of the towers should be skyward by now, but that hasn't been the case so far. Yet, we are seeing progress at the site on a pace we haven't seen. Also, the Freedom Tower is well under construction, so nothing to vent about here.

talltowers08 · #**4131** Posted **Jan 17, 2009, 11:04 AM**

Just look at the size of that site no wonder its taking time. I personaly think things are going good , and each day i spot new things on earthcam at the site

NYguy · #**4132** Posted **Jan 17, 2009, 1:31 PM**

It's only a matter of time before we're remarking how fast this thing is rising. That's always the case.

br.reese · #**4133** Posted **Jan 17, 2009, 3:37 PM**

I'm just ready for this thing to rise like the trump.

talltowers08 · #**4134** Posted **Jan 17, 2009, 4:21 PM**

New steel arriving at the wtc site its being placed on the roof of the WFC underpass check earthcam

Lt. Washburn · #**4135** Posted **Jan 17, 2009, 11:46 PM**

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New steel arriving at the wtc site its being placed on the roof of the WFC underpass check earthcam

I saw that. Are you sure it's not for the roof of the underpass instead of the building?

NYguy · #**4136** Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 7:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by talltowers08

New steel arriving at the wtc site its being placed on the roof of the WFC underpass check earthcam

I may go by the site in a day or two. We seem to be thawing out a little..

talltowers08 · #**4137** Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 2:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Lt. Washburn

I saw that. Are you sure it's not for the roof of the underpass instead of the building?

i didnt say it was for the wfc i said it was being placed ontop of the underpass roof

2-TOWERS · #**4138** Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 3:51 PM**

the south tower memorial will be a hard with the path tracks running through it, but from what i could see the tracks will run directly under the bottom of the waterfall, the deeper center hole should be out of the way..

talltowers08 · #**4139** Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 8:31 PM**

It looks like they have installed somthing onto the south core earthcam isnt cleanr but u can see somthin there being moved ontop of it

Realthang · #**4140** Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 9:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by talltowers08

It looks like they have installed somthing onto the south core earthcam isnt cleanr but u can see somthin there being moved ontop of it

The steel frames that they were building on top of the east-west corrider were moved to surround the FT cores... no clue what they are doing (tying the south core to the north core???)