I stayed at the
Millenium Hotel in lower Manhattan. The hotel is located immediately west of the World Trade Center site. My room had an excellent view looking across and down into the site which spurred my curiosity. The site has been in a constant state of recovery and reconstruction since 2001
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| World Trade Center Tower 2 struck at 9:03 am September 11, 2001. Millenium Hotel is the black building on the left. |
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| Entrance to Millenium Hotel, September 2001 |
It took 20 months for the Millenium Hotel to reopen after the attack on the World Trade complex. They are still rebuilding at the World Trade site. The spire has been set on top of
World Trade Tower 1 (formerly called Freedom Tower,1776 feet tall, highest in the western hemispere), and one bulding is open (
World Trade 7), and there are
two memorial fountains.
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| Memorial Fountain outlining the perimeter of the destroyed World Trade Center Tower 2 |
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| Memorial Fountain at former Tower 1 and museum beyond. The water falls over 30 feet down to the pool. |
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| World Trade 1 and 7 from Millenium Hotel |
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| World Trade 4 still under construction. |
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| World Trade 1 from West Street. |
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| World Trade Site from Millenium Hotel. Jersey City, New Jersey in the distance. |
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| World Trade Site on September 23, 2001. Millenium Hotel is on the left. |
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| Lower Manhattan from Staten Island Ferry |
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| Brooklyn Bridge - World Trade 1 in distance, Jane's Carousel in foreground. |
Jane's Carousel was built in 1922 and resided in Ohio. The deteriorated carousel was bought in 1984 and restored by hand by Jane Walentas. Years of paint were removed and the original colors were restored, patterns re-stenciled, and surfaces re-leafed. The carousel had a special building created for it in Brooklyn Bridge Park and it opened to the public in September 2011.
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| Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Limited green space near Manhattan makes this converted pier in the East River valuable. Kids play on half sized field. |
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| Clouds pouring through World Trade 1 before the glass skin was fully installed. |
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| Battery Park City from the Hudson River. Battery Park City was created by filling in and extending the shore of the Hudson River using material from the World Trade site and other building projects. |
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| Winter Garden atrium at World Financial Center at Battery Park City. |
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| Winter Garden atrium at World Financial Center, September 27, 2001 |
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| Wagner Park at the tip of Manhattan. Gigino's restaurant in foreground and Ritz Carlton Hotel beyond. And World Trade 1 in the distance. Lower Manhattan is experiencing a renascence, changing from financial offices to residential, hotel, retail, and potentially an entertainment district. |
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| World Trade 1 from West Street |
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| Lower Manhattan looking across the East River from Brooklyn Heights. |
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| South Seaport in foreground - skyline high points = World Trade 1, Woolworth Building, and 8 Spruce Street by Frank Gehry |
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| World Trade 1 and 7 at sunrise from Millenium Hotel. |
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| World Trade 1 lit red, white, and blue. |
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| "The Sphere" sculpted by Fritz Koenig was located in the plaza (above) between the twin towers. |
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| "The Sphere" on September 21, 2001 |
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| The Sphere is now located in Battery Park. |
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| September 11, 2013 - Lower Manhattan from Jersey city, New Jersey |
"Tribute in Light" is a one day art installation using 88 search lights mounted to form two squares to suggest the twin towers of the World Trade center. They're located about 1/3 of a mile south of the World Trade Site.
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| Increasing the exposure setting. |
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| September 11, 2013 |
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| September 11, 2013 |
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| The lights are mounted on a parking garage, |
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| Lights from Church Street |
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| Lights from West Street |
