Building the World Trade Center and Twin Towers – 1 of 2
October 20th, 2009 | by admin |
This documentary was made in 1983 by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Part 1 of 2).
It contains footage of when the twin towers were constructed from the mid 60’s through early 70’s.
20 World Trade Center Facts at 01-Apr-2002 – Courtesy of Carl Taylor, more at…
http://www.theharrowgroup.com/articles/20020401/WTC_facts.htm
1. The WTC opened in 1970 after 8 years of construction.
2. The WTC was the dream of David Rockefeller, chairman of the Chase Manhattan Bank, and Nelson Rockefeller, former Governor of New York.
3. The Rockefellers wanted to name the towers after themselves, but the mayor of NY, John Lindsay, insisted on the World Trade Center.
4. The City chose to build the WTC instead of building a new tunnel and large bridge over the Hudson River.
5. The World Trade Center was designed by architect Minoura Yamasaki.
6. According to Yamasaki, downtown Manhattan was the perfect place to erect the towers because there wasn’t “a single building worth saving in the neighborhood.”
7. Owners of nearby buildings disagreed, and delayed demolition by three weeks with their protests.
8. Sixteen blocks were cleared to house the completed WTC.
9. More than 10,000 workers involved in building the complex.
10. More than 60 of them died during construction.
11. The excavation work displaced enough soil to create Liberty Park, where four 60-floor towers and four apartment buildings were constructed.
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Please note “Fact 11″ is disputed – YT member “opusbeme” claims it should read Battery Park City !!
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12. The WTC’s foundations were laid at 60 feet below ground level.
13. The complex covered 16 acres when finished.
14. In addition to the towers, five other office buildings made up the WTC complex
The WTC had 12 million square feet of space.
15. Each floor was 50,000 square feet.
16. The buildings had their own ZIP codes – 10047 and 10048.
17. The towers were designed to look like a futuristic sculpture.
18. The structure was revolutionary. Its main supports were external, lining the four corners of each tower.
19. Critics condemned the completed buildings as “boring.”
20. Completed, the buildings were 100 feet taller then the Empire State building.
Duration : 0:9:24
25 Responses to “Building the World Trade Center and Twin Towers – 1 of 2”
By jejeroy on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
the problem is that …
the problem is that the usa gouvernement has hidden all video of any proof anywhere they have hidden and all authority has block the way and like 2 days after they got start to see if there survivor
By iverson246 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
US govt. is …
US govt. is probably the worst by far. Lets build 2 huge towers and then take them down with planes so our people will look at as as heros when we go to other countries to invade their oil but say we’re taking out the terro suspects -_-
By crazzycolin44 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
people could donate …
people could donate to a fund,
to rebuild the project , the twin towers
as original specs
By J20M07 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
No need for the …
No need for the racist remarks. The US Government almost certainly had a hand in 9/11, when you see how strong the military and air force is, the billions of dollars that are poured into civil defense and all the technological power that the CIA possesses…for 9/11 to be a “terrorist” attack is completely unlogical. The US was prepared for these events in the 50’s and even earlier, never mind 2001. And for them to epically fail so many times over in one day, serious questions need to be asked.
By Surfer22z on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
They are doing the …
They are doing the same. Politics and money are the problem. Its not gonna be easy to rebuild the twin towers. America can barely build anything anymore, taking on a project like Twin Towers while were engaged in a world war, a declining dollar and a recession?? yea itll take time.
By Surfer22z on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
no theyre not. …
no theyre not. Theyre going to build two actually. The project is practically hatled at the moment btw.
By Surfer22z on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
of course they were …
of course they were brought down. For people to believe that 19 sandnigs acting on their won brought down the wtc isnt even rational. Yes it was an inside job commited by terrorist scum. Whoever has infiltrated our great republic and commited these crimes against US will pay severly in this life and the next.
By DannehBoii on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
Poor Edna
Poor Edna
By blaaaaaarrgh on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
they are.. they are …
they are.. they are only building one though. its twice as tall and will be called “freedom tower”
By J20M07 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
On that point also, …
On that point also, it makes me laugh the way they try to explain that the fires could weaken steel to bring the whole thing down in 10 seconds, yet Edna Cintron – and many others who are often overlooked by the media, are intact at the impact zone clearly waving for help. Odd how they weren’t incinerated, isn’t it? The fires were that strong that they weakened STEEL yet leave human bodies healthily intact!? Once again the mind boggles!
By J20M07 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
Melted the steel?!
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Melted the steel?!
Shows how ignorant you are. Even the bullshit 9/11 commission admits the fire did NOT melt the steel – only weakened it sufficiently enough to initiate a collapse. Not very well-read are we, paperbacknovel? I suggest you don’t retort your spoonfed media brainwashed ramblings on a subject you know nothing about on here please!
By J20M07 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
You’re not the only …
You’re not the only one who doesn’t get it, a lot of people don’t. And the reason why is because it’s simply not possible for a jet liner to bring a skyscraper such as the WTC down in less than ten seconds 59 minutes after it hit. It’s a bullshit story and is just totally mind-boggingly false.
They were brought down.
By joshatkins94 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
Well the planes …
Well the planes were full of fuel, and traveling fast, so there was a lot of momentum and fuel for fires afterwards.
By 97yankeesrule on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
you know wats weird …
you know wats weird when a plane hit the empire state bulding the build it back why cant they do the same with the wtc
By ashleymckee1 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
they shouldent have …
they shouldent have made it so big that was proberly going to happen with all those people trapped inside next time they build one big i hope they wont make one as big as that!!!!
By mississsippistar on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
i dont get how such …
i dont get how such a small thing destroyed such a huge building i know plane’s are big but to the twin towers ther..they where smaller
By ponderock on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
these building were …
these building were just to big
By marciozack on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
Wow!! God bless …
Wow!! God bless this country!
By dilwich123 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
heat couldnt do …
heat couldnt do that…….the plane did not have enough fuel to do that much damage…..something stinks in the american goverment…….question everything………too many people need answers.
By TigerRocket on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
This film is an …
This film is an excellent example of the greatness that human effort and intelligence is capable of. This too should never be forgotten.
By paperbacknovel on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
Answer at 2:02 — …
Answer at 2:02 — load bearing walls. Tremendous heat from aeroplane gasoline melted the steel.
Didn’t look like a controlled demo. What other questions?
By 666fannyfart on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
the towers were …
the towers were made to withstand a plane flying into them so why did they come down?…….and why did it look like a controlled demo……so many questions…..Godbless all those who lost a friend that day.
By PresidentW100 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
Its such a shame.. …
Its such a shame..All this work…and look wat happened!!! This me off…
By simponsucks201 on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
they have know idea …
they have know idea what was gonna happen
By dudemanthesecond on Oct 20, 2009 | Reply
The New W.T.C is an …
The New W.T.C is an invitation for disaster if it really was all terrorists but it will be fine if the U.S dodgy GOV. was involved in 9/11