UniqueAmerican
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Everyone remembers 9/11.
But few remember 9/10.
That day, Michael Bloomberg campaigned for mayor of New York, while Michael Jackson was scheduled in Madison Square Garden. At the Austin J Tobin plaza, dancers were rehearsing for the free Evening Stars program. Hurricane Erin blew through the concourse, forcing the program to be postponed.
Also...at this moment 20 years ago was the World Trade Center's last night on Earth.
I want to take this opportunity to honor the memory of Konstantin Petrov, the visionary photographer who provided the public with a lasting legacy of how the World Trade Center truly was, and Monika Bravo, an artist who immortalized New York City from her 92nd floor office, through her own lens, as a storm rolled in that evening.
At Windows on the World, a few adventurous diners carried on late until the night, while a woman celebrated her birthday at the event space on the 105th floor. Some joked the cell phone reception was customarily unreliable due to the location of the building's antenna, and the inclement weather added to this. The rain and wind pounded against the window panes, and the lightning showcased an eerie visual display from such a vantage point. This is evident on the video shot by Monika Bravo too. Yet it was also uniquely peaceful. By 9 pm, the sky had cleared, leaving the city with a rain-soaked, dreamlike quality. A few guests remained late into the night, and chef Michael Lomonaco and restaurant director Luis Feglia surveyed the atmosphere.
This piece was intended to be posted on September 10th, but inexplicably, it wasn't.
But few remember 9/10.
That day, Michael Bloomberg campaigned for mayor of New York, while Michael Jackson was scheduled in Madison Square Garden. At the Austin J Tobin plaza, dancers were rehearsing for the free Evening Stars program. Hurricane Erin blew through the concourse, forcing the program to be postponed.
Also...at this moment 20 years ago was the World Trade Center's last night on Earth.
I want to take this opportunity to honor the memory of Konstantin Petrov, the visionary photographer who provided the public with a lasting legacy of how the World Trade Center truly was, and Monika Bravo, an artist who immortalized New York City from her 92nd floor office, through her own lens, as a storm rolled in that evening.
At Windows on the World, a few adventurous diners carried on late until the night, while a woman celebrated her birthday at the event space on the 105th floor. Some joked the cell phone reception was customarily unreliable due to the location of the building's antenna, and the inclement weather added to this. The rain and wind pounded against the window panes, and the lightning showcased an eerie visual display from such a vantage point. This is evident on the video shot by Monika Bravo too. Yet it was also uniquely peaceful. By 9 pm, the sky had cleared, leaving the city with a rain-soaked, dreamlike quality. A few guests remained late into the night, and chef Michael Lomonaco and restaurant director Luis Feglia surveyed the atmosphere.
This piece was intended to be posted on September 10th, but inexplicably, it wasn't.
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