Originally Posted by DrownedWorld
I am a visitor and fan of the Skyscraper Page since right after the horrifying attack of September 2001. Needless to say, the legacy that day will be the darkest and most unforgettable in my hometown city's history. Through this web-site, which is wonderful and professional, I analyzed and poured over the proposals and designs for the new World Trade Center site and learned a lot. Of particular interest is the forums and discussions, specifically the new World Trade Center Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. What ever is to become of Building 6, I haven't a clue.
I have firmly believed and hoped that the original TWIN TOWERS or TWO Freedom Towers (a.k.a. 1 WTCs) is what should have been built to replace what was senselessly lost on 9/11. It would have saved us all a lot of indecisiveness, infighting and delay. That was my hope.
However, with regard to Skyscraper Page, I have never joined in the discussion or posted a single thread message. Why? I don't know. I guess seeing how 3 WTC is now hanging in the balance at the mercy of this utterly contemptful Port Authority and it's inability to vote on the proposal set before it has me in a rage. I wonder if the PA will ever bring 3 WTC's future to a vote. I must finally speak out. It also bothers me that no one has posted a message to 2 WTC forum since March. I feel like 2 WTC might be lost to us skyscraper fans and supporters if 3 WTC sits unfinished. So my very first post is dedicated to 2 WTC and it's future.
Last year, I was so happy and thrilled to hear that Group M Worldwide Media signed on to become the anchor tenant for 3 WTC, and that the build-out of that building would proceed. I never liked the fact that 3 WTC was reduced in height and it's originally designed John Hancock tower-like X bracing was removed. What a let down. If I ever could ask but one question to Larry Silverstein, it would be WHY? Why change the design and scale of Tower 3? So now, I am afraid that the longer 2 WTC sits by the wayside, some idiotic similar idea to change its design or scale back its size might be introduced.
2 WTC should become what it is always meant to be:. the un-identical TWIN of 1 WTC/Freedom Tower. Same colors, same windows and preserving the height, girth and scale of it to rival Tower 1. But 2 WTC's most striking and beautiful feature, it's crystalline top, must be kept in all it's glory. As the previous post said, it's so mechanical and mysterious, alien-like that nothing in New York could rival it.
I spent my whole life living in Queens and the last dozen or so years working and commuting to downtown. I am only a barely ten minute walk to the World Trade Center. I have put a lot of thought process into this issue of re-building. Of all the people who I know and care about, my family, friends and co-workers and associates, I seem to be the only one who has knowledge and interest in the ongoing re-building efforts and I am the one to inform them of the updates and changes to the World Trade Center and its new towers. But its disturbing that the years keep going by faster and faster and with all due respect, Larry Silverstein is not getting any younger. Neither are we.
The future to building 2 World Trade Center is inextricably linked to the completion of 3 World trade Center. I guarantee if Tower 3 is given the go ahead to finish and get all construction workers back on the job, then eventually the focus and attention will shift to getting Tower 2 back on track and being built. I do not want to have to wait until the end of this decade or the beginning of the next decade 2020 to seeing 2 WTC being built.
We MUST get 3 World Trade Center and then 2 World Trade Center built sooner rather than later.
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