@@Will9c Well, there was a sense of innocence that was lost. Things were slower paced, there wasn't as much information overload. People had better attention spans. Most importantly though, people were more tolerant and flexible in light of different views and ideas. Now everyone's a bunch of divided, insecure, politically correct, fixated morons who's hell bent on forcing their opinion down your throat. Not to mention all of our rights and privacy slowly and subtly being stolen from us ever since this happened. That's not America.
Ketu71491 America only seem to be good in the 80s-90s( socially and a bit economically ) it’s economic prime was in the 50-70s but it social aspects were......... different to say at least and if you look more in the past of the US you see many min Depression and one big one that was global, and now we get to the 1800s when the corruption of the government and company’s going hand and hand was its all time high ( gilded age and the end of the gold rush/ Indian war) and if you look even more of the US past you get more and more of issue of the US that was all about freedom and justices but kicks out the rest of the natives and Mexicans during manifests density ( and then you got the slavery aspect but we have evolved from the bad past until the end of the 90s and 2000)
I was born in 1980. Believe me, the 90s were great. We had Internet but we weren't addicted to social media. We had cell phones but we use them just to talk. TV was great, Mtv played good videos, and popular music was awesome. Movies were awesome too. We had Blockbusters and we bought music in record shops. People wasn't so highly sensitive back then. Also, we had an optimism about the upcoming new century that now looks naive.
Its something about these old 90s/2000s private videos. That vibe and how the world looked through the lense. Even though every era and time had its problems but this world, this time looks so easy and wonderful to live in.
For close to 3 years I worked in the South tower…it’s hard to explain to anyone what an amazing experience it was to work in that building. They were marvelous …I was lucky to see sunrises n sunsets and see the most beautiful city in the world get lit up at night. When we say never forget, it’s not a catchy phrase; it’s a deep feeling of respect for what it once was…for all the innocent souls who perished and for two beautiful landmarks that represented beauty n strength. Forever in my heart 🗽🌃🌆thank you for this video…it took me back to a simpler, safer time 🙏🏼
Thank you Lucy. I agree that it must have been an amazing experience to work in these incredible buildings each day for nearly 3 years, and painful beyond words to witness what eventually happened - with such intimate personal memories still fresh in your mind. In 2019 I visited for the first time in 20 years, and was able to pay my respects to those poor souls that perished that terrible day. Kindest regards to you and your family.
@@michaelrunnicles7196 Thank you for your kind words...going back to the memorial is always painful...there's something in the air and too many memories. Once again, thank you for the video and your kindness. All the best to you and your loved ones.
I was working on 85th floor (was hit by plane) in the South tower back in 1996 for next 2 years. The Twin Towers were the real American Dream themselves, and yep, you just needed to enter this building to instantly get hyped. This is the only thing I can name, when somebody talks 'bout New York. Without the first WTC it isn't the same city. I was a 23 year old man, came from northern Ontario, and seeing the NYC at night was the best thing I had to watch in my entire life. Only the fact, that I'm here was electrifying. Got laid off in Feb. 1998, almost 3 years before attacks. But experience of being a part of thing like that was insane... This was my prime of life. Really glad to have such a things to tell.
@@donaldavery9448 Well I'm Dutch, I live in The Netherlands, so it's none of my business, but my thought is that they should have built these Twin Towers right back, and maybe even a fraction bigger. And that would also give a great message saying Nobody can defeat us.
@@maric7558 that's because they have no idea what has been happening. I can't believe you would still say stuff like that after witnessing our world continuing to suffer from riots to a pandemic.
There's actually more computer bugs similar to the Y2K one. The 2038 bug is coming. But it wont be a big deal if companies computer infrastructure is on 64 bit machines.
I miss this time in this country. It's both nostalgic and eerie to see what is no longer. Rest in peace to those who died, and love to the families who have had to live without them. Those of us that were alive on this day will never forget.
@anythinggoes5574 I agree. I may be biased, because I was 19 in 99, and 21 when 9/11 happened, but apart from cell phones and car builds the footage doesn't look that aged. On 9/11 footage you just see people with laptop cases and backpacks that could just as well walk around now. Compare this to footage of mid-70s, same time inbetween but a lot more different.
I am Brazilian, when that fatality happened I had recently turned fifteen. I always saw the Twin Towers in the movies and in the clip of the late Tina Turner and said, 'When I'm an adult I'm going to live in the U.S. and take a lot of pictures in the Twin Towers.' Unfortunately, ninety days after my fifteenth birthday, my dream ended up on the ground, with a lot of debris and twisted irons. I don't know if I've commented on this video before, but it doesn't matter. To this day I feel like I have family members who are gone, an immense respect and a sense of sadness for every American hurt by what happened.
And not to mention this John Barry soundtrack that gives a yummy and desperate feeling, as if people who have lost their loved ones have a second chance for just a second to see them, hug, kiss and wish them good luck on the other side.
This makes me sad. As a New Yorker wildly proud of our twin towers I sometimes forget there are adults right now that weren't alive, or were babies when these monuments were destroyed 😞
For 5minutes and 20seconds I felt like I was transported back in time. I felt like I was there but also new the future. That feeling and the music made the moment so much more beautiful. Waving to the the people at the pier and looking at all the people was magical. Watching the show and just enjoying the moment was so relaxing. Gazing upon the horizon looking at the world was mesmerizing. This world is beautiful and the people in it are blessed. Enjoy life and take time to enjoy those moments that take your breath away. And if you get a chance travel back in time. Travel away from stress and the things that don’t matter to a world where the sun is shining on your face and the sky is blue. Remember this until peace fills your soul. God bless. 🏢🗽🏢
Yes brother And when i think about it a vivid image comes into mind that cannot be explained in words. An image must come up for you and everyone else that thinks about that, but no one will have the exact same image You also get a vibe and a memory when thinking of things like this, what you do in life, what you saw when you were young, the people around and so much more create these vibes images and memories that triggered by somethings. Its hard to explain
It makes me so, so sad knowing all the people that died during 9/11 were off doing normal things and living life when this video was filmed, not knowing the horrible fate to come to them and America. Some of people working there not knowing in two years time that would be where they die :(
Sadly, no... All that was just one more awful continuation of world's politicians anti-people job, as a consequence of the Cold war, USA financing Pakistan terrorists and mujahadeen (actually starting modern terrorism) against Communist Afghanistan. That was a revenge for Vietnam as a part of a Cold war, started by Churchill, Kennan, Truman etc after a WW2, which was a continuation of WW1, which was a consequence of previous wars... And sadly, all that is continuing with civilians dying around the world, and it will continue until al humanity will be united...
Everytime I watch this video , it brings me back to when I was a kid and visiting Manhattan. This is how I’ll always remember Manhattan before 9/11. It makes me sad to see how our world has changed and will continue to change, moving away from peace and unity. I love being a New Yorker and I will always hold this pre-9/11 time in my heart ❤️
there have always been conflicts and there will always be. Life is about 50% good and 50% bad, don't cling to the negative, it will truly color your days in a bad light.
I really don't think life is A LOT worse than it used to be, we just see more of it now in the digital age, the crap is all being lit up for all to see
The greatest skyscrapers of all time. One on its own was just a steel block, but the two side by side made for an incredible sight. The way they stay the same massive width all the way up to the top made them look so imposing, no other skyscraper has this effect, and there were two of them. That shot of the North Tower from the roof of the South is incredible, it really puts into perspective just how colossal these towers were. If I could bring back one structure in history, it would be this WTC.
Yes, you put into words what I always thought, they were colossal. Even standing a few blocks away looking up at them looming above the other building and their width, they were so impressive and intimidating. I worked a few blocks away and would frequently spend time in the plaza or the mall below.
While I share your sentiment, I'm afraid we have forgotten. Not us, as citizens but our leaders have. This administration is letting hundreds of thousands of people into our country. We are not vetting these people so we have no way of knowing who they are. Undoubtedly we have let members of errorists organizations in. It's very possible at this moment they are plotting another terrorist attack against us. I guarantee we will see something similar to 911 and it will be traced back to this time period of completely open border . Not to get political but anyone who is horrified by the events of 9/11/01 needs to vote Trump
This 5 min is hypnotic. The perennial Towers, the relaxed smiling faces, every frame radiates American optimism. The nostalgia is intoxicating living in the post 9/11 NYC Coronavirus graveyard.
@@truthhearer6323 And there's the comment that makes everything about race. What's that even supposed to mean, tell that to the Indians and blacks? Is optimism a bad thing? What do you think American optimism even means? Do you think that if every person of color looked at america in a negative way that would help anything? You sound dumb when you make broad pointless claims out of thin air. America was a fine place in the 90s, people were excited to move into the 2000s after soooo much was accomplished in the 1900s, such as the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. Get your head out of your ass and find something meaningful to complain about!
@@truthhearer6323 Nope you deleted it buddy, how am I supposed to read it if I wake up to a paragraph long notification on my phone, click it, and it's gone? Why would it even be gone? Not confident enough in the bullshit you typed out?
I don't no if it's the blue skies. Mellow atmosphere or that we were new to advancing tech but the 90s had a different dreamy laid back feeling than today's modern dark world
And with music fad of the late '90s changing its course but I think that around 2003 2004 when things started to feel or sense "differently " than with pop culture changing with the times and the now new and "improved" hate culture and eventually the troll and savage culture where everything is lit and or savage bahahahaha what's gonna be the next fad we call and say things are idk what's past savage
The political landscape and culture have a big influence on entertainment and the arts... keep in mind that for all intents and purposes, we won the Cold War... we found ourselves alone at the top of the world... the 90s at least here reflected that feeling
The 90s feeling died in 2001. It went dark for obvious reasons, but i think the upcoming 20s is gonna be another great decade. Edit, April 28, 2020: nvm.
This brought tears to my eyes. I was a flight attendant at that time for Continental Airlines and based in Newark. My greatest regret is that I never took the time to go over the river into Manhattan and visit them :(
For people feeling nostalgic one day you will watch a video of a place in 2019 and feel very nostalgic just be grateful and enjoy where you are now Edit: 8 Months later and I didn't think the world would be this different when I wrote the comment. All the Covid, fires, lockdown.... I'm grateful that I was grateful back then and enjoyed my time. Stay safe.
Yeah but there was more of a sense of safety back then. I mean there was still very scary stuff happening but not as bad as today. People are afraid of everything now.
@@guyfamily11 yea but in 10 years it will be the same. The people will say back in 2019 it was way more safe than today. It will always be like this. And sure we should enjoy now because maybe in a few days or weeks something else bad will happen and we will be saying i wish I could go back to today.
I really miss old school America back in the 90s. Our world has changed a lot since 9/11. Social media ruined society and mobile phones made a lot of people anti-social. The world seemed happier and humble back then...which was more healthier
Honestly, I rather be on my phone than communicate with most of these fools in America. Trying to have a decent conversation with someone is difficult nowadays. Of course, that just proves your point on how technology has messed with newer generations,but since my generation is fucked, I’m not going to try to fix it. I’ll continue keeping to myself.
We are witnessing a bygone era that was carefree and optimistic. An era that brought great prosperity and hope to many. Although the year was 2001, it still felt like the 90s in a way. That all changed the moment the first plane hit the WTC.
For me that sense of optimism kept going on until the late 2000's when that global economic heist took place. 9/11 was sad but we recovered quickly from it even if the mindset in the country changed. I probably hated on the 2000's but looking back there were some good years.
What a moving tribute to the Twin Towers. I have such happy memories of my last visit to World Trade Centre in 1998 not that long after they had been attacked from below. I left NYC knowing I'd be back, but I never imaged I'd be back with the company I worked for at the time to install a commemoration of the first anniversary of the attacks. I've been back many many times since and how wonderful it was to visit the new WTC observatory and reclaim that wonderful view again after so much tragedy.
Peggy Sullivan I didn’t get to see the old towers in person, because I wasn’t in born in the 90s. I was born in 2006, but however, I like the older designs of the twin towers better. I like the new design of the One World Trade Center, but it’s a little too flashy for my taste. I wish those terrorists didn’t attack the old towers in the first place. But at least the Pentagon is still here. :)
@@peggysullivan5396 honestly the one world trade center looks nice but those new tall super skinny buildings they built all across Manhattan are fuckin ugly they fuck up the whole NYC skyline, idk what made them think those were ok to build
Beautiful, and so eerie. So emotionally charged, knowing what would to come just a couple of years later. I was at the base of these gigantic structures, looking up in absolute awe, in 1972, before they were officially opened. I never entered them afterward nor visited the observation deck. I wish I had.
Compared with today the 90's seem like a dream world... like a beautiful dream world which is lost forever and only lives on in our memories. 2020-21 seems like a nightmare compared to this beautiful footage and not just because of that virus, in general!
The towers were the center of my work universe between 1997-1999, having worked directly across them in One Liberty Plaza. Spent so much time during my lunch hours in the plaza between the two towers., There was so much life there back then with thousands of corporate workers and tourists in and around the area. We had several special occasions in the Windows of the World restaurant, as well as a family trip to the roof when I was 13. I'm a lifelong New Yorker and have visited and worked in the area since the devastating attack. NYC has done an impressive job of rebuilding, however, I view this horrific tragedy as the end of our innocence. We lost so many innocent lives that day.
I’m 18 working in one liberty plaza as we speak lol. From the roof you can see the freedom tower, i can just imagine how the twin towers would look if they were still up today.
Beautiful, emotional video, today it's 22 years already since that sad, horrible day. I still think about it very often and specially on this day I can feel the same emotions I felt then. Rest in peace, never forget 9/11 and all the innocent victims.
My family and I visited NYC and the 9/11 memorial in 2021, just a month before the 20th anniversary. I thought it was going to be eerie walking around the reflection pools knowing so many people jumped to their death there, but it wasn't eerie at all. It was peaceful and calm. It truly is sacred ground and I'll always remember it.
Weirdest thing is my grandmother and grandpa told me what they were doing the exact moment during Pearl Harbor. My father and mother told me exactly where they were doing when President Kennedy was assassinated. I'll be telling my son what I was doing during 9/11.
Oddly enough, about two weeks prior to 9/11, I brought up those two events with a question to my friend. I asked her what she thought the defining moment of our generation was.
Thanks for uploading. I visited the WTC complex and the top of the South Tower on July 1, 2001. As you rightly say, little did anyone know that terrible fate will befall upon these beloved towers in just two-and-a-half months. I literally cried when the towers fell. Even though the new WTC complex is also a shining beacon of Engineering and aesthetics (and in a way helped ease the pain of losing the twin towers and moving ahead), the WTC twin towers will always remain in our hearts. May the twin brothers rest in peace.
Rest In Peace to everyone that day who lost their lives. With that said I really miss those towers. I was fortunate to see those towers plenty in my life. My dad worked across from the south tower in the bankers trust building. And going to public school in the 80s and 90s a lot of school trips were to the observation deck. No matter how many times I saw the building it always mesmerized me every time I looked at them. My last memory was on September 9 driving downtown that night and turning off around chambers street looking left and seeing the towers. Then returning after 9/11 and life changed. Never seen a state trooper in the city with that you had the army everywhere it was scary to see. That last night down there on September 17 remembering the lights running on ground zero for the clean up and search rescue would always haunt me. I haven’t been to the new memorial site yet since it’s been down. But to me I would have rebuild the towers the same way they were back then. To remind Americans that we are strong and nothing changes our culture. Not seeing those towers anymore is a reminder of something happening down there that changed our lives forever. Even though we should never forget. We shouldn’t live in fear and allow that day to control the way we live going forward.
Regrettably, we allowed that horrible event to change us. We let them force our hand and we willingly exchanged freedoms and privacy for the illusion of security purely because we were afraid. Terrorists terrorize. So in that regard, they were successful. We got scared. The terrorists won. I agree that we should have built them back the same way. To send the message that fear won't change us would have been a powerful message to send to the world. But we were weak and instead we built a monument to our vulnerability and insecurities.
I want to go back to the 1970s too AND back to the 1980s... BEST OF TIMES! Life was great! Had the best music, best TV, best movies. My life was fantastic, had a Forrest Gump life then. And a Forrest HUMP life! Lol. Last century was excellent, the best. Now life sucks, people believing liars, and this is the worst century ever. Even black plaque was better! Lol. So I totally agree with you, 1,000,000%. Wish I could go back in time. But I'd take some of my things like tech things back with me.
Jaidah Zavaglia it’s sad how when the attack happend in the south tower the people in the north tower saw that and where leaving the building but the police men told them to stay and keep working 😓
Went with my mum and dad back in the fall of ‘97 (early November). We got off a tourist bus to do the Observation Deck at the South Tower. Even though I was 17 and remember it well enough I feel like it’s hazier than it should be because of all the other images that I’ve seen of the Twin Towers since, almost to the extent that they overshadow my own. One thing I will always remember though is arriving in New York on the Amtrak train from Boston just before sunset. The first glimpse I got of NYC was the Twin Towers in the distance silhouetted against the setting sun. Will stay with me forever, especially after 9/11 and I’d give anything to go back to those times.
No dissrespect at all to the victims but i would have jumped because you can feel yourself free for a couple seconds. You knew you died every choice i would fly my last seconds free like a bird
@ThomasG10mtn OK, i actually meant ESCAPE the fire, but by default that essentially means jumping because there was no way to climb down of course. The point is, people would risk certain death by climbing out of windows rather than burn. Horrible to watch, and i can't imagine what they went through, though.
For the American government 9/11 has been the gift that keeps giving. It’s been a tax dollar bonanza give away for the military industrial complex and corporate America who builds their weapons.
My heart aches when I recall what happened on that fateful day. The music you’ve chosen to accompany the video, is so solemn and a fitting tribute to all the poor souls that were lost. 💔 😢🇺🇸
It’s been 20 years since 1999. Hard to believe, the 90s and early 2000’s seem like such a long ago and dreamlike time already. Thanks for sharing this, especially for people who never had the privilege of visiting the towers before the tragedy. May their souls Rest In Peace.
Dreamlike is such an accurate word to use to describe those times. Thinking about the early 2000s feels so “dreamlike” it’s like those type of moments or memories I made will never be attainable. It’s bittersweet to think about.
I never got to visit New York until I was 12, in May 2002. This makes me sad because I was so close to experiencing the towers!! It was on my 5 year old bucket list because I loved the look of the towers.
The 90's were very dreamlike indeed. It also feels like this, because we were kids. Our world wasn't tainted by the darker aspects of life, or adulthood cynicism. And on a side note- the 90's were the last great era to be a kid in.
I've never been to NYC. Thank you for this. It is so nice to see what it looked like and how everyone seemed so happy. I wish I could have seen it before crime, Covid, and all the rest.
When u look at this video it seems like everything is so peaceful, then u look at a video on 9/11/2001 and it makes u want to go back in time and warn ppl to somehow avoid this tragedy
Why do i find this such a fantastic observation? You're right, so many scenes of people engaged with each other. And cameras in people's hands. Just a photo here and there. Not constant videoing, etc.
Plenty of people could afford mobile phones in 99, they had become pretty cheap by that point. Your observation is still correct though, as a cell only had a few basic functions - calls, sms and maybe a calculator, so you'd only see one in public if someone was making a call. Not like the narcissistic looking glasses everyone stares into nowadays.
@Michael Runnicles I love this...I still watch it everyday, despite the fact it instills a sense of pure sadness inside me, probably from the music...it puts the loss of the Twin Towers and practically everything else seen in this video into perspective for me...like you never knew what you had until it is gone forever, and you will never have the chance to have it ever again. I hope you keep this video up forever, it's amazing.👍
I was ten years old when the towers came down. As an adult, I recognize the severe loss of life and turmoil of the time, an anxiety and mistrust that never really went away. But most often I find myself simply wishing that these towers were still there. Just when I was forming an understanding of the world I lived in (as a NJ native living in the shadow of New York City), I never got to experience climbing the towers and appreciating the construction and architecture for what it was at the time. I only got to mourn and miss the towers once they were gone. As a ten-year-old, that was my one regret. Never could I have imagined what life would be like ten or twenty years in the future. All I could think was "an opportunity to appreciate the advent of the world I live in is gone, and with it a symbol of the country I call home." I rue the cruelty and destruction that followed this day in history, and I wish most of all that the world can find peace and understanding without this sort of destruction. A far-fetched hope, but a noble one all the same.
@@youtubeuser2188 Do you know what color I am? Do you know what country I'm from? Do you know if I am a racist? I put out a positive comment about my perspective, and you tear it down.
@@tw9977 Rodrick, I'm a senior woman. Yes, you did say Racial, not Racist! You're vitriol in response was a bit of overkill!!! The world is a disgusting mess. I personally had NOTHING to do with that. I've only tried to make things better....even now, in my senior years I still try and try and try. But all my original post was about was saying I was thankful for the happier times in my youth. Times WERE different then. It was difficult to see how that got turned into something ugly.
The 90s were probably some of the best years for humanity, the world was at general peace, people felt... safe. That’s not something people feel as much anymore.
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Russia and Eastern Europe was in total turmoil, murders and poverty and non-functioning state though. But you're right when it comes to the west, 90s had mostly a really good upbeat feeling here in the west. I had that feeling too. A good song to represent the 90s (among others) is 2 unlimited - No limit. "No no limit, we'll reach for the sky! /No valley to deep, no mountain too high/No no limit, won't give up the fight/We do what we want and we do it with pride!"
You also had the Yugoslav Wars in Europe, the Rwandan genocide, numerous civil wars and government collapses in Africa, the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. The 90s were a good time for the west, having finally kinda won the Cold War and feeling vindicated etc, but a terrible time for much of the rest of the world. Statistically the world has gotten better in many ways since then, sans coronavirus. It's just harder to see it with 24/7 news feeding the world a constant stream of doom from every corner of your life.
Wow, just wow! This reminds me of the time my oldest sister took us to the observation deck of WTC. This was amazing for a bunch of reasons. First of all, we are native New Yorkers who famously do not go to any of our "tourist" destinations, but my sister said, " no, you don't understand, this is amazing. You have to see this." She was right! Looking at my city from that height, it was almost like everything made sense. You could see the whole grid laid before you. It was also amazing because our visit was in the late 1970's soon after the Twin Towers were built. Not a lot was going well for nyc in the 1970's, so these were brave buildings to add to the landscape. But even if the 70's were rough, I miss that openness to experimentation, that desire to try something, anything to make things better. Maybe a garden in an empty lot, maybe a block association, maybe tenants owning their own building, maybe we will do our own cleanup. Anyway, thanks for the amazing film! As we try to rebuild NYC, yet again, as a fairer city for everyone, not just rich, let's remember that feeling of seeing our beautiful city spread before us as a sparkling pattern that does make sense. Thank you WTC!
It’s so hard to look at this footage. It’s just heartbreaking to think what’s to come in two short years. This video is well shot. Thanks for the upload. ✌️
Norm Macdonald it was attacked by terrorist and they hijacked passenger planes and crashed them into the twin towers and it collapsed a few hours later. Many people dead that day in those buildings and planes. One of the worst days ever
Nope, it is inspirational. To see what kind of beauty the Twin Towers stood for when they were standing proud. Very bold, strong and daunting. No surprise they came to *symbolize* the contemporary spirit and vitality of New York.
What scares and saddens me to imagine is that most likely on that day there were people stuck on this floor with no way out and what we're seeing in this video was the last thing they saw before they jumped or fell with the buildings. Can't believe some had jumped from that high. Just so sad.
I thought the same thing but looking out the windows of the new WTC from the observation floor. Investigate the Bush Crime Family and their associates for the murder of over 3000 innocent civilians on 9-11.
I've WALKED down 27 floors during a fire drill and complained. I can't imagine what it was like walking down 30, 40, 50 flights....not imagining that you might not make it out. WTC was a modern day Titanic in its grandeur. What too many people DON'T think of , for buildings that high, is the ESCAPE options, in case of even a normal emergency. There need to be more options for people in wheel chairs, etc.
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Well, it's different when we remember that the Titanic was a negligent accident but the 9/11 tragedy was a terrorist attack. That's what's more intriguing about it, if it would've been an accident the entire event would've taken a whole different perspective. But no, this was caused by the hatred of humanity. Sadly.
1999 was the same year that I visited the World Trade Center.Will never forget taking the elevator up to the observation deck with my fiance'[now husband].Still seems so surreal,even to this day,that these buildings are forever gone,with so many innocent people as well.Never forgotten.
Thank you! Thank you very much! I never visited New York so I never knew how the towers looked inside, or if looking towards outside. This presentation reminds me of happier times and also a simpler life. Everything changed and is changed after. 💔 forever!
I was in the building when the first plane hit (subway level). This video made me feel terribly sad. I remember the optimism of the 90’s. I remember the concerts there, the times I would tell friends “let’s meet there.” I remember working there and having to take the elevator to go to lunch. This video isn’t just about the trade center, but an America that seems to have disappeared and fallen into itself since then. Now 2020 America-it is like everything we thought was true-isn’t. I miss you 1990’s America.
To be honest... Europe is now much worse, than America. It was the same in the 90s, as America. But nowadays it became a much more dangerous place. I live in middle europe - and back in the 90s it was no problem to even walk in the middle of the night home from a friend. No safety issue at all. Nowadays, i wouldnt even recommend that, if someone is male. Let alone female. And its not only that. Financial crisis too... the dollar isnt safe anymore... the Euro isnt safe anymore. Both currencies are in a rollercoaster of inflation. People also doesnt trust in eachother anymore. Internet made us think, that ''everyone could be a predator'' , Covid also divided us. Women nowadays got more nitpicky...And in general its all about forcing narratives on eachother. Humor got less... most people are so easy offended. Even humor in media got much less. No Al Bundy anymore... everything has to be ''political correct'' .. We arent even allowed to say everything we want (RUclips itself shadowbanned me a lot for normal postings). The climate got much more hotter (at least in middle europe). We have less and less privacy (because of the goverment - but also because of companies, who collect every information about us... which then get leaked to criminals). We are judging people much sooner than in the 90s. We see ghosts where there is nothing ..(for instance: we see racism, inequalities, everywhere). And we dont have a grasp on reality anymore (on genders, ... even on biological facts: what a women is). Now... i dont want to deny: the 90s weren't perfect. Of course not. But it was much more human.There was no digital wall which divided us, and/or made us see predators and ghosts everywhere. We had phones...but the phones back then really were there: to connect us, .. not to make more distance between us like ''i dont have to call him to meet him, when i also can write him simply a textmessage'' And even babyinternet back then, was mostly there to look something up, or get some updates for games, and/or windows. And even the first Chats back then, were perceived as something: to later meet that interesting person. Not for ''chatting to kill some time...but not meeting , because 'who knows who is behind that nickname' '' ... There were much less paranoia back then. So yes - overall it was a much better time - in every aspect. And i dont say that, because i was ''young'' back then. I can compare those days. And yes, there are few things which are better today, than back then. But overall the 90s were better.
@PygmalionFaciebat meh, we're dying of preventable illnesses, with America leading the world in Healthcare costs, g*n violence, and incarcerated/recividism rates. Use comparable information instead of incorrectly comparing a continent with a country. We fall behind individual European countries.
My father took me and my brother to the WTS observation deck. What I recall most is that the building was so tall you had take 2 separate elevators. Even yet I felt dizzy as I exited the second elevator My physicist father who has since passed away told me something I haven’t forgotten. The world trade center towers were so tall that they actually proved that the world is round. They were farther apart at the top then they were at the bottom. Yeah let that sink in! My father was a brilliant man but he was also a man of few words, those few words had a way of hitting you so that by the time you got the point he’d be smiling at you to see if you got his point. And you’d never forget them! Miss you dad💔
I took a trip to NYC with my family when I was four, about 5 months before the towers fell. I took the same ferry ride featured at the start of the video, though I was too young to remember any of it. The only thing I remember from the entire trip was the grandeur of the lobby in the North tower, and I'm fine with that being the only memory
I have a photo of myself at the Statue of Liberty, with the skyline in the background, in 1996. That is one of my most treasured images that can never be recreated exactly.
I went there two times. Once when I was very small with my family to eat on the lower floors and another time I was a little older my dad took us up the elevator and we saw the skyline. When we were riding up the elevators my ears popped and I felt uncomfortable. There was a woman riding in there with me she was dark skinned with short hair and had kind eyes. She was dressed professionally and had some papers in her hands and a briefcase. She saw me and told me to open my mouth and it helped. That's the only memory I have.
Personally I think it was 9.03am when the second plane hit, up until the point of the 2nd plane hitting the other tower people thought it was a terrible accident, once the 2nd plane it the other tower the situation became clear and our whole world change instantly :(
My very first apartment was a 17th floor studio with one very large window. I chose the apartment becsue the one window framed the towers. I would sit there in my tiny studio thinking I was one of the luckiest people in the world. Viewing them day and night for seven years. I visiited the towers countless times as I had family working there. We would meet at the bar at least once every couple of weeks at Windows on the World. This video brought tears to my eyes. So many beautiful memories. The majority of my familly left after the first bombing that took place in the basement. My mother lost her closest cousin who still worked there on 9/11. He died instantly after the first plane struck the north tower. He was one of the lucky ones.
I was 13 and also just came back from school to enjoy some snacks in front of the television. I tuned in to the live footage, when everyone still thought it was an accident. R.i.p. to all the people who lost their lives on that sad day, and r.i.p. to the old world
Sincerely, everything changed.... people got less trustworthy, cops got 10x more vigilant, paranoia and fear was in the air, embarking on our descent into madness. ..
I love the music it’s captures the serenity and beauty of the towers. Don’t they just look grand buildings and I absolutely wish I got the chance to visit them.
This breaks my heart. I was able to go see them and go up to the restaurant in 1981 when I was a young woman. It was incredible to stand in the plaza in front of the buildings and look up.
It's like watching Titanic footage before the ice berg. I guess Prince was right, I should have partied hard in 1999 because it's been a slow downward spiral for America since 2000.
@@gingerelvira6587 I honestly don't feel like things are all that different as far as "visually" speaking. If you were to look at a video from the 70's or 80's there would be extremely distinct fashions of the times that would signify more of when it was than this period in time. I'm 38 and don't really feel like the late 90's or early 2000's were really that significant a period of time. The thing that really lets you know the period of this video, besides the Towers still standing, is the fact that people weren't all walking around with their heads down viewing the world through a digital device. They were actually engaged in the world around them. That's the biggest difference in society then and society now. I actually think it's what makes modern times much worse. Although times weren't perfect in the late 90's either. The Lewinsky scandal was huge and America was only a few years removed from the outrage over the OJ verdict as well.
I wish i could go back in time. Late 90s i was a kid and everything was so easy. Nowadays people are so angry and fight each other because of little things.. I've never been to new york, but the towers always fascinated me. RIP
An eeriness fills me watching this historical video. So much devastation - but back when this was recorded - so much life. How history changes in so little time when callous acts of malice from man are involved. Thanks for sharing this experience with the world on YT.
The music paired with the images of this just makes me tear up. Life was just so very different back then. It was simple....almost like a innocent purity to it.
This was 2 years ago that I wrote this already? Now I'm even more depressed....I long to go back in time before this.....before my mom died in a car accident, and now before I lost my dad to covid....I want to go back to when I had both parents. Some days I feel like I'm living in a nightmare that I just can't wake up from.
This is why it’s so important to remember the past, so we not just repeat old mistakes, but more importantly, remember all the great things we had, and how it’s important to appreciate every single great moment in life.
One of the highlights of my life was visiting the WTC with some friends...the high speed elevators, the views...wow. Then, we capped off the day with a visit to the Empire State Building...and finally, celebrated a lovely day in Brooklyn at a place that sold waffles with ice cream on top. That special day will always be treasured by me!
As a kid, from our place in B'klyn, I could see the WTC being built and filling the skyline. Much later and at uni, I had a summer job hand-delivering documents to the various financial concerns located in towers 1 and 2... which gave me many chances to ride their super-fast elevators. Then, a few years after that, flying back to NYC for Xmas, the captain in our plane enthusiastically prompted the passengers to take in the port side view; an absolutely picture perfect view of Manhattan Island during sunset. He said, "Isn't that something?" A few rows in front of us were two guys who had jumped out of their starboard seats to get at the port windows. They hi-fived. It was great.
I found this video some years ago and have been captivated by the music in it ever since. There is something so nostalgic and heart wrenching in it; it was really a fantastic pick from the video poster. I was only eight when this happened, and have almost no memories from that day. But every time I hear about the time before or when I see this footage or any other footage from WTC before, I'm struck by how different everything was. I don't know if it's pure nostalgia that makes people say those things but it doesn't seem like it is. It truly seems like pre-9/11 was a completely different world. I'm exhausted and tired almost all of the time and my heart aches for this period I was only able to spend eight short unremarkable years in. I just turned thirty and I don't think I'll ever feel the same kind of peace and tranquility that these types of videos suggest. It may be true that it's just people's nostalgia talking and of course I know there were problems in the world before 9/11; but I want so badly for it to be true that the overall state of the world was better back then, because I hate so much to think that the despair and hopelessness of 2023 was inevitable even if the attacks had never taken place.
On that fateful Tuesday in Sept I saw my next door neighbor, a first responder fly out of his driveway. He was a happy go lucky man… he came back 4 days later, a very broken man from the things he saw there. We lived just outside of NYC. This country has never been the same again
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These aren't just the old towers, it's the old America.
Ketu71491 back when America was great and Americans acted like Americans!
I was a baby on 9/11, I never really knew the old America. I wonder how different it was.
@@Will9c Well, there was a sense of innocence that was lost. Things were slower paced, there wasn't as much information overload. People had better attention spans. Most importantly though, people were more tolerant and flexible in light of different views and ideas. Now everyone's a bunch of divided, insecure, politically correct, fixated morons who's hell bent on forcing their opinion down your throat. Not to mention all of our rights and privacy slowly and subtly being stolen from us ever since this happened. That's not America.
Ketu71491 America only seem to be good in the 80s-90s( socially and a bit economically ) it’s economic prime was in the 50-70s but it social aspects were......... different to say at least and if you look more in the past of the US you see many min Depression and one big one that was global, and now we get to the 1800s when the corruption of the government and company’s going hand and hand was its all time high ( gilded age and the end of the gold rush/ Indian war) and if you look even more of the US past you get more and more of issue of the US that was all about freedom and justices but kicks out the rest of the natives and Mexicans during manifests density ( and then you got the slavery aspect but we have evolved from the bad past until the end of the 90s and 2000)
@@Will9c It was like a fish. 🐠🐟🐠🐟🐠🐟🙌🙌🙌🐠🐟🐟🐠🐠🐠🐟🐟🐟🍭🍭🎅🎅🚵
The 90’s seem like a utopia now.
I was born in 1980. Believe me, the 90s were great. We had Internet but we weren't addicted to social media. We had cell phones but we use them just to talk. TV was great, Mtv played good videos, and popular music was awesome. Movies were awesome too. We had Blockbusters and we bought music in record shops. People wasn't so highly sensitive back then. Also, we had an optimism about the upcoming new century that now looks naive.
@@blawson3603 that's only because 2020 it's the best but 2019 was far from a utopia
@@fastica yeah and bloods and crips killed each other daily and harlem was a battlefield too. Shit wasn't different.
Because there were More White's and America Knew who she was.
Not like now when uppity Prick's like you are trying to destroy what America is.
Wasn’t born at that time but i can see why.
Its something about these old 90s/2000s private videos. That vibe and how the world looked through the lense. Even though every era and time had its problems but this world, this time looks so easy and wonderful to live in.
It really was.
For close to 3 years I worked in the South tower…it’s hard to explain to anyone what an amazing experience it was to work in that building. They were marvelous …I was lucky to see sunrises n sunsets and see the most beautiful city in the world get lit up at night. When we say never forget, it’s not a catchy phrase; it’s a deep feeling of respect for what it once was…for all the innocent souls who perished and for two beautiful landmarks that represented beauty n strength. Forever in my heart 🗽🌃🌆thank you for this video…it took me back to a simpler, safer time 🙏🏼
Thank you Lucy. I agree that it must have been an amazing experience to work in these incredible buildings each day for nearly 3 years, and painful beyond words to witness what eventually happened - with such intimate personal memories still fresh in your mind. In 2019 I visited for the first time in 20 years, and was able to pay my respects to those poor souls that perished that terrible day. Kindest regards to you and your family.
@@michaelrunnicles7196 Thank you for your kind words...going back to the memorial is always painful...there's something in the air and too many memories. Once again, thank you for the video and your kindness. All the best to you and your loved ones.
Did you feel safe inside?
Were the towers strong?
And how high up did you work, and did the towers move a lot?
I was working on 85th floor (was hit by plane) in the South tower back in 1996 for next 2 years. The Twin Towers were the real American Dream themselves, and yep, you just needed to enter this building to instantly get hyped. This is the only thing I can name, when somebody talks 'bout New York. Without the first WTC it isn't the same city. I was a 23 year old man, came from northern Ontario, and seeing the NYC at night was the best thing I had to watch in my entire life. Only the fact, that I'm here was electrifying. Got laid off in Feb. 1998, almost 3 years before attacks. But experience of being a part of thing like that was insane... This was my prime of life. Really glad to have such a things to tell.
@@donaldavery9448 Well I'm Dutch, I live in The Netherlands, so it's none of my business, but my thought is that they should have built these Twin Towers right back, and maybe even a fraction bigger.
And that would also give a great message saying Nobody can defeat us.
Man, our world has changed since then. I don't like our world now.
Peter A. Wrong lots if not billions still like our world :v
Peter A. No. The world will get better next year
Peter A. It’s my opinion, the world doesn’t revolve around you, so everyone doesn’t have to agree with you
@@maric7558 that's because they have no idea what has been happening. I can't believe you would still say stuff like that after witnessing our world continuing to suffer from riots to a pandemic.
Menelik Z I fucking said it will get better. You think the pandemic gonna go on forever?
Imagine, our biggest concern at the time was the Y2K bug.
The mellenium bug yes
What y2k bug that shit was more real than @ROTFLMFAO CORONAVIRUS BUG
Lmao this was a pretty serious problem. Companies spent billions and billions of dollars to solve this problem that was a legitimate ticking time bomb
There's actually more computer bugs similar to the Y2K one. The 2038 bug is coming. But it wont be a big deal if companies computer infrastructure is on 64 bit machines.
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I miss this time in this country. It's both nostalgic and eerie to see what is no longer. Rest in peace to those who died, and love to the families who have had to live without them. Those of us that were alive on this day will never forget.
Nothing is really that different other than cell phones to be honest.
@@anythinggoes5574There's other ways of saying you're 15 or under, you know.
@@DwightLivesMatter I'm 46.
LOL. You all got what you voted for.
@anythinggoes5574 I agree. I may be biased, because I was 19 in 99, and 21 when 9/11 happened, but apart from cell phones and car builds the footage doesn't look that aged. On 9/11 footage you just see people with laptop cases and backpacks that could just as well walk around now. Compare this to footage of mid-70s, same time inbetween but a lot more different.
I am Brazilian, when that fatality happened I had recently turned fifteen. I always saw the Twin Towers in the movies and in the clip of the late Tina Turner and said, 'When I'm an adult I'm going to live in the U.S. and take a lot of pictures in the Twin Towers.' Unfortunately, ninety days after my fifteenth birthday, my dream ended up on the ground, with a lot of debris and twisted irons.
I don't know if I've commented on this video before, but it doesn't matter.
To this day I feel like I have family members who are gone, an immense respect and a sense of sadness for every American hurt by what happened.
And not to mention this John Barry soundtrack that gives a yummy and desperate feeling, as if people who have lost their loved ones have a second chance for just a second to see them, hug, kiss and wish them good luck on the other side.
@@vagnerrios8910 Ingles ta afiado hein bro,parabens
i never imagined how much I'd miss something, that I've never seen physically
Same
This
This makes me sad. As a New Yorker wildly proud of our twin towers I sometimes forget there are adults right now that weren't alive, or were babies when these monuments were destroyed 😞
Same... I miss the pre 9/11 world in general. Everything was so much more innocent, and carefree then.
imagine that what people miss in Irag or pelestine or syria ...
This video is peaceful yet eerie. Hard to explain.
I agree.
Me too. You know that the view will be destroyed in just 2 years, but you know that something better will replace it.
*a few hours. its sad...
@@kingtubatyler He meant 2 years from the date of the video...
Of course its eerie
New York looks so peaceful, I feel like this is something that we will never achieve again.
For 5minutes and 20seconds I felt like I was transported back in time. I felt like I was there but also new the future. That feeling and the music made the moment so much more beautiful. Waving to the the people at the pier and looking at all the people was magical. Watching the show and just enjoying the moment was so relaxing. Gazing upon the horizon looking at the world was mesmerizing. This world is beautiful and the people in it are blessed. Enjoy life and take time to enjoy those moments that take your breath away. And if you get a chance travel back in time. Travel away from stress and the things that don’t matter to a world where the sun is shining on your face and the sky is blue. Remember this until peace fills your soul. God bless. 🏢🗽🏢
What lovely words.
@@kaynock1585thank you and god bless.
It’s so weird knowing that when this video was taken ur family was somewhere in the world doing there everyday things
Yes brother
And when i think about it a vivid image comes into mind that cannot be explained in words. An image must come up for you and everyone else that thinks about that, but no one will have the exact same image
You also get a vibe and a memory when thinking of things like this, what you do in life, what you saw when you were young, the people around and so much more create these vibes images and memories that triggered by somethings. Its hard to explain
It makes me so, so sad knowing all the people that died during 9/11 were off doing normal things and living life when this video was filmed, not knowing the horrible fate to come to them and America. Some of people working there not knowing in two years time that would be where they die :(
@Jack Walsh uhh? What mate?
@Jack Walsh nostalgia
Hardeep I wish I could’ve lived during those times dead ass everything seemed like such a vibe I just can’t even explain it
Whoever filmed this knew very well this moment of time had to be captured
So they knew what was going to happen?
@@Dessienewshoes no, she means whoever filmed this at the time noticed how amazing the city was
@@breakops5339 Nope, I think her comment was intelligent as opposed to your simpleton one.
Truth Hearer So whoever filmed this knew the building’s we’re going to collapse 2 years later, is that what you’re saying?
@@JS-qg1ie thanks James, I'm not understanding his comment either
I want to go back to this life. People had so much more love for each other 😪
I would go back in time and assassinate all the people responsible for those attacks while they are infants.
Sadly, no...
All that was just one more awful continuation of world's politicians anti-people job, as a consequence of the Cold war, USA financing Pakistan terrorists and mujahadeen (actually starting modern terrorism) against Communist Afghanistan. That was a revenge for Vietnam as a part of a Cold war, started by Churchill, Kennan, Truman etc after a WW2, which was a continuation of WW1, which was a consequence of previous wars...
And sadly, all that is continuing with civilians dying around the world, and it will continue until al humanity will be united...
These memories bring tears
Everytime I watch this video , it brings me back to when I was a kid and visiting Manhattan. This is how I’ll always remember Manhattan before 9/11. It makes me sad to see how our world has changed and will continue to change, moving away from peace and unity. I love being a New Yorker and I will always hold this pre-9/11 time in my heart ❤️
This nails it. 🧡🧡
there have always been conflicts and there will always be. Life is about 50% good and 50% bad, don't cling to the negative, it will truly color your days in a bad light.
I really don't think life is A LOT worse than it used to be, we just see more of it now in the digital age, the crap is all being lit up for all to see
Even the air looks different
True
thats the old camera
Lmao. It’s the camera
@@justinlamb3822 it's the pollution.
@@nomenestomen8952 metaphor-
America has never been the same since that day.
Nothing but the truth Brown - goofy, domestic terrorism caused by our own people too. What a shame
It’s been better. We have smartphones, 4K TVs, Uber, Tesla, online banking, Apple Pay, Amazon, etc! Also much more safer airlines.
@Nothing but the truth Brown you mean mexicans and arabs? Because you are forgeting about the white europeans
So true, look how we have to travel now with security harassing us and far longer travel times. Sucks today.
cheemooo But it’s safer. So stop complaining.
The greatest skyscrapers of all time. One on its own was just a steel block, but the two side by side made for an incredible sight. The way they stay the same massive width all the way up to the top made them look so imposing, no other skyscraper has this effect, and there were two of them. That shot of the North Tower from the roof of the South is incredible, it really puts into perspective just how colossal these towers were. If I could bring back one structure in history, it would be this WTC.
Agreed. Well said. Beautiful skyscrapers.
I can see how people may not like the basic geometry, but up close you see some interesting details in it especially at the base.
I really hope the 9-11 never happened before.Twin towers are very beautiful skyline.And I think it looks much better than the current Freedom tower
@@Friedheim. Plus, inside, the old ones had far more things to do inside than what the Freedom Tower has. As far as I know from photos and videos.
Yes, you put into words what I always thought, they were colossal. Even standing a few blocks away looking up at them looming above the other building and their width, they were so impressive and intimidating. I worked a few blocks away and would frequently spend time in the plaza or the mall below.
I am writing this on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. May everyone who died that day rest in Peace. You will NEVER be forgotten.
While I share your sentiment, I'm afraid we have forgotten. Not us, as citizens but our leaders have. This administration is letting hundreds of thousands of people into our country. We are not vetting these people so we have no way of knowing who they are. Undoubtedly we have let members of errorists organizations in. It's very possible at this moment they are plotting another terrorist attack against us. I guarantee we will see something similar to 911 and it will be traced back to this time period of completely open border . Not to get political but anyone who is horrified by the events of 9/11/01 needs to vote Trump
This 5 min is hypnotic. The perennial Towers, the relaxed smiling faces, every frame radiates American optimism. The nostalgia is intoxicating living in the post 9/11 NYC Coronavirus graveyard.
I got sick when he looked down from the top. I put my mind into the jumpers and felt hopeless.
Kate Russell same😪🙏🏻
@@truthhearer6323 And there's the comment that makes everything about race. What's that even supposed to mean, tell that to the Indians and blacks? Is optimism a bad thing? What do you think American optimism even means? Do you think that if every person of color looked at america in a negative way that would help anything? You sound dumb when you make broad pointless claims out of thin air. America was a fine place in the 90s, people were excited to move into the 2000s after soooo much was accomplished in the 1900s, such as the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. Get your head out of your ass and find something meaningful to complain about!
@@truthhearer6323 Is there a reason you deleted your comment?
@@truthhearer6323 Nope you deleted it buddy, how am I supposed to read it if I wake up to a paragraph long notification on my phone, click it, and it's gone? Why would it even be gone? Not confident enough in the bullshit you typed out?
I don't no if it's the blue skies. Mellow atmosphere or that we were new to advancing tech but the 90s had a different dreamy laid back feeling than today's modern dark world
It's hard to put the 90s into words like any other decade but that's a pretty good way to sum it up
And with music fad of the late '90s changing its course but I think that around 2003 2004 when things started to feel or sense "differently " than with pop culture changing with the times and the now new and "improved" hate culture and eventually the troll and savage culture where everything is lit and or savage bahahahaha what's gonna be the next fad we call and say things are idk what's past savage
The political landscape and culture have a big influence on entertainment and the arts... keep in mind that for all intents and purposes, we won the Cold War... we found ourselves alone at the top of the world... the 90s at least here reflected that feeling
The 90s feeling died in 2001. It went dark for obvious reasons, but i think the upcoming 20s is gonna be another great decade.
Edit, April 28, 2020: nvm.
@@lifespeedsup1101 whatever lol
This brought tears to my eyes. I was a flight attendant at that time for Continental Airlines and based in Newark. My greatest regret is that I never took the time to go over the river into Manhattan and visit them :(
At least it means you weren't at the top when they got hit.
@moaningpheromones awww
This provokes such strong nostalgia for the way life was prior to 9/11. Those too young to remember truly missed out on a better time.
i think the music really makes this video even more amazing
Jackson Werner it’s beautiful.
John Barry was one of the best composers. I love his romantic music. RIP
I wish i can here the actual sound of the video...people talking, the music those guys were playing!! But no the put music over and ruined it!
MarSweet I have also posted the unedited version on my RUclips page, with all of the original sounds.
It’s so majestic. Beautiful and very calming👌
For people feeling nostalgic one day you will watch a video of a place in 2019 and feel very nostalgic
just be grateful and enjoy where you are now
Edit: 8 Months later and I didn't think the world would be this different when I wrote the comment. All the Covid, fires, lockdown.... I'm grateful that I was grateful back then and enjoyed my time. Stay safe.
Yeah but there was more of a sense of safety back then. I mean there was still very scary stuff happening but not as bad as today. People are afraid of everything now.
@@guyfamily11 yea but in 10 years it will be the same. The people will say back in 2019 it was way more safe than today. It will always be like this. And sure we should enjoy now because maybe in a few days or weeks something else bad will happen and we will be saying i wish I could go back to today.
So true
@@rahelw8496 exactly
LOL doubtful. Did you just learn the definition of nostalgia?
I thought this would be hard to watch but it was calming and beautiful. I can't tell you how many times I said to myself, "incredible".
Almost 20 years....
Gone but never forgotten
Holding a special place in our hearts 💗
23 now☹️
I really miss old school America back in the 90s. Our world has changed a lot since 9/11. Social media ruined society and mobile phones made a lot of people anti-social. The world seemed happier and humble back then...which was more healthier
Totally agreed 🥺
It was
Honestly, I rather be on my phone than communicate with most of these fools in America. Trying to have a decent conversation with someone is difficult nowadays.
Of course, that just proves your point on how technology has messed with newer generations,but since my generation is fucked, I’m not going to try to fix it. I’ll continue keeping to myself.
So True..Your Comment Actually Almost Made Me Shed A Tear..And I BARELY Cry....
definitely agree!
It’s like seeing a ghost.
Fast remain to us like ghost all the time
In some ways it is like a ghost. Its a ghost of time. Forever sitting in the dark depths of our past.
More like a person whos dead now but alive in video
Jonathan Cooper a friendly and a peaceful ghost ❤️
@@chaos_carnivore stfu with that deep bs
We are witnessing a bygone era that was carefree and optimistic. An era that brought great prosperity and hope to many. Although the year was 2001, it still felt like the 90s in a way. That all changed the moment the first plane hit the WTC.
For me that sense of optimism kept going on until the late 2000's when that global economic heist took place. 9/11 was sad but we recovered quickly from it even if the mindset in the country changed. I probably hated on the 2000's but looking back there were some good years.
What a moving tribute to the Twin Towers. I have such happy memories of my last visit to World Trade Centre in 1998 not that long after they had been attacked from below. I left NYC knowing I'd be back, but I never imaged I'd be back with the company I worked for at the time to install a commemoration of the first anniversary of the attacks. I've been back many many times since and how wonderful it was to visit the new WTC observatory and reclaim that wonderful view again after so much tragedy.
The music fits this video perfectly, made me cry, beautiful.
Awwww why dont u go cry to your mommy
@@rtv8264 stfu u dumb moron
I completely agree. What a beautiful song for this video!
@@pianosenzanima1 STFU moron
@@minke9246 ok I shut up
You know, these aren’t just buildings, they were pieces of art. And it’s the old New York.
Yup I hate the skyline now they ruined it
Peggy Sullivan I didn’t get to see the old towers in person, because I wasn’t in born in the 90s. I was born in 2006, but however, I like the older designs of the twin towers better. I like the new design of the One World Trade Center, but it’s a little too flashy for my taste. I wish those terrorists didn’t attack the old towers in the first place. But at least the Pentagon is still here. :)
@@peggysullivan5396 honestly the one world trade center looks nice but those new tall super skinny buildings they built all across Manhattan are fuckin ugly they fuck up the whole NYC skyline, idk what made them think those were ok to build
Its ABOUT money...
Old york
Beautiful, and so eerie. So emotionally charged, knowing what would to come just a couple of years later. I was at the base of these gigantic structures, looking up in absolute awe, in 1972, before they were officially opened. I never entered them afterward nor visited the observation deck. I wish I had.
Compared with today the 90's seem like a dream world... like a beautiful dream world which is lost forever and only lives on in our memories. 2020-21 seems like a nightmare compared to this beautiful footage and not just because of that virus, in general!
I lost my mum in those towers. RIP mum I’ll never forget you.
I'm sorry to hear that
God bless you for your loss 🙏I hope you find peace
Daniel get tf out
@pigwa genonefa thank you so much. It warms my heart knowing there are still plenty of kind and thoughtful people out there.
Is that true Daniel? I had no idea
The towers were the center of my work universe between 1997-1999, having worked directly across them in One Liberty Plaza. Spent so much time during my lunch hours in the plaza between the two towers., There was so much life there back then with thousands of corporate workers and tourists in and around the area.
We had several special occasions in the Windows of the World restaurant, as well as a family trip to the roof when I was 13.
I'm a lifelong New Yorker and have visited and worked in the area since the devastating attack. NYC has done an impressive job of rebuilding, however, I view this horrific tragedy as the end of our innocence. We lost so many innocent lives that day.
It's crazy to think that some of the people in this video would lose their lives in the very place they loved being in. RIH WTC 💔🙏🏽
The whole world changed after 9/11. May those who lost their lives that day rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏🙏.
I’m 18 working in one liberty plaza as we speak lol. From the roof you can see the freedom tower, i can just imagine how the twin towers would look if they were still up today.
Thank you for sharing your story. It makes me sad just to think of that 😔
I am really in love of New York city, I wish I can go to New York city some day. Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴
Beautiful, emotional video, today it's 22 years already since that sad, horrible day. I still think about it very often and specially on this day I can feel the same emotions I felt then. Rest in peace, never forget 9/11 and all the innocent victims.
My family and I visited NYC and the 9/11 memorial in 2021, just a month before the 20th anniversary. I thought it was going to be eerie walking around the reflection pools knowing so many people jumped to their death there, but it wasn't eerie at all. It was peaceful and calm. It truly is sacred ground and I'll always remember it.
Weirdest thing is my grandmother and grandpa told me what they were doing the exact moment during Pearl Harbor. My father and mother told me exactly where they were doing when President Kennedy was assassinated. I'll be telling my son what I was doing during 9/11.
God knows what your son will be telling his kids when the next terrible tragedy strikes
Oddly enough, about two weeks prior to 9/11, I brought up those two events with a question to my friend. I asked her what she thought the defining moment of our generation was.
@@normal2954 damn lol
@@normal2954 and now u have come here. Life is weird
So what were u doing
for once the music actually improves a YT video. Beautiful.
Stock music
Might be stock music but it works for this video.
Who else misses the old NYC and old America?
F5Storm1 i do I feel like phones ruined this world everything seems so much happier
@@F5Storm1 thank wanting to invade Iraq for no reason other than technological advancement
Thanks for uploading. I visited the WTC complex and the top of the South Tower on July 1, 2001. As you rightly say, little did anyone know that terrible fate will befall upon these beloved towers in just two-and-a-half months. I literally cried when the towers fell. Even though the new WTC complex is also a shining beacon of Engineering and aesthetics (and in a way helped ease the pain of losing the twin towers and moving ahead), the WTC twin towers will always remain in our hearts. May the twin brothers rest in peace.
Little did anyone know what some very very wicked people with extreme wickedness in their hearts would do in a few short months
Rest In Peace to everyone that day who lost their lives. With that said I really miss those towers. I was fortunate to see those towers plenty in my life. My dad worked across from the south tower in the bankers trust building. And going to public school in the 80s and 90s a lot of school trips were to the observation deck. No matter how many times I saw the building it always mesmerized me every time I looked at them. My last memory was on September 9 driving downtown that night and turning off around chambers street looking left and seeing the towers. Then returning after 9/11 and life changed. Never seen a state trooper in the city with that you had the army everywhere it was scary to see. That last night down there on September 17 remembering the lights running on ground zero for the clean up and search rescue would always haunt me. I haven’t been to the new memorial site yet since it’s been down. But to me I would have rebuild the towers the same way they were back then. To remind Americans that we are strong and nothing changes our culture. Not seeing those towers anymore is a reminder of something happening down there that changed our lives forever. Even though we should never forget. We shouldn’t live in fear and allow that day to control the way we live going forward.
Regrettably, we allowed that horrible event to change us. We let them force our hand and we willingly exchanged freedoms and privacy for the illusion of security purely because we were afraid. Terrorists terrorize. So in that regard, they were successful. We got scared. The terrorists won.
I agree that we should have built them back the same way. To send the message that fear won't change us would have been a powerful message to send to the world. But we were weak and instead we built a monument to our vulnerability and insecurities.
i wanna go back to the 90s
You and me, both!
I wanna go back to the 1970s.
atrocchia Me, too. There is SOOOO much I'd change if I knew THEN what I know NOW.
I want to go back to the 1970s too AND back to the 1980s... BEST OF TIMES! Life was great! Had the best music, best TV, best movies. My life was fantastic, had a Forrest Gump life then. And a Forrest HUMP life! Lol. Last century was excellent, the best. Now life sucks, people believing liars, and this is the worst century ever. Even black plaque was better! Lol. So I totally agree with you, 1,000,000%. Wish I could go back in time. But I'd take some of my things like tech things back with me.
You're right.The Democrats/Communists have dragged down everything to the lowest common denominator-right into the gutter where they reside.
I wish I could go back in time and tell all those people to quit their jobs
Why not just stop the attacks
Would tell the airlines of those planes.
That is a possibility but it might not work for everyone
Jaidah Zavaglia it’s sad how when the attack happend in the south tower the people in the north tower saw that and where leaving the building but the police men told them to stay and keep working 😓
They would have never listened to you
Nostalgic... innocent... this is like paradise.
2 years later hell came and changed the world.
Went with my mum and dad back in the fall of ‘97 (early November). We got off a tourist bus to do the Observation Deck at the South Tower. Even though I was 17 and remember it well enough I feel like it’s hazier than it should be because of all the other images that I’ve seen of the Twin Towers since, almost to the extent that they overshadow my own. One thing I will always remember though is arriving in New York on the Amtrak train from Boston just before sunset. The first glimpse I got of NYC was the Twin Towers in the distance silhouetted against the setting sun. Will stay with me forever, especially after 9/11 and I’d give anything to go back to those times.
Seeing that view and knowing so many people saw that before they jumped is sickening
I thought the same thing. I am very afraid of heights. I can't imagine having to make the choice between jumping or burning.
No dissrespect at all to the victims but i would have jumped because you can feel yourself free for a couple seconds. You knew you died every choice i would fly my last seconds free like a bird
ThomasG10mtn i think if i can choose to die of a collapsing building or die from a last flight i think im going for the flight
You would have jumped. It's instinct to do whatever you have to, to avoid fire. You wouldnt have even thought about it long, either.
@ThomasG10mtn OK, i actually meant ESCAPE the fire, but by default that essentially means jumping because there was no way to climb down of course. The point is, people would risk certain death by climbing out of windows rather than burn. Horrible to watch, and i can't imagine what they went through, though.
This represents old America. Life has never been the same
The world totally changed. Europe, Asia, America and the United States.
@@MundoLuchas That was the plan.
A friend of mine predicted that as a result of the attacks, personal privacy would disappear. And that's what happened.
For the American government 9/11 has been the gift that keeps giving. It’s been a tax dollar bonanza give away for the military industrial complex and corporate America who builds their weapons.
Oh but Obummer was an exception wasn’t he? LOL
My heart aches when I recall what happened on that fateful day. The music you’ve chosen to accompany the video, is so solemn and a fitting tribute to all the poor souls that were lost. 💔 😢🇺🇸
This video and others like it are now historical documents; captured moments of a place that no longer exists and a time that's long passed...
The music is absolutely stunning really catches you in the feels
It certainly does, and also, you're hot.
composer John barry
It’s been 20 years since 1999. Hard to believe, the 90s and early 2000’s seem like such a long ago and dreamlike time already. Thanks for sharing this, especially for people who never had the privilege of visiting the towers before the tragedy. May their souls Rest In Peace.
Dreamlike is such an accurate word to use to describe those times. Thinking about the early 2000s feels so “dreamlike” it’s like those type of moments or memories I made will never be attainable. It’s bittersweet to think about.
21 years math whiz
I never got to visit New York until I was 12, in May 2002. This makes me sad because I was so close to experiencing the towers!! It was on my 5 year old bucket list because I loved the look of the towers.
The 90's were very dreamlike indeed. It also feels like this, because we were kids. Our world wasn't tainted by the darker aspects of life, or adulthood cynicism.
And on a side note- the 90's were the last great era to be a kid in.
B O why?
Excellent video and tribute. I envy you for having had the opportunity to visit these buildings.
I've never been to NYC. Thank you for this. It is so nice to see what it looked like and how everyone seemed so happy. I wish I could have seen it before crime, Covid, and all the rest.
When u look at this video it seems like everything is so peaceful, then u look at a video on 9/11/2001 and it makes u want to go back in time and warn ppl to somehow avoid this tragedy
Wonder how it would of turned out if there was a way to stop such a tragedy. Wonder how we would be. Where we would be.
How so
Ikr
Suprised no one has made a time travel movie about it.
if you go back in time and try to warn people about 9/11 they probably wont listen to you they might think your crazy :(
So sad to watch. I have to say the music was perfect for this.
Sounds like John Barry
@@pimmagrimm It IS John Barry - the title of the track is in the description for the video :)
@@michaelrunnicles7196 you should monetize this video you preserved history
Had to stop watching. Just made me cry. My classmate was a fireman and was never found.
Vaporwave music
The music alone gives a longing feeling to go back to that time. It sounds like the beginning and ending of every 90s movie.
First day of the 21st century was the morning those towers came down.
Indeed. 21st century started that day. And since then, we(world) had no peace.
This video with the music is a masterpiece.
😭 i am Upset the Twin Towers were destroyed. i wanted to go Up both of them to see America.
@@deanpepler8941 To see "AMERICA"?????
lol
Yes
And what is the music ??? somebody know ??
No one had a single cellphone. A sight only seen in the past. Beautiful!
Why do i find this such a fantastic observation? You're right, so many scenes of people engaged with each other. And cameras in people's hands. Just a photo here and there. Not constant videoing, etc.
and if they did have a cell phone they were rich!
Phone bad. Book smart. New generation stupid.
@@justnoah2073 hahah these people amirite
Plenty of people could afford mobile phones in 99, they had become pretty cheap by that point.
Your observation is still correct though, as a cell only had a few basic functions - calls, sms and maybe a calculator, so you'd only see one in public if someone was making a call.
Not like the narcissistic looking glasses everyone stares into nowadays.
@Michael Runnicles I love this...I still watch it everyday, despite the fact it instills a sense of pure sadness inside me, probably from the music...it puts the loss of the Twin Towers and practically everything else seen in this video into perspective for me...like you never knew what you had until it is gone forever, and you will never have the chance to have it ever again. I hope you keep this video up forever, it's amazing.👍
I was ten years old when the towers came down. As an adult, I recognize the severe loss of life and turmoil of the time, an anxiety and mistrust that never really went away. But most often I find myself simply wishing that these towers were still there. Just when I was forming an understanding of the world I lived in (as a NJ native living in the shadow of New York City), I never got to experience climbing the towers and appreciating the construction and architecture for what it was at the time. I only got to mourn and miss the towers once they were gone. As a ten-year-old, that was my one regret. Never could I have imagined what life would be like ten or twenty years in the future. All I could think was "an opportunity to appreciate the advent of the world I live in is gone, and with it a symbol of the country I call home." I rue the cruelty and destruction that followed this day in history, and I wish most of all that the world can find peace and understanding without this sort of destruction. A far-fetched hope, but a noble one all the same.
I was a child in the 50's, and I am thankful everyday that I got to experience a life so innocent.
Lucky fuck. It’s your generations fault everything got so racial and degenerative
@@youtubeuser2188 Do you know what color I am? Do you know what country I'm from? Do you know if I am a racist?
I put out a positive comment about my perspective, and you tear it down.
@@JS-es5ep I said racial not racist dumbass old man fuck your generation for the civil rights movement.
Rodrick Bernstein your the embarrassment not him.
@@tw9977 Rodrick, I'm a senior woman. Yes, you did say Racial, not Racist! You're vitriol in response was a bit of overkill!!!
The world is a disgusting mess. I personally had NOTHING to do with that. I've only tried to make things better....even now, in my senior years I still try and try and try.
But all my original post was about was saying I was thankful for the happier times in my youth. Times WERE different then. It was difficult to see how that got turned into something ugly.
The 90s were probably some of the best years for humanity, the world was at general peace, people felt... safe. That’s not something people feel as much anymore.
Russia and Eastern Europe was in total turmoil, murders and poverty and non-functioning state though. But you're right when it comes to the west, 90s had mostly a really good upbeat feeling here in the west. I had that feeling too.
A good song to represent the 90s (among others) is 2 unlimited - No limit. "No no limit, we'll reach for the sky!
/No valley to deep, no mountain too high/No no limit, won't give up the fight/We do what we want and we do it with pride!"
You also had the Yugoslav Wars in Europe, the Rwandan genocide, numerous civil wars and government collapses in Africa, the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. The 90s were a good time for the west, having finally kinda won the Cold War and feeling vindicated etc, but a terrible time for much of the rest of the world. Statistically the world has gotten better in many ways since then, sans coronavirus. It's just harder to see it with 24/7 news feeding the world a constant stream of doom from every corner of your life.
2020 is what happens when you have Trump as a president.
Raymond Peter - Nah, Trump is cool.
Soo much hate everywhere in the time we call today.
Wow, just wow! This reminds me of the time my oldest sister took us to the observation deck of WTC. This was amazing for a bunch of reasons. First of all, we are native New Yorkers who famously do not go to any of our "tourist" destinations, but my sister said, " no, you don't understand, this is amazing. You have to see this." She was right! Looking at my city from that height, it was almost like everything made sense. You could see the whole grid laid before you. It was also amazing because our visit was in the late 1970's soon after the Twin Towers were built. Not a lot was going well for nyc in the 1970's, so these were brave buildings to add to the landscape. But even if the 70's were rough, I miss that openness to experimentation, that desire to try something, anything to make things better. Maybe a garden in an empty lot, maybe a block association, maybe tenants owning their own building, maybe we will do our own cleanup. Anyway, thanks for the amazing film! As we try to rebuild NYC, yet again, as a fairer city for everyone, not just rich, let's remember that feeling of seeing our beautiful city spread before us as a sparkling pattern that does make sense. Thank you WTC!
This is heartbreaking. Watching this in the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
9/11/2021.
With so many 9/11 type video's, this one is so peaceful. I watched it 3 times. Thanks for posting.
An inspired music choice. Something about the interplay here between images and sounds evokes something unspeakably sad.
"Our time has passed."
True😔😔😔😔😔
Those who look only toward the past or the present are certainly miss the future
@@Fernando5455Jr yes😔😔
It’s so hard to look at this footage. It’s just heartbreaking to think what’s to come in two short years. This video is well shot. Thanks for the upload. ✌️
What a stunning & remarkable film and such lovely musical accompaniment. Thank you
Seeing them pre 9/11 is ghostly
Its going to happen again
what happened on 9/11?
Norm Macdonald it was attacked by terrorist and they hijacked passenger planes and crashed them into the twin towers and it collapsed a few hours later. Many people dead that day in those buildings and planes. One of the worst days ever
@@tattooedxxheart7263 reminds me of that tragedy
Nope, it is inspirational. To see what kind of beauty the Twin Towers stood for when they were standing proud. Very bold, strong and daunting. No surprise they came to *symbolize* the contemporary spirit and vitality of New York.
What scares and saddens me to imagine is that most likely on that day there were people stuck on this floor with no way out and what we're seeing in this video was the last thing they saw before they jumped or fell with the buildings. Can't believe some had jumped from that high. Just so sad.
I thought the same thing but looking out the windows of the new WTC from the observation floor.
Investigate the Bush Crime Family and their associates for the murder of over 3000 innocent civilians on 9-11.
I've WALKED down 27 floors during a fire drill and complained. I can't imagine what it was like walking down 30, 40, 50 flights....not imagining that you might not make it out. WTC was a modern day Titanic in its grandeur.
What too many people DON'T think of , for buildings that high, is the ESCAPE options, in case of even a normal emergency. There need to be more options for people in wheel chairs, etc.
Ronny Franklin j
Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Well, it's different when we remember that the Titanic was a negligent accident but the 9/11 tragedy was a terrorist attack. That's what's more intriguing about it, if it would've been an accident the entire event would've taken a whole different perspective. But no, this was caused by the hatred of humanity. Sadly.
Sad but Too true.
1999 was the same year that I visited the World Trade Center.Will never forget taking the elevator up to the observation deck with my fiance'[now husband].Still seems so surreal,even to this day,that these buildings are forever gone,with so many innocent people as well.Never forgotten.
Thank you! Thank you very much! I never visited New York so I never knew how the towers looked inside, or if looking towards outside.
This presentation reminds me of happier times and also a simpler life. Everything changed and is changed after. 💔 forever!
I was in the building when the first plane hit (subway level). This video made me feel terribly sad. I remember the optimism of the 90’s. I remember the concerts there, the times I would tell friends “let’s meet there.” I remember working there and having to take the elevator to go to lunch. This video isn’t just about the trade center, but an America that seems to have disappeared and fallen into itself since then. Now 2020 America-it is like everything we thought was true-isn’t. I miss you 1990’s America.
To be honest... Europe is now much worse, than America. It was the same in the 90s, as America. But nowadays it became a much more dangerous place. I live in middle europe - and back in the 90s it was no problem to even walk in the middle of the night home from a friend. No safety issue at all. Nowadays, i wouldnt even recommend that, if someone is male. Let alone female.
And its not only that. Financial crisis too... the dollar isnt safe anymore... the Euro isnt safe anymore. Both currencies are in a rollercoaster of inflation.
People also doesnt trust in eachother anymore. Internet made us think, that ''everyone could be a predator'' , Covid also divided us. Women nowadays got more nitpicky...And in general its all about forcing narratives on eachother. Humor got less... most people are so easy offended. Even humor in media got much less. No Al Bundy anymore... everything has to be ''political correct'' .. We arent even allowed to say everything we want (RUclips itself shadowbanned me a lot for normal postings). The climate got much more hotter (at least in middle europe). We have less and less privacy (because of the goverment - but also because of companies, who collect every information about us... which then get leaked to criminals). We are judging people much sooner than in the 90s. We see ghosts where there is nothing ..(for instance: we see racism, inequalities, everywhere). And we dont have a grasp on reality anymore (on genders, ... even on biological facts: what a women is).
Now... i dont want to deny: the 90s weren't perfect. Of course not. But it was much more human.There was no digital wall which divided us, and/or made us see predators and ghosts everywhere. We had phones...but the phones back then really were there: to connect us, .. not to make more distance between us like ''i dont have to call him to meet him, when i also can write him simply a textmessage''
And even babyinternet back then, was mostly there to look something up, or get some updates for games, and/or windows. And even the first Chats back then, were perceived as something: to later meet that interesting person. Not for ''chatting to kill some time...but not meeting , because 'who knows who is behind that nickname' '' ... There were much less paranoia back then.
So yes - overall it was a much better time - in every aspect. And i dont say that, because i was ''young'' back then. I can compare those days.
And yes, there are few things which are better today, than back then. But overall the 90s were better.
What a vomit of mostly nonsense bullcrap.
@@PygmalionFaciebat So true!
@PygmalionFaciebat meh, we're dying of preventable illnesses, with America leading the world in Healthcare costs, g*n violence, and incarcerated/recividism rates. Use comparable information instead of incorrectly comparing a continent with a country. We fall behind individual European countries.
@@PygmalionFaciebat who suppress you my friend
My father took me and my brother to the WTS observation deck. What I recall most is that the building was so tall you had take 2 separate elevators. Even yet I felt dizzy as I exited the second elevator
My physicist father who has since passed away told me something I haven’t forgotten. The world trade center towers were so tall that they actually proved that the world is round.
They were farther apart at the top then they were at the bottom.
Yeah let that sink in!
My father was a brilliant man but he was also a man of few words, those few words had a way of hitting you so that by the time you got the point he’d be smiling at you to see if you got his point. And you’d never forget them!
Miss you dad💔
He’s in a better place now.
Thank you I just get goose bumps thinking about the fate of the WTC towers
Simone Schultz I’m sorry for your loss. I too lost my father, I share your loss.
Simone. Magic moments that will last forever!
I took a trip to NYC with my family when I was four, about 5 months before the towers fell. I took the same ferry ride featured at the start of the video, though I was too young to remember any of it. The only thing I remember from the entire trip was the grandeur of the lobby in the North tower, and I'm fine with that being the only memory
I have a photo of myself at the Statue of Liberty, with the skyline in the background, in 1996. That is one of my most treasured images that can never be recreated exactly.
I went there two times. Once when I was very small with my family to eat on the lower floors and another time I was a little older my dad took us up the elevator and we saw the skyline. When we were riding up the elevators my ears popped and I felt uncomfortable. There was a woman riding in there with me she was dark skinned with short hair and had kind eyes. She was dressed professionally and had some papers in her hands and a briefcase. She saw me and told me to open my mouth and it helped. That's the only memory I have.
Thats sweet
Wow your very lucky you got to see them before 911
I chewed gum going up the elevator. That helped too, because my ears started popping. I do the same on a plane flight. (Jan Griffiths).
Lies
Wow u r cute
9/11/2001 8:46am EST - the exact moment the 90s officially ended and the era of "war on terror" began.
Biden wrote the Patriot Act in 1997.
@@DVincentW No he didn't.
@Wesson Steel You dont understand. Im not talking about year and date. The 90s feel and attitude was still around in the early 2000s until 9/11.
Personally I think it was 9.03am when the second plane hit, up until the point of the 2nd plane hitting the other tower people thought it was a terrible accident, once the 2nd plane it the other tower the situation became clear and our whole world change instantly :(
The period the New World Order started
My very first apartment was a 17th floor studio with one very large window. I chose the apartment becsue the one window framed the towers. I would sit there in my tiny studio thinking I was one of the luckiest people in the world. Viewing them day and night for seven years. I visiited the towers countless times as I had family working there. We would meet at the bar at least once every couple of weeks at Windows on the World. This video brought tears to my eyes. So many beautiful memories. The majority of my familly left after the first bombing that took place in the basement. My mother lost her closest cousin who still worked there on 9/11. He died instantly after the first plane struck the north tower. He was one of the lucky ones.
It looks so peaceful!!😢
I was 15 years old when I watched those towers fall on TV, and it still leaves me breathless to this day.
Go buy an asthma pump then! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂⛽⛽🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🐴🐹🐹🐹🐹
Brittany Dugger I was 15 yrs old too on 9/11
Brittany same as me, I remember coming home from school and seeing it on TV when the south tower collapsed. Chilling to watch then and now
I was 13 and also just came back from school to enjoy some snacks in front of the television. I tuned in to the live footage, when everyone still thought it was an accident. R.i.p. to all the people who lost their lives on that sad day, and r.i.p. to the old world
Brittany are you single
Eerie, solemn and very sad to watch. I was there in 1998. It was truly a different world then.
September 10, 2001 last Real day on earth.
Sincerely, everything changed.... people got less trustworthy, cops got 10x more vigilant, paranoia and fear was in the air, embarking on our descent into madness. ..
I love the music it’s captures the serenity and beauty of the towers. Don’t they just look grand buildings and I absolutely wish I got the chance to visit them.
This breaks my heart. I was able to go see them and go up to the restaurant in 1981 when I was a young woman. It was incredible to stand in the plaza in front of the buildings and look up.
It's like watching Titanic footage before the ice berg. I guess Prince was right, I should have partied hard in 1999 because it's been a slow downward spiral for America since 2000.
Deep.
and this past weekend is very evident of that
That downward spiral is caused by men in small hats
Just because your life sucks doesn’t mean it’s bad for everyone.
Brought to you by Globalism.
Why does 1999 look and feel like 1979... Man im getting old!!!
We're all get old.
Mhm yeah man we’re all getting old. I wonder how long we have left
It must be the camera! I feel the same way! And yeah, I'm getting up there myself!
Its the film quality of the video. Awfuy qual;ity
@@gingerelvira6587 I honestly don't feel like things are all that different as far as "visually" speaking. If you were to look at a video from the 70's or 80's there would be extremely distinct fashions of the times that would signify more of when it was than this period in time. I'm 38 and don't really feel like the late 90's or early 2000's were really that significant a period of time. The thing that really lets you know the period of this video, besides the Towers still standing, is the fact that people weren't all walking around with their heads down viewing the world through a digital device. They were actually engaged in the world around them. That's the biggest difference in society then and society now. I actually think it's what makes modern times much worse. Although times weren't perfect in the late 90's either. The Lewinsky scandal was huge and America was only a few years removed from the outrage over the OJ verdict as well.
I wish i could go back in time. Late 90s i was a kid and everything was so easy. Nowadays people are so angry and fight each other because of little things..
I've never been to new york, but the towers always fascinated me.
RIP
An eeriness fills me watching this historical video. So much devastation - but back when this was recorded - so much life. How history changes in so little time when callous acts of malice from man are involved. Thanks for sharing this experience with the world on YT.
The music paired with the images of this just makes me tear up. Life was just so very different back then. It was simple....almost like a innocent purity to it.
That's exactly what it was. Life before internet porn, social media, smartphones etc.
Brendan Marks exactly
A LO the music is so powerful
So true!
This was 2 years ago that I wrote this already? Now I'm even more depressed....I long to go back in time before this.....before my mom died in a car accident, and now before I lost my dad to covid....I want to go back to when I had both parents. Some days I feel like I'm living in a nightmare that I just can't wake up from.
This is why it’s so important to remember the past, so we not just repeat old mistakes, but more importantly, remember all the great things we had, and how it’s important to appreciate every single great moment in life.
Exactly correct. So many wanting to "erase" our history... How foolish that is!!
Beautifully said.
Capsule71420 Thank you very much for the kind reply.
I hope you have an amazing life.
This music accompanies this video so well. Thanks for sharing.
One of the highlights of my life was visiting the WTC with some friends...the high speed elevators, the views...wow. Then, we capped off the day with a visit to the Empire State Building...and finally, celebrated a lovely day in Brooklyn at a place that sold waffles with ice cream on top. That special day will always be treasured by me!
Beautiful sweet memories ☺️
As a kid, from our place in B'klyn, I could see the WTC being built and filling the skyline. Much later and at uni, I had a summer job hand-delivering documents to the various financial concerns located in towers 1 and 2... which gave me many chances to ride their super-fast elevators.
Then, a few years after that, flying back to NYC for Xmas, the captain in our plane enthusiastically prompted the passengers to take in the port side view; an absolutely picture perfect view of Manhattan Island during sunset. He said, "Isn't that something?" A few rows in front of us were two guys who had jumped out of their starboard seats to get at the port windows. They hi-fived. It was great.
Americans say " uni " ?!
@@rajivmurkejee7498 The ones I know and who've been to a university. I don't know how pervasive the usage is.
@@rajivmurkejee7498 In America the words College and University are used interchangeably.
2 years later the whole world changed.. sad.
Beautiful video.
thaddeus FrankenCow - you still think 19 Muslims with box cutters did it? Fucking sheep- go fuck yourself
son try not to be such a moron
*USA
xaufojjj that was the day the elite gave all Americans a big black eye
thaddeus FrankenCow it's not there fault it's silver steen that ass hole
I found this video some years ago and have been captivated by the music in it ever since. There is something so nostalgic and heart wrenching in it; it was really a fantastic pick from the video poster.
I was only eight when this happened, and have almost no memories from that day. But every time I hear about the time before or when I see this footage or any other footage from WTC before, I'm struck by how different everything was. I don't know if it's pure nostalgia that makes people say those things but it doesn't seem like it is. It truly seems like pre-9/11 was a completely different world. I'm exhausted and tired almost all of the time and my heart aches for this period I was only able to spend eight short unremarkable years in. I just turned thirty and I don't think I'll ever feel the same kind of peace and tranquility that these types of videos suggest.
It may be true that it's just people's nostalgia talking and of course I know there were problems in the world before 9/11; but I want so badly for it to be true that the overall state of the world was better back then, because I hate so much to think that the despair and hopelessness of 2023 was inevitable even if the attacks had never taken place.
On that fateful Tuesday in Sept I saw my next door neighbor, a first responder fly out of his driveway. He was a happy go lucky man… he came back 4 days later, a very broken man from the things he saw there. We lived just outside of NYC. This country has never been the same again