Wednesday, June 28, 2006

world trade center

as i was doing some cleaning, i came across this pamphlet i took from the world trade center when i first visited in early '93.
they used to actually let you go on the roof if the weather was right.
look at that white fence, these people are 1,000+ feet off of the ground and they are LEANING on it.
(ever been to the empire state building? it's like a prison cell up there compared to this lol).
for those of you who do not know NYC, the WTC was at the bottom of the island and really required a cab ride if you were coming from anywhere near midtown (where most everything else is). i INSISTED to my friend that i needed to go up in that tower, being an enthusiast of skyscrapers. i remember really looking forward to going up on the roof but the weather was too windy and it was closed. we did take the cab and go, i distinctly remember the elevator we got on, made especially for trips to the 110th floor- "windows to the world". the elevator operator told me to look in the crack between the elevator and the floor to gain perspective of the height. we pressed against the glass, took pictures, and paid $2.50 for a 12oz can of Pepsi.

sometimes i wonder if my friend; who didn't really want to go there and hadn't been there ever, secretly thanks me for insisting.
i do not attribute my desire to go there to anything but my curiousity and interest in skyscrapers.

it is eerie looking at this brochure: the cover shows the 2 towers, and one with people clearly on the roof...

Posted by camden :: 6/28/2006 11:12:00 PM :: 0 Comments:

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