| Subject: Re: The Towers came down |
Author:
Alan
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Date Posted: 19:05:41 07/03/02 Wed
In reply to:
Raisinmom
's message, "Re: The Towers came down" on 06:19:50 07/03/02 Wed
>>I agreed with Ed Koch from the beginning that they
>>ought to rebuild the Towers--not let the terrorists
>>change the skyline.
>
>Yes, I understand that feeling, but I just don't think
>it's realistic -- who is going to take space on the
>98th floor? What employees with any choice will work
>there? Either a rebuilt WTC will be a target or
>people will think so, and you'd end up with ghost
>buildings.
I think you could protect it, and redesign with safety/evacuation features. But I see your point, sure.
>I certainly agree that the change in the
>skyline is a gaping hole that reminds one every day of
>what happened
Yes, I lived in Jersey City back in '96-'97, and the towers--far more than the rest of Manhattan's skyline--looked like they loomed out of OUR side of the Hudson. Take that away, and the NYC skyline is rather pedestrian (though closer up, the Chrysler building is perhaps my favourite skyscraper aesthetically).
Alan
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