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Boycotting World Trade Center, 1962
Not everybody, however, was on board for the massive undertaking. Oscar Nadel and his wife sign a boycotting World Trade Center petition outside his store Oscar's Radios, located at 176 Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan. The 1962 "Radio Row" protests included having a coffin lying in the streets with a sign that read, "Here lies Mr. Small Businessman. Don't let the Port Authority bury him."
World Trade Center, 1966
On August 5, 1966 construction officially began. Here is a photograph taken that year of the location of the future World Trade Center along the Hudson River.
World Trade Center, 1967
A general view of the beginning of construction of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. Ironically, this 1967 shot looks eerily similar to how the site looked post the 9/11 attack.
World Trade Center, 1967
Commuters go about their day as they cross Vesey Street during construction of the World Trade Center in 1967.
World Trade Center, 1967
Here is a view of the World Trade Center area under construction in 1967. Pier foreground, seen in the center, holds reinforcing circles to be used for the building process.
World Trade Center, 1967
All but a handful of buildings in the eight block area of construction are already taken down in this shot taken in 1967, looking northwest from the corner of Greenwich and Liberty streets toward Vesey and West Streets.
World Trade Center, 1967
A seven story high reinforcing cage, weighing almost 25 tons, is lowered into the ground on Liberty Street at West Street.
World Trade Center, 1968
A 1968 aerial view of the site where the World Trade Center was built.
World Trade Center, 1968
The first steel fountain is placed during the World Trade Center construction in 1968.
World Trade Center, 1968
Workmen guide a 34-ton steel unit into place at Greenwich and Fulton Streets.
World Trade Center, 1969
A photo of a steel stockpile used in the construction of the World Trade Center at the Greenville Yards in Jersey City, New Jersey.
World Trade Center, 1969
A south looking aerial image of the Twin Towers during construction in 1969.
World Trade Center, 1969
The progress at the World Trade Center site in 1969, where a foundation and part of one of the towers is in place.
World Trade Center, 1970
Another aerial shot of the World Trade Center during construction in 1970. By the time they were finished, the Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world.
World Trade Center
A worker stands on the top of one of the unfinished towers with the Empire State Building looming in the distance.
World Trade Center, 1970
Construction workers put the finishing touches on the top floors of the Twin Towers during the final stages of construction.
World Trade Center, 1973
Dedication ceremonies in 1973 attract a standing-room-only crowd to the World Trade Center.
World Trade Center, 1977
When the lights go out in the city that never sleeps, there is a big problem. Lightning bolts zapped New York City on July 13, 1977, severing power lines and cutting off power to millions. Here is a shot of the Twin Towers plunged into darkness.
World Trade Center, 1980
Empty escalators are seen under the World Trade Center during the PATH strike in 1980.
World Trade Center, 1983
Climber Daniel Goodwin successfully scales the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Memorial Day, May 30, 1984. Goodwin made the climb after having already climbed the Sears Tower, Renaissance Tower and John Hancock Center.
World Trade Center, 1983
Onlookers watch Daniel Goodwin from above and below as he scales the World Trade Center in 1983.
World Trade Center, 1993
On February 26, 1993, a car bomb tore apart the bottom level of Tower One of the World Trade Center. While miraculously only 6 people were killed in the explosion, smoke quickly filled the tower and many were injured during the mass evacuation of the building. Here is a photo of police rescue efforts after the explosion.
Top of the World Observatory, 1997
Onlookers take in the 360 degree view of New York City as they stand at the newly refurbished Top of the World Observatory in tower two of the World Trade Center in 1997. The observatory was located on the 107th and 110th floors.
World Trade Center, 1998
Aerial views of Lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center in 1998.
World Trade Center, 1999
Austin J. Tobin was the executive director of the Port Authority of New York from 1942-1972. After his death, the outdoor plaza of the World Trade Center, seen above, was named after him.
World Trade Center, 1999
Here, tourists relax at the Austin J. Tobin Plaza on the foot of the World Trade Center. The plaza reopened after a $12 million dollar renovation in 1999.
World Trade Center, 2001
With Governor Pataki (l.) and New Jersey Acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco (r.) looking on, Larry Silverstein (c.) signs on the dotted line to complete the $3.21 billion deal in which the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey hands over the World Trade Center Twin Towers and buildings 4 and 5 to Silverstein Properties for 99 years. Standing from left are Port Authority Vice Chairman Charles Gargano, Port Authority Chairman Lewis Eisenberg and CEO Peter Lowy of Westfield America, a partner in the deal.
World Trade Center, 2001
A lasting image of the World Trade Center! The Twin Towers are seen on a sunny summer day in July 2001, less than two months before the 9/11 attacks.
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