Five years ago today
Five years ago, September 11th and 12th were Saturday and Sunday, as they are this year.
Five years ago, a random, quick weekend trip to New York seemed like a good idea.
Five years ago, the CityPass for NYC included the museum we really wanted to see (the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum), several others that when added together made the package worthwhile, and tickets for both the Empire State Building and World Trade Center observation decks.
And so, five years ago today, I took these pictures. What is notable now, of course, is not what is in them, but what isn’t–the building beneath my feet at the time. All of these were taken from the observation levels of the South Tower. These, like so many other pictures, are from an unreachable past.
September 11th, 2004 at 11:08
9/11
David remembers both the victims and those who walked into flaming towers to save others. Bryant links to a series of photos of people in other countries at memorials right after the attacks: … makes me sad every time I…
September 20th, 2004 at 05:01
OK - Why is it that I feel an uncontrollable urge to cross myself whenever I see photos taken from the deck of the WTC. Even though I was raised Catholic (and respect the good works doctrine) I no longer consider myself as being Christian. Maybe because I have too many friends who had near misses that day. Maybe because I love my hometown so much. Maybe because I worked in its shadow for the better part of fifteen years.
In any event, thanks for the photos.