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Old Posted Sep 29, 2019, 5:58 AM
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Originally Posted by photoLith View Post
If 9/11 hadn't happened I would imagine that NYC would have something around 2000 ft tall by now. I would also imagine that 9/11 stunted skyscraper development in Manhattan for many years. The economy may have been much stronger also up til the current day as the government wouldn't be wasting trillions on pointless never ending wars.
Yeah, could be. Just know that the outcome today seems very different than one could have imagined otherwise after shaking off those very early turbulent years. Just something that goes though my mind often, comparing the alternate skyline timelines and comparing them. ><

Although it's almost a couple years old, this article does a great job shedding some light on a few things. Even back in the 1990's the area was having issues it seems:

https://nypost.com/2017/11/25/how-lo...lf-after-9-11/
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