Happy 9/11
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- whatthefunk0
I have worked on the 24th floor of the smaller brown building (with green windows) in that photo, down on Fulton street just 4 blocks from ground zero. I have watched the new tower being built outside of my office window for the last two years and I just cannot imagine being there during the destruction that fell upon Manhattan on that day.
So many narrow streets, intersections, alleys, and general congestion on any regular day. Every street is such a valley compared to the towering buildings in every direction, literally walls of concrete. Taking the train to Fulton street you cannot ignore the silent history of tragedy in that area, thinking of the shock and fear of the victims and pedestrians in the vicinity.
While working on the 24th floor for years I often looked out my window considering the height and that's nothing compared to the 60th, 70th, 80th+ floors of the WTC. During the hurricane I had to walk up and down 24 floors due to power outages and that was rough. You simply cannot conceive of that height from the pictures alone and video footage. Seeing it daily really makes it resonate.
I think about this tragedy daily and with reminders all around it's impossible not to consider what would one do if it were to happen again. I'm way too close to the location to think of anything other than the loss of life and subsequent pain and agony for survivors and relatives. I can't even consider the political, economic, conspiracy theory stuff - I'm too stuck on the emotional side of this.
