http://my-wtc.com MY_WTC is a collection of private photographs | The World Trade Center between August 5th 1966 - September 10th 2001 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:12:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://my-wtc.com/336 http://my-wtc.com/336#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:13:42 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2677 scanned from polaroid, shot on the Staten island Ferry by Louis Mendes in 1998. My son and I. A few months before [September 2001], in early June, my son had his 6th birthday lunch at Windows On the World. A blanket of clouds covering lower Manhattan, and only the top of the towers stood above [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/336/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/335 http://my-wtc.com/335#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:09:31 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2675 In 2000 were on an American tour performing in New York for a week. From an earlier visit I knew the WTC had a spectaculair view but a very long waiting queue. Together we went as early as possible: nine o clock. After a short wait we were in and a person asked if we [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/335/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/334 http://my-wtc.com/334#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:29:28 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2668 Before the towers fell, Manhattan was a fine backdrop for merriment. I grew very accustomed to the WTC over the years, and it was a real blow to see them destroyed — even more so when people you knew perished. One can hope that true, natural justice will be done one day. In the meantime, [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/334/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/333 http://my-wtc.com/333#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:13:37 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2665 This photo is from the first time I was in New York City, in late August 1991. I had always dreamed about going to the Big Apple, and one of the main reasons was because I’ve always loved skyscrapers, of which the World Trade Center was the undisputed King and Queen. So, I just HAD [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/333/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/332 http://my-wtc.com/332#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:17:45 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2659 The photo I have attached was taken on June 25th, 2001 with my first first recently acquired digital camera. I am standing in front of the Koenig Sphere and 2WTC where I worked on the 67th floor for Morgan Stanley. It was taken on my lunch hour by a co-worker who was leaving the company [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/332/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/331 http://my-wtc.com/331#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:34:31 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2649 I’m almost scared to admit when this photo was taken- okay, already, it was 15 August 1976! I was a skinny London teenager on his first visit to NYC, alone and bewildered and thrilled, and this was literally a high point of the visit. Since then, I’ve got to know NYC very well, and after [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/331/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/330 http://my-wtc.com/330#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:31:20 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2647 I looked through my older photos, and found a few interesting ones – see attached. They all were taken from Staten Island ferry in 2000. I was surprised to find out that one photo was taken on September 11, 2000 – exactly one year before the 9/11 attack.]]> http://my-wtc.com/330/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/329 http://my-wtc.com/329#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:24:33 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2643 On top of the World Trade Center, July 1988 Auf dem 110. Stock im World-Trade-Center in New York, Juli 1988]]> http://my-wtc.com/329/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/328 http://my-wtc.com/328#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:19:28 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2639 I was very young around 10-12 years old. We are from NC and were visiting as a family vacation, my mom, who took the picture, my dad, and my little sister. We had just been to Bloomingdales. It was your classic, south meets north. The cab drivers always asked if we were from Texas. We [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/328/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/327 http://my-wtc.com/327#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:01:17 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2633 Towers of Steel By J.S. Byrom An autumn Manhattan November day, when I drove my truck past JFK, leaves were on the ground, when I parked the rig to look around (1). New York! Heard so much, just had to look, really see those towers of steel, feel America`s beat. Tubes of concrete, graffiti and [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/327/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/326 http://my-wtc.com/326#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:58:50 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2631 July 1994 -My first trip to NYC as a graduation-from-high-school trip with the family. Our whole family agreed the WTC was a highlight of the trip and the open observation deck was spectacular. I love this pic of me with the Brooklyn Bridge behind me.]]> http://my-wtc.com/326/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/325 http://my-wtc.com/325#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:56:52 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2627 Our first visit to the WTC was shortly after it was built, and before the public observation roof opened. We got chatting to a guy in a bar in Christopher Street who said he worked for AT&T and they had an office on the 82nd floor. He then took us on an unofficial visit. It [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/325/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/324 http://my-wtc.com/324#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:01:56 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2624 ]]> http://my-wtc.com/324/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/323 http://my-wtc.com/323#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:58:59 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2622 mom holding me on top of world trade center with josh]]> http://my-wtc.com/323/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/322 http://my-wtc.com/322#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:54:52 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2619 I was living in Jersey City, NJ and my family came out from Wyoming to spend some time with me as we toured around the east coast. This photo was taken from atop the south tower’s observation deck looking north over Manhattan. May father died in 2001 before September 11th and fortunately did not have [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/322/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/321 http://my-wtc.com/321#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:51:59 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2617 This photo was taken of me from Liberty State Park on the New Jersey side of the Hudson.]]> http://my-wtc.com/321/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/320 http://my-wtc.com/320#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:13:49 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2613 ]]> http://my-wtc.com/320/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/319 http://my-wtc.com/319#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:12:08 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2611 ]]> http://my-wtc.com/319/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/318 http://my-wtc.com/318#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:23:59 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2608 This was a family vacation photo taken the year prior to 9/11. We were visiting the Statue of Liberty (we are from Boston) and a kind stranger offered to take a family portrait. The boys are adults now and one actually lives in NYC.]]> http://my-wtc.com/318/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/317 http://my-wtc.com/317#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:02:07 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2580 Diese Fotos (MY_WTC #311-#317) sind entstanden im Juli 2001, als ich, zusammen mit meiner Freundin Gudrun, bei meiner auf Long Island lebenden Schwester Ferien machte. Der Trip nach New York sollte unvergessen bleiben.. Damals, beindruckt von den weltberühmten Zwillingstürmen, schrieb ich dieses Gedicht, was ich glaube, für sich spricht;-) Die Power mit dem Tower Da [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/317/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/316 http://my-wtc.com/316#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:59:57 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2576 Diese Fotos (MY_WTC #311-#317) sind entstanden im Juli 2001, als ich, zusammen mit meiner Freundin Gudrun, bei meiner auf Long Island lebenden Schwester Ferien machte. Der Trip nach New York sollte unvergessen bleiben.. Damals, beindruckt von den weltberühmten Zwillingstürmen, schrieb ich dieses Gedicht, was ich glaube, für sich spricht;-) Die Power mit dem Tower Da [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/316/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/315 http://my-wtc.com/315#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:57:25 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2572 Diese Fotos (MY_WTC #311-#317) sind entstanden im Juli 2001, als ich, zusammen mit meiner Freundin Gudrun, bei meiner auf Long Island lebenden Schwester Ferien machte. Der Trip nach New York sollte unvergessen bleiben.. Damals, beindruckt von den weltberühmten Zwillingstürmen, schrieb ich dieses Gedicht, was ich glaube, für sich spricht;-) Die Power mit dem Tower Da [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/315/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/314 http://my-wtc.com/314#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:54:54 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2569 Diese Fotos (MY_WTC #311-#317) sind entstanden im Juli 2001, als ich, zusammen mit meiner Freundin Gudrun, bei meiner auf Long Island lebenden Schwester Ferien machte. Der Trip nach New York sollte unvergessen bleiben.. Damals, beindruckt von den weltberühmten Zwillingstürmen, schrieb ich dieses Gedicht, was ich glaube, für sich spricht;-) Die Power mit dem Tower Da [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/314/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/313 http://my-wtc.com/313#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:53:38 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2567 Diese Fotos (MY_WTC #311-#317) sind entstanden im Juli 2001, als ich, zusammen mit meiner Freundin Gudrun, bei meiner auf Long Island lebenden Schwester Ferien machte. Der Trip nach New York sollte unvergessen bleiben.. Damals, beindruckt von den weltberühmten Zwillingstürmen, schrieb ich dieses Gedicht, was ich glaube, für sich spricht;-) Die Power mit dem Tower Da [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/313/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/312 http://my-wtc.com/312#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:50:19 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2562 Diese Fotos (MY_WTC #311-#317) sind entstanden im Juli 2001, als ich, zusammen mit meiner Freundin Gudrun, bei meiner auf Long Island lebenden Schwester Ferien machte. Der Trip nach New York sollte unvergessen bleiben.. Damals, beindruckt von den weltberühmten Zwillingstürmen, schrieb ich dieses Gedicht, was ich glaube, für sich spricht;-) Die Power mit dem Tower Da [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/312/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/311 http://my-wtc.com/311#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:40:38 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2583 Diese Fotos (MY_WTC #311-#317) sind entstanden im Juli 2001, als ich, zusammen mit meiner Freundin Gudrun, bei meiner auf Long Island lebenden Schwester Ferien machte. Der Trip nach New York sollte unvergessen bleiben.. Damals, beindruckt von den weltberühmten Zwillingstürmen, schrieb ich dieses Gedicht, was ich glaube, für sich spricht;-) Die Power mit dem Tower Da [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/311/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/310 http://my-wtc.com/310#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:51:26 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2552 The picture was taken in 1993, where me & my friend Rasmus Damm were on our first day in New York (first time in US for that matter). I remember it clearly visiting this great city as a 20 year old happy tourist from Denmark. I have been back to WTC and Ground Zero many [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/310/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/309 http://my-wtc.com/309#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:47:43 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2546 The picture was taken in 1993, where me & my friend Rasmus Damm were on our first day in New York (first time in US for that matter). I remember it clearly visiting this great city as a 20 year old happy tourist from Denmark. I have been back to WTC and Ground Zero many [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/309/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/308 http://my-wtc.com/308#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:56:55 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2544 In june 1988 a friend and I visited New York and so the WTC was a must for us. As a joke we both took a picture one from another hanging on the top of the WTC… It looks dangerous, but it wasn’t at all – there was another platform just some meters down. But [...]]]> http://my-wtc.com/308/feed 0 http://my-wtc.com/307 http://my-wtc.com/307#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:23:45 +0000 admin http://my-wtc.com/?p=2540 This is me in a picture taken by my partner of the time, Armin, while on a two weeks trip to the Big Apple in August 1998. Only a few months after, in October, I joined Citi, one of the most prominent New York based financial institutions, where I worked in various countries until 2009. 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