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Duck From NY · #**30541** Posted **Mar 22, 2013, 8:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Yankee fan for life

You're right, the PA and the governor deserve no blame at all ? I don't know about that , it was Gov. Cuomo who replace Chris Ward, for Pat Foye as executive director for the Port Authority ! and trust me if Chris Ward was still in charge the decision to scrap the radome enclosure who have never been made , as well as all the other architectural mess ups.

http://buildingthefreedomtower.com/a-change-in-design/ http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/m...ticle-1.965069

There have been four governors since 9/11.

ih8pickingusernames · #**30542** Posted **Mar 22, 2013, 8:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

Courtesy of ironmike

Looks kinda odd together.

1wtcspiresavor · #**30543** Posted **Mar 22, 2013, 9:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

Courtesy of ironmike

I am officially coining the term "THE SPEAR" for this excuse of a spire!

CalibratedZeus · #**30544** Posted **Mar 22, 2013, 10:35 PM**

Is there any word on an exact date/time for the final beacon piece to be placed? Any type of ceremony or such?

Viciousial · #**30545** Posted **Mar 22, 2013, 10:36 PM**

When are we expecting the beacon to be added to the "mast"? Can we expect it to be up by the end of this weekend?

Tectonic · #**30546** Posted **Mar 22, 2013, 11:00 PM**

According to ironmike40 weather permitting this last piece will be up "May-June".

WorldTradeCenter · #**30547** Posted **Mar 22, 2013, 11:14 PM**

Everyone, your complaints will go unheeded, so look at the bright side of things. Like the fact that while Towers 3 and 2 remain in limbo, Tower 1 and 4 are almost complete. Oh, and btw IMO the base is much better like this, gives it a more pronounced presence, and nods to the former Twin Towers' box shape. It is too bad about the spire, but what are you going to do?

Jonboy1983 · #**30548** Posted **Mar 22, 2013, 11:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by StatenIslander237

There's some odd, special quality about the New York skyline, maybe it's true of any skyline, but I find it especially true in Manhattan. You could build any slew of new and different buildings, but once complete, they fit. They just look like they belong, like they could've been there forever. It's pretty cool...

Your post does have some validity to it. I'm sure folks in Pittsburgh felt that way as they built buildings like the US Steel Building or Cathedral of Learning, as did some Philadelphians recently when they built Comcast Center or even One and Two Liberty back in the '80s. I honestly thought it wouldn't blend in well at all with the rest of the skyline, but I like Comcast Center.

At first, I wasn't too sure One WTC would fit in, but as this tower nears completion, it definitely fits. While I do miss the Twin Towers, I am taking a liking to this building and look forward to its opening!

Yankee fan for life · #**30549** Posted **Mar 22, 2013, 11:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tectonic

According to ironmike40 weather permitting this last piece will be up "May-June".

Where's the source for that? cause that sounds way to long of a date.

MadGnome · #**30550** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 1:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by Yankee fan for life

Where's the source for that? cause that sounds way to long of a date.

Maybe not. I've been suspecting they'd slow down the erection to work on the guys. I'm not sure, since the mast would probably be fine without guys until hurricane season.

rjb001 · #**30551** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 2:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by MadGnome

Maybe not. I've been suspecting they'd slow down the erection to work on the guys. I'm not sure, since the mast would probably be fine without guys until hurricane season.

Even so, I doubt they'd take the risk of counting on no windy days for the next couple months.

AlphaCentauri · #**30552** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 2:18 AM**

Anyone here see the meteor?

Yankee fan for life · #**30553** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 3:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by MadGnome

Maybe not. I've been suspecting they'd slow down the erection to work on the guys. I'm not sure, since the mast would probably be fine without guys until hurricane season.

You probably got that estimation on Wikipedia, trust me who ever writes for that page is always wrong ,this site is a much better source for information.

Hudson11 · #**30554** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 3:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by AlphaCentauri

Anyone here see the meteor?

fake pic, meteor was real though.

bigreach · #**30555** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 4:11 AM**

Aren't the guyed sections already in place? How come they can't work on tying those down,, or would it be impossible with the cranes activivites?

Davidsam52 · #**30556** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 4:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hudson11

fake pic, meteor was real though.

Pic isn't fake, it's real but the "meteor" isn't. That's merely a high altitude jet contrail.

UPDATE: Oops I stand corrected (somewhat). Apparrently there was a meteor visible in NYC today however the photo in question still depicts what I believe is a jet contrail and not one from the meteor.

NewYorker2009 · #**30557** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 4:34 AM**

It will get done when it gets done. Any date the Port Authority happens to mention I just ignore it because they never live up to their word. So anything "official" coming from them is BS. The Observation Deck was supposed to open summer 2014 now they pushed it back to early 2015. The only thing they completed "on time" sort of is the 9/11 Memorial. I rather just wait for it to be finished without someone saying it will be finished by a certain date. The weather has been better the last few days so I'm sure the rest of the spire will be finished soon. All in time I guess.

NewYorkDominates · #**30558** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 6:38 AM**

Rafakoy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/altamir...n/photostream/

MadGnome · #**30559** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 12:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Yankee fan for life

You probably got that estimation on Wikipedia, trust me who ever writes for that page is always wrong ,this site is a much better source for information.

I got that "estimation" from 30 years of working on radio towers.
And Wikipedia works by people correcting mistakes they find, not by complaining about it.

WorldTradeCenter · #**30560** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 1:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Davidsam52

Pic isn't fake, it's real but the "meteor" isn't. That's merely a high altitude jet contrail.

UPDATE: Oops I stand corrected (somewhat). Apparrently there was a meteor visible in NYC today however the photo in question still depicts what I believe is a jet contrail and not one from the meteor.

No, you're right. The meteor was during the night.