@AdamKlownzinger At least Depressed Ginger has the balls to make videos and put himself on camera to the world to see and hear. I bet you wouldn't have the balls to do the same so stop hanging shit on him. He makes interesting and informative videos that a lot of people appreciate, so please be grateful he makes these for all of us.
This is heartbreaking...Do you know, if any magnets of the gift shop have also been found? I bought one.. 5 month earlier...And i am thinking of bringing it to the wtc museum if i will ever go back to ny...=(
I had been to the observation deck earlier that summer. I took the girl I was dating at the time to New York. We ate a slice of pizza there. Your photos reminded me of it. I had eaten at Windows on the World a couple of times a few years earlier.
I have also been there 5 month earlier as a 10 year old tourist. I bought a magnet there and we took many photos, also from the roof. it was shocking what happened 5 month later...those pictures in the vid bring memories back to life...its very deep to watch...
hope your keeping well man,, you've establish a large following of people who LOVE what you do. Your doing everything and phase of "being down" will defiantly be over., just like myself.
Travelled all the way from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 in August 96 to visit the WTC and go up to that observation deck. I was a teenager at rhe time. It was heartbreaking seeing the devastation on 9/11 and a thought later dawned in me that my own kids would never experience being up their.
The only time that I went up there, we weren't allowed to go outside as it was too windy. The view at 0:40 is what I recall in 1992. Of course,I did see them being built in the late 60's,being a twice a day NJ to NY messenger.(No e-mails or faxes at that time).
those two buildings were just absolutely massive… the amount of rubble they produced upon falling, is mindblowing.. where did all of it get taken off to?
@@eaglevision993 “Kil“/“Kill[e]“ means “creek“ or “river“ in 17-18th century Dutch. New York City was originally Dutch city New Amsterdam, in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, and many Dutch names are retained especially on Staaten Eylandt (which officially restored Dutch name _Staten Island_ in 1975 in lieu of the English name of _Borough of Richmond_ only now used as the name of _Richmond County_ ). Cf. the neighborhood of _Great Kills_ , the roads and bodies of water named _Arthur Kill_ , _Kill van Kull_ ; also Upstate NY has the _Catskill_ (“Cat's Creek“) Mountains.
Taken away before the Police could cordon off the area and declare a crime scene. The evidence was taken away by a fleet of trucks that were on standby weeks if not years beforehand.
I remember September 10, 2001. It rained in the afternoon. Heavy downpours. I got drenched coming home and then it was sunny. It cleared up. It rained again that night.
Yeah, but many others would have done the same thing if they were trapped above the inferno though. You basically had to "choose" your own death if you were above the impact zone in Tower #1/the North Tower, since you had no way out in that case. It's like would you rather take a bullet to the head and die immediately, or five to the chest, and bleed to death? Obviously the quicker, far less painful way is what you'd want if death is indeed inevitable too.
It wasn't a "Choice" the Human body will do ANYTHING to get away from fire and smoke. It wasn't a choice, they just did what they had to get away from it. Not one single human on earth would say I'm going to run into the flames and die by being burned to death. That would never happen. It would probably be better if you became overcome with smoke and passed out and be unconscious than to fall out of the tower or burn to death. I can't believe people still say they "chose" to jump. It's not even a choice. They were either forced out, or did anything they could to get away from the fire and heat that was getting worse and worse.
@@victorpeirce4753 Well I know most who were trapped did whatever they realistically could when their survival instincts kicked in, even if there was nothing they could do when all was said and done. It's not like EVERYBODY trapped above jumped at first, if even at all. But if that was your only way out, it was pretty much the best thing you could do, if you knew you weren't getting out alive though. It's what I too would have done myself if I was caught between that rock and a hard place, with no way out either.
This style of building won’t ever come back. Relates to the twins and also reminds people of 9/11 so people would be scared to go in and also it would make 9/11 families upset they brought a tower back looking like the ones that got destroyed. But personally for me I would loved if they made the twins again but made it stronger and a lot of fire proof cuz the fire proof they had in the twins wasn’t worth a crap it came off if you used ur hands. I’ve seen lots of documentaries About 9/11
@@jacob_boi91that style of building isn't used much anymore. The towers was built with huge steel columns on each side giving it its unique look. We haven't built this way do to the ammount of steel used. The one world trade center used about 20,000 tonnes of steel. While one of the twins used 100,000 tons of steel.
@@jacob_boi91 I read an article somewhere that said a large percentage of New Yorkers as well as families of victims, and survivors were in favor of building the towers back as they were. Or at least 1 tower
The observation level and desk on tower 2 were great spots. I went up a few times, the last time in early 2001. The interior observation level was interesting in that it was possible to fit between the columns right up against the glass. It was almost like there was no wall. Even more amazing was looking to the north and seeing the massive tower 1 right outside the window. The experience at the new trade center tower is completely different with lots of noise and distractions.
I was on the south tower observation deck in 1978. The view was terrific. It was very windy at the outdoor deck. To get to the top of the tower you had to take the express elevators and your ears would pop during the ride.
I actually wonder if some of the broadcast engineers (there is a list of them available) were trying to get up on the antenna to get away from the smoke. They did shutdown the transmitters and had roof access. But according to some transcripts of the radio channels, the roof access did not work anymore after the impact since it relied of a card reader and activation from the 22nd floor WTC operations center, which was soon abandoned.
There's a story and even a vid of a guy and his coworker showing their daily work on the roof of the north tower and the radio equipment below. The guy narrating it says his coworker (the other guy in the vid) died on 911.
Donald DiFranco, a Broadcast Engineer was working on the roof that day. I'd like to see a video made about him and the the other people who worked with him.
I was supposed to be there 9/9. I was at the Red Sox/Yankees game with my friends and we decided to do touristy NYC things afterward but my friend didn't want to go to the WTC and I said, "Eh, we can go another time." Yeaaaah.
My husband and son went up to the observation deck about a year before 9/11. I do not like heights so I stayed downstairs and walked around the underground mall. I also visited some of the stores in the area and had a drink at a bar that was close by. I remember standing in front of the towers and looking up only to not be able to see the top of the buildings. They were beautiful. May all of the souls murdered that day Rest In Peace.
Im surprised you didnt mention the limp bizkit music video filmed up there. It won best music video at the MTV music awards on september the 10th 2001.
@@jasonwebb5964didn't have a damn thing to with the next day. They was making a video. And actual people working at the trade center actually thanked them for choosing to shoot a video on top of the building
@@jasonwebb5964oh yeah cause bin laden was a huge fan of limp bizkit and actually took inspiration from the video to pull off the attack. see i can sound dumb too
@@-valmetal- it's pretty widely known that bin laden was BIG into the Bizkit! He could be seen on numerous occasions blasting Rollin' while riding his iced out camel through Bora Bora. In fact during the final raid of his compound, Nookie was heard coming from the upstairs bedroom. That's how they knew they got him. Sure enough when they kicked the door in, there he was with a backwards fitted hat, vans, and khakis standing in a piece of plywood pretending he was crowd surfing at Woodstock! Fred Durst was given a medal of valor for his contributions. I'm surprised you never heard of this.
I do like how they kind of combined both towers into one with the new One World Trade Center. That being with how it has upscale restaurants, along with an observation deck at the top, albeit only an indoor one however. That despite even if it'll never quite be anywhere near as iconic as the Twins were, even if a second tower is eventually added to the complex one of these days. But that's of course assuming that project ever gets off the ground, and out of "development hell." I myself also had the pleasure of going to the observation deck of the South Tower/Tower #2, when I was a little kid way back in 91, ten years before the towers were sadly destroyed. I'll never forget the view from above where people looked like ants, while vehicles appeared as if they were these toy Micro-Machines, which you could just pick up, and throw onto the ground! It was magical, if not almost kind of supernatural in a way. Never once did I think that experience would end up being a one shot deal for me, after the tragic chaos which went on a decade later. But I do hope to visit the new W.T.C. one day, which I have on my personal "bucket list" too!
I was visiting a friend in America a month ago (I’m from England) and my friend’s brother in law works in the new tower. He took us up to his office which is pretty high up, though I can’t remember the exact floor. The views from the new tower are incredible and the tower itself is beautiful. Such an incredible city
@@Jackosaurus117 Oh yeah, and at least the new tower was a fine replacement, despite the fact that it'll never quite be the real thing with that being said though. But it's still an amazing marvel to behind, and a place where you should definitely check out when you can too.
We went up to the observation deck in Autumn 99. The taxis looked like yellow blobs. Think we could make out JFK Airport in the distance. The sun was just setting when we visited. Think I went on that kinda simulator ride on the main deck and I went to the top deck
there where about 12 cleaning workers cleaning the roof when the plane hit luckily they made it to about 45 in an express elevator before the plane hit they survived you ca hear them talk about their expirence on a podcast
Discovered your channel today and it’s great, subscribed. Not just the 9/11 videos - you cover interesting topics alongside your narration which is captivating, clear, and to the point - makes for seriously enjoyable content. Thanks.
I have been there...On April, 9 2001, as a 10year old tourist...It was so impessive...I have a magnet from there...And photos...And i am still shocked, thinking of the people who worked there on 9/11...I will always remember 9/11.. It's haunting me...23 years later...hard to imagine how the relatives and families of the victims must be feeling..R.I.P
The observation deck did not open till 9:00 AM. Even if they had not made the decision to close the observation deck when the North Tower was hit, it still would not have made a difference. The South Tower had already been hit by the time the observation deck would have opened.
I was in NYC on a school trip in 1999. I saw them with my own eyes from the Statue of Liberty. It was a sight. Every time I see shots of the towers in movies or tv shows, I always get a strange feeling in my gut.
The one documentary about 9/11, interviews the man who flew up in a helicopter w a pilot to see if they could rescue people off the roof. The south tower was completely engulfed in smoke. The north tower did have a clear area, but there was no one there. They flew around for a while, but saw no one. They did see a lot of people leaning out of the north tower windows, but were unable to help them. They apparently didn't know that the doors to the roofs were locked.
In August of 2001 I went to NYC to do a job. I used to travel all over the world installing satellite earth stations and I had one to do just a few miles from the towers. I really wanted to go to the top of the tower so i took a day off to make the trip. I got up that morning and just had this compulsion to buy a camera. I had been looking at a Sony digital camera that used Floppy disks for storage but had decided to wait for a few more months but on that morning I just had this overwhelming urge to get a camera. I walked around the area by my hotel until I found a shop that sold the Sony camera and I bought one and took it with me to the tower. I took a bunch of pictures that day. Also, I kept the ticket stub, something I normally didn't do. A week after I got home the towers came down. Creepy...
I have a happy picture my mom took of me at age 14, standing on the top of the South Tower, smiling, sunny day, with Lady Liberty in the backround. It was 1997.
When it comes to the artifacts from the buildings, I wish one of the elevators could have been saved. I hear they had some massive elevators that could hold 60+ people in some. I havent even seen pictures of them.
I took that tour in December of ‘99. Beautiful December evening, went on the roof deck. The whole of 9/11 was extra weird because of that personal connection.
I was uo there 3 times the first being my senior trip in H.S in 1998 and last being June 29th 2001 . I have a pic of me sitting on that railing on observation walkway.
As I understand it, the 107th floor of the north tower was the restaurant. The 108th and 109th floors were basically open to each other as mechanical areas. The 110th floor of the north tower was where the TV transmitters were (I have the blueprints of those floors). I'm guessing it was the same situation in the south tower. So, was the inside observation area on the 110th floor? I don't think there were any outside windows on the 110th floor of either building. Seems like the inside observation deck in the south tower would have to be on the 107th floor with a super long escalator to the roof. Please correct me if I'm wrong on any of this. I am pretty sure there were no windows on the 110th floor of the north tower where the TV transmitters were housed. Again, please correct me if I am wrong on any of this!
The indoor observation deck shown in the video was on 107 in the south tower. There were two escalators almost up against the windows which ran through the 108/109 mechanical floors up into 110 (which had no windows, unlike the claim in another comment here). In 110 there were two L-shaped corridors which linked these escalators from 107 to the ones you see poking out through the roof. You can faintly see the north escalator passing through 108/109 in some of the other 9/11 footage of the towers.
Interesting to note, if you watch that FDNY video of the first plane hitting within just a few seconds you see smoke rushing out the 107th floor, just to give perspective of how quickly things diminished
When the South tower came down, it's core stood up for around 20 seconds after the perimeter wall had fallen away. That's why the roof would have been impossible to survive since it would have broken apart and then have the core fall on top
all of the pictures i see from these towers….. make them look fancy as fuck. i hate that we will never get to explore these ever again. may the new towers be even more stunning. rip.
I was on top of the WTC observation deck, including Windows of the World, just a few days before 9/11. At the observation deck, it was possible to record a video and have it sent to an email adr. That was so new in 2001. and in the bar when "99 air ballons" was played I was looking outside the window and there was fog, but suddently the sky opened and I could see the northtower clearly plus the NYC. Still cannot believe what happened back then ....
In theory I think its possible to survive on the roof depending on how the collapse happened. The record for survivng a drop without a parchute is 20 times that of the WTCs height. The person fell into heavy forest cover with snow. Here you aren't falling the floor beneath you is and it might not be severed from the floors beneath it that are above the crash area. It would require everything to happen the right way though. If someone locked themselves into the cage at 2.55 perhaps. If people could survive the Halifax explosion point blank anything is possibe.
I went up to the observation deck on one of the towers in 98. Didn’t go outside tho and I remember there was like a 3D ride up there and the handrails next to the big windows were made of clear plastic. Was I in the north or south tower? I don’t remember seeing an entrance to windows on the world, but I was also pretty young at the time, 10 years old.
As far as a helicopter rescue the South tower was out of play with too much smoke billowing out and over it even if there were people there. The Northwest corner of the North tower was accessible but there was no one on the roof, not to mention the top of the world opened at 9.30am-9.30pm, it was too early.
video idea what if one of the planes nose dived right into the observatory deck or the antenna would it lead to complete collapse or would it be like a cigarette?
I still like to think it's possible to ride down the Observation Deck when the South Tower came collapsing down. And yes... no matter how crazy it might be.
Since the roof was supported by the large truss, it might actually keep integrity on the way down. But the sudden stop which comes with the spike in G forces would kill you.
The top portion of the South tower tilted at an angle when the collapse began and that top portion fragmented to pieces as it smashed into the lower portion of the building as that portion was collapsing as well.
I wonder how the radio and TV stations got back on the air after their service was destroyed! Has another antenna system been erected, like the one that came down with the building?
Next video idea should be what would've happened if the south tower was hit first/just like the north tower, and the north tower hit second/just like the south tower
I wonder about that too, or what if the hijackers hit lower or if they came from a different direction to ensure hitting the buildings lower... could have been a lot worse. I think the north tower was first because Atta followed the Hudson River down straight to manhattan and the north tower was the closer, more in line target.
@@Queue26 Yet I wonder why the North Tower/Tower #1 was hit so high though? Granted Atta did hit it straight down the middle, which caused every stairwell to be severed, making escape impossible if you were above the impact. But at least there were less casualties, while more people below where the plane crashed had ample time to escape. The South Tower/Tower #2 being hit lower obviously caused more floors to be impacted, along with the building collapsing much sooner. But at least one stairway was still intact, which 18 people did both find, and got out alive who were above where the plane hit as a result though.
@@freakyfornash Atta was with the plane already in a relatively steep descent. I'm not a pilot, but I could imagine that it's not easy for a not very experienced pilot to calculate how steep the descent has to be to be low enough but not so low that you hit another of the skyscrapers in Manhatten. It was a matter of seconds after all.
@@rittersportfan that’s what I’ve thinking too.., I do believe he wanted to be sure he would be clear of all other buildings so he could hit his target., and once he knew he was low enough his main focus was lining up the plane and keeping it on target. At the last second he turned his wings so he could impact the most floors possible.
Do you plan to cover the often not told stories of base jumpers that videotaped their jumps from this platform? I know one is covered on Donahue’s show.
It was just a matter of time before people started profiting off of 9/11/2001 and this channel is proof of it. I had to watch an ad before seeing this.
I think there was a minimal but a slight, miracle of a chance that someone could've survived the fall from the top. But it would've had to have been the perfect scenario. Not very likely. There have been people before, like a few in the Surfside Miami Condo Collapse in 2021, that out-survived those on bottom floors because they were able to ride the pancake down to the bottom. Yes they were injured pretty bad, but survived. But that was what 12 stories or something? and WTC was obviously wayyyyy more floors than that. It would've been really cool survival story. But heck that one guy that survived the WTC collapse by being in the right place, that IS a crazy story in it's own right.
As a kid our parents took us to the observation deck. Late 1970s. We used the paid binoculars and my dad found found his powder blue small Toyota in the parking lot.
Actually, no, it didn’t matter if you held onto anything if you were located above the impact zone, you were dead. The fall alone would have killed you.
I was there two weeks prior to 9/11 and road that goofy helicopter simulator and spent some time on the roof. I remember there were black plywood silhouettes of people looking out windows.
32’ per sec. Gravity… then and immediately stop at “0”, after falling that far. Someone would pancake. What approximate mph would that be… with an immediate stop at 0?
That plane that hit the south tower went over 520 mph and nearly missed the tower but it hit the back of the tower at around 520 mph at 9:02 am creating an giant explosion around the tower and the plane even hit at a weak spot where the tower couldn’t handle it. It only stood for less than an hour it got hit at 9:02 and collapsed at 9:59 so that’s less than an hour.
There's another topic you might consider for a video. Forensic technology is very advanced now and would they be able to know what happened to these victims to give the families closure like if they fell, were they impacted by the plane hitting them so it was instant or they were waiting up there until it collapsed. They have video of the man that scaled down the building. They probably have an easy time identifying the people standing up there with AI and facial scanning so more than likely they have identified all of those people or come close.
I know you are the person who can answer this: what was that thing on the top of the North Tower on the very edge that looked like a small crane of some kind?? It’s been burning a hole through my brain trying to determine what it is. Thanks!!! Keep ‘em coming! 👏
The ticket to the World Trade Center Observation deck says 9/1O/O1 and 18.16 at night. That's why it says "Roof Closed" because it wasn't open at night. If you look closely you can see the details.
On 9/10/01 there was a heavy thunderstorm in New York. It's absolutely plausible that the roof was closed for that reason and not only because of the time.
@@rittersportfan Yeah I remember 9/1O/O1 raining through the afternoon. I just assumed that the observation deck on the roof was closed at night for safety reasons.
A piece of it is in display in the memorial museum. Only about 7-10 feet of (dont know actual length but its very little compared to long gone entirety.) I'm guessing probably the least damaged run of it. With anything above or below the section being too twisted or mangled to fit within the confined of the display area. They simply cut off the excess to leave a battered but intact piece just to give you an idea of its initial size and diameter. Bigger than you would have probably guessed. Looks pretty thin and lanky in the photos but trust me, it was anything but.
“What happened to the South Tower Observation Deck?”
“Gone… reduced to atoms…”
You were just on the deck 2 days ago!!!!
Let's discuss this for 8 minutes.
Something about the “youtuber voice” mixed with a discussion of 9/11 makes me laugh. This channel is goofy and very niche but its awesome
I'm curious about the type of people who make up the channels community
@AdamKlownzinger At least Depressed Ginger has the balls to make videos and put himself on camera to the world to see and hear. I bet you wouldn't have the balls to do the same so stop hanging shit on him. He makes interesting and informative videos that a lot of people appreciate, so please be grateful he makes these for all of us.
I don't see why he's goody. He covers interesting, niche topics.
@@Nik-xi2riI find what he has to say interesting, he’s very knowledgeable about the topics he covers
It’s only because you can tell by his voice he probably wasn’t even alive in 2001😂
There is a teddy bear from the 107th floor observation deck in the South Tower that survived the descent and I believe is in the museum today
If I remember correctly. A rescue worker found found the teddy bear among the rubble of former roof of the South Tower observation deck gift shop.
I’ve read a few souvenirs from the observation deck were found. The bear is in the museum, but think there was some more.
This is heartbreaking...Do you know, if any magnets of the gift shop have also been found? I bought one.. 5 month earlier...And i am thinking of bringing it to the wtc museum if i will ever go back to ny...=(
I had been to the observation deck earlier that summer. I took the girl I was dating at the time to New York. We ate a slice of pizza there. Your photos reminded me of it. I had eaten at Windows on the World a couple of times a few years earlier.
I have also been there 5 month earlier as a 10 year old tourist. I bought a magnet there and we took many photos, also from the roof. it was shocking what happened 5 month later...those pictures in the vid bring memories back to life...its very deep to watch...
The more you post these videos the more I regret never getting to visit these towers. As a kid I always wanted to see them since Home Alone 2.
You may know this, but the south tower observation deck and a view of the north tower antenna as well as a shot of the twins are all in Home Alone 2
In retrospect, one of the best scenes in Home Alone 2. 👍🏾
Have you ever noticed that when the play Home Alone 2 on TV, they edit out the observation deck scene?
@@smorris281 when I see it on Tv the scene is usually there, might be the channel or smth
hope your keeping well man,, you've establish a large following of people who LOVE what you do. Your doing everything and phase of "being down" will defiantly be over., just like myself.
Travelled all the way from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 in August 96 to visit the WTC and go up to that observation deck. I was a teenager at rhe time. It was heartbreaking seeing the devastation on 9/11 and a thought later dawned in me that my own kids would never experience being up their.
The only time that I went up there, we weren't allowed to go outside as it was too windy.
The view at 0:40 is what I recall in 1992.
Of course,I did see them being built in the late 60's,being a twice a day NJ to NY messenger.(No e-mails or faxes at that time).
Ummm faxes definitely existed in the 60s. It was invented in 1860, actually.
those two buildings were just absolutely massive… the amount of rubble they produced upon falling, is mindblowing.. where did all of it get taken off to?
Fresh Kills (yeah nice name for it) land fill.
Fresh Kills Land Fill, then the largest in the world, on Staten Island. Freshkills Park on the site will soon be the largest park in NYC.
@@eaglevision993 “Kil“/“Kill[e]“ means “creek“ or “river“ in 17-18th century Dutch. New York City was originally Dutch city New Amsterdam, in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, and many Dutch names are retained especially on Staaten Eylandt (which officially restored Dutch name _Staten Island_ in 1975 in lieu of the English name of _Borough of Richmond_ only now used as the name of _Richmond County_ ). Cf. the neighborhood of _Great Kills_ , the roads and bodies of water named _Arthur Kill_ , _Kill van Kull_ ; also Upstate NY has the _Catskill_ (“Cat's Creek“) Mountains.
It was a crime scene, like any other, just on a much grander scale. And yet, a crime scene it was and they wisked away all the evidence. 🤨
Taken away before the Police could cordon off the area and declare a crime scene. The evidence was taken away by a fleet of trucks that were on standby weeks if not years beforehand.
I remember September 10, 2001. It rained in the afternoon. Heavy downpours. I got drenched coming home and then it was sunny. It cleared up. It rained again that night.
I went up there on my visit to NY back in 1990. I took lots of photos so that when you line them up together they show the view all the way around.
The jumpers bother me more than anything that happened that day. I cant imagine making that choice
Yeah, but many others would have done the same thing if they were trapped above the inferno though. You basically had to "choose" your own death if you were above the impact zone in Tower #1/the North Tower, since you had no way out in that case. It's like would you rather take a bullet to the head and die immediately, or five to the chest, and bleed to death? Obviously the quicker, far less painful way is what you'd want if death is indeed inevitable too.
It wasn't a "Choice" the Human body will do ANYTHING to get away from fire and smoke. It wasn't a choice, they just did what they had to get away from it. Not one single human on earth would say I'm going to run into the flames and die by being burned to death. That would never happen. It would probably be better if you became overcome with smoke and passed out and be unconscious than to fall out of the tower or burn to death. I can't believe people still say they "chose" to jump. It's not even a choice. They were either forced out, or did anything they could to get away from the fire and heat that was getting worse and worse.
I agree with you completely.@@victorpeirce4753
@@victorpeirce4753 Well I know most who were trapped did whatever they realistically could when their survival instincts kicked in, even if there was nothing they could do when all was said and done. It's not like EVERYBODY trapped above jumped at first, if even at all. But if that was your only way out, it was pretty much the best thing you could do, if you knew you weren't getting out alive though. It's what I too would have done myself if I was caught between that rock and a hard place, with no way out either.
@@victorpeirce4753some definitely consciously jumped.
When the freedom tower was finished, I was so disappointed they didn't being this style back.
This style of building won’t ever come back. Relates to the twins and also reminds people of 9/11 so people would be scared to go in and also it would make 9/11 families upset they brought a tower back looking like the ones that got destroyed. But personally for me I would loved if they made the twins again but made it stronger and a lot of fire proof cuz the fire proof they had in the twins wasn’t worth a crap it came off if you used ur hands. I’ve seen lots of documentaries
About 9/11
@@jacob_boi91that style of building isn't used much anymore. The towers was built with huge steel columns on each side giving it its unique look. We haven't built this way do to the ammount of steel used. The one world trade center used about 20,000 tonnes of steel. While one of the twins used 100,000 tons of steel.
@@jacob_boi91 You can't fire proof a building from a fully loaded 600,000 pound aircraft traveling at several hundred miles per hour.
@@jacob_boi91 I read an article somewhere that said a large percentage of New Yorkers as well as families of victims, and survivors were in favor of building the towers back as they were. Or at least 1 tower
One World Trade Center. It was never called freedom tower
The observation level and desk on tower 2 were great spots. I went up a few times, the last time in early 2001. The interior observation level was interesting in that it was possible to fit between the columns right up against the glass. It was almost like there was no wall. Even more amazing was looking to the north and seeing the massive tower 1 right outside the window.
The experience at the new trade center tower is completely different with lots of noise and distractions.
I was on the south tower observation deck in 1978. The view was terrific. It was very windy at the outdoor deck. To get to the top of the tower you had to take the express elevators and your ears would pop during the ride.
I actually wonder if some of the broadcast engineers (there is a list of them available) were trying to get up on the antenna to get away from the smoke. They did shutdown the transmitters and had roof access. But according to some transcripts of the radio channels, the roof access did not work anymore after the impact since it relied of a card reader and activation from the 22nd floor WTC operations center, which was soon abandoned.
There's a story and even a vid of a guy and his coworker showing their daily work on the roof of the north tower and the radio equipment below. The guy narrating it says his coworker (the other guy in the vid) died on 911.
Donald DiFranco, a Broadcast Engineer was working on the roof that day. I'd like to see a video made about him and the the other people who worked with him.
@@CritterHouseUSA Was he the one who called the station and said he was powering down the equipment? One of the engineers got a phone line out.
yup@@eaglevision993
Dick Crocco was on the roof that day
I am always fascinated with these WTC videos
I visited the south tower in about 1998. Remember it like it was yesterday. Glad to see these pictures. 😊
I was on the outdoor observation deck on 09/09/2001.
I was supposed to be there 9/9. I was at the Red Sox/Yankees game with my friends and we decided to do touristy NYC things afterward but my friend didn't want to go to the WTC and I said, "Eh, we can go another time." Yeaaaah.
@@SRGotsyou can now
@@SRGotsI was there that awful day next to it.
My husband and son went up to the observation deck about a year before 9/11. I do not like heights so I stayed downstairs and walked around the underground mall. I also visited some of the stores in the area and had a drink at a bar that was close by. I remember standing in front of the towers and looking up only to not be able to see the top of the buildings. They were beautiful. May all of the souls murdered that day Rest In Peace.
Im surprised you didnt mention the limp bizkit music video filmed up there. It won best music video at the MTV music awards on september the 10th 2001.
That must be why the towers were targeted then! I don't know why nobody has investigated that!
@@jasonwebb5964didn't have a damn thing to with the next day. They was making a video. And actual people working at the trade center actually thanked them for choosing to shoot a video on top of the building
@@jasonwebb5964oh yeah cause bin laden was a huge fan of limp bizkit and actually took inspiration from the video to pull off the attack. see i can sound dumb too
@@-valmetal- it's pretty widely known that bin laden was BIG into the Bizkit! He could be seen on numerous occasions blasting Rollin' while riding his iced out camel through Bora Bora. In fact during the final raid of his compound, Nookie was heard coming from the upstairs bedroom. That's how they knew they got him. Sure enough when they kicked the door in, there he was with a backwards fitted hat, vans, and khakis standing in a piece of plywood pretending he was crowd surfing at Woodstock! Fred Durst was given a medal of valor for his contributions. I'm surprised you never heard of this.
@@-valmetal-you did. Imagine that.
I love how much your channel has grown dude , your gonna hit 100k by the end of the year for sure! Shoutout depressed ginger
I do like how they kind of combined both towers into one with the new One World Trade Center. That being with how it has upscale restaurants, along with an observation deck at the top, albeit only an indoor one however. That despite even if it'll never quite be anywhere near as iconic as the Twins were, even if a second tower is eventually added to the complex one of these days. But that's of course assuming that project ever gets off the ground, and out of "development hell." I myself also had the pleasure of going to the observation deck of the South Tower/Tower #2, when I was a little kid way back in 91, ten years before the towers were sadly destroyed. I'll never forget the view from above where people looked like ants, while vehicles appeared as if they were these toy Micro-Machines, which you could just pick up, and throw onto the ground! It was magical, if not almost kind of supernatural in a way. Never once did I think that experience would end up being a one shot deal for me, after the tragic chaos which went on a decade later. But I do hope to visit the new W.T.C. one day, which I have on my personal "bucket list" too!
I was visiting a friend in America a month ago (I’m from England) and my friend’s brother in law works in the new tower. He took us up to his office which is pretty high up, though I can’t remember the exact floor. The views from the new tower are incredible and the tower itself is beautiful. Such an incredible city
@@Jackosaurus117 Oh yeah, and at least the new tower was a fine replacement, despite the fact that it'll never quite be the real thing with that being said though. But it's still an amazing marvel to behind, and a place where you should definitely check out when you can too.
We went up to the observation deck in Autumn 99. The taxis looked like yellow blobs. Think we could make out JFK Airport in the distance. The sun was just setting when we visited. Think I went on that kinda simulator ride on the main deck and I went to the top deck
freedom tower just doesnt feel the same they should have added a outdoor one
@@NickyD But hopefully the second tower will, if it ever gets built though.
there where about 12 cleaning workers cleaning the roof when the plane hit luckily they made it to about 45 in an express elevator before the plane hit they survived you ca hear them talk about their expirence on a podcast
Discovered your channel today and it’s great, subscribed. Not just the 9/11 videos - you cover interesting topics alongside your narration which is captivating, clear, and to the point - makes for seriously enjoyable content. Thanks.
Perfect narration. He is a great journalist.
I have been there...On April, 9 2001, as a 10year old tourist...It was so impessive...I have a magnet from there...And photos...And i am still shocked, thinking of the people who worked there on 9/11...I will always remember 9/11.. It's haunting me...23 years later...hard to imagine how the relatives and families of the victims must be feeling..R.I.P
I went up to the observation deck sometime in the 1970s when I lived in Westchester County NY
I was up there in 1986. Spectacular views.
RIP my beautiful sweet sister. You was always very kind and sweet to me ❤
It fell. The end. Thanks for watching
Thanks for spoiling it for me.
True but kind of disrespectful
The observation deck did not open till 9:00 AM. Even if they had not made the decision to close the observation deck when the North Tower was hit, it still would not have made a difference. The South Tower had already been hit by the time the observation deck would have opened.
The ending scene of the musical ...'Godspell' was filmed up there. The dance number is called 'It's All For The Best'
I was in NYC on a school trip in 1999. I saw them with my own eyes from the Statue of Liberty. It was a sight. Every time I see shots of the towers in movies or tv shows, I always get a strange feeling in my gut.
I was on the observation deck of South tower in 1976 @10 yrs old with my pops and have vivid memories!!! Its a tragedy indeed!!!
The one documentary about 9/11, interviews the man who flew up in a helicopter w a pilot to see if they could rescue people off the roof. The south tower was completely engulfed in smoke. The north tower did have a clear area, but there was no one there. They flew around for a while, but saw no one. They did see a lot of people leaning out of the north tower windows, but were unable to help them. They apparently didn't know that the doors to the roofs were locked.
They also had the Limp Busiquit package where you can play the drums ontop of the tower
In August of 2001 I went to NYC to do a job. I used to travel all over the world installing satellite earth stations and I had one to do just a few miles from the towers. I really wanted to go to the top of the tower so i took a day off to make the trip. I got up that morning and just had this compulsion to buy a camera. I had been looking at a Sony digital camera that used Floppy disks for storage but had decided to wait for a few more months but on that morning I just had this overwhelming urge to get a camera. I walked around the area by my hotel until I found a shop that sold the Sony camera and I bought one and took it with me to the tower. I took a bunch of pictures that day. Also, I kept the ticket stub, something I normally didn't do. A week after I got home the towers came down. Creepy...
I have a happy picture my mom took of me at age 14, standing on the top of the South Tower, smiling, sunny day, with Lady Liberty in the backround. It was 1997.
Thank you, i was waiting for a video like this
I remember being up there, it was quite exhilarating. In my wildest dreams I would never imagine that it would not exist in my present timeframe.
I remember going onto the roof about a year before the parking garage bombing. It was an amazing view, but weird to think about now.
I went outside on the observation deck years ago, was really neat.
When it comes to the artifacts from the buildings, I wish one of the elevators could have been saved.
I hear they had some massive elevators that could hold 60+ people in some. I havent even seen pictures of them.
I took that tour in December of ‘99. Beautiful December evening, went on the roof deck. The whole of 9/11 was extra weird because of that personal connection.
I was uo there 3 times the first being my senior trip in H.S in 1998 and last being June 29th 2001 . I have a pic of me sitting on that railing on observation walkway.
I'm wondering about if and how they handled snow removal.
As I understand it, the 107th floor of the north tower was the restaurant. The 108th and 109th floors were basically open to each other as mechanical areas. The 110th floor of the north tower was where the TV transmitters were (I have the blueprints of those floors).
I'm guessing it was the same situation in the south tower. So, was the inside observation area on the 110th floor? I don't think there were any outside windows on the 110th floor of either building. Seems like the inside observation deck in the south tower would have to be on the 107th floor with a super long escalator to the roof. Please correct me if I'm wrong on any of this. I am pretty sure there were no windows on the 110th floor of the north tower where the TV transmitters were housed. Again, please correct me if I am wrong on any of this!
South tower had windows on 110th floor
The indoor observation deck shown in the video was on 107 in the south tower. There were two escalators almost up against the windows which ran through the 108/109 mechanical floors up into 110 (which had no windows, unlike the claim in another comment here). In 110 there were two L-shaped corridors which linked these escalators from 107 to the ones you see poking out through the roof. You can faintly see the north escalator passing through 108/109 in some of the other 9/11 footage of the towers.
i remember going up onto the South Tower Observation Deck
Could you make a video on the construction of the World Trade Center?
Interesting to note, if you watch that FDNY video of the first plane hitting within just a few seconds you see smoke rushing out the 107th floor, just to give perspective of how quickly things diminished
When the South tower came down, it's core stood up for around 20 seconds after the perimeter wall had fallen away. That's why the roof would have been impossible to survive since it would have broken apart and then have the core fall on top
Is it possible to see it during Its collapse?
I remember it vaguely from childhood
all of the pictures i see from these towers….. make them look fancy as fuck. i hate that we will never get to explore these ever again. may the new towers be even more stunning. rip.
I was on top of the WTC observation deck, including Windows of the World, just a few days before 9/11.
At the observation deck, it was possible to record a video and have it sent to an email adr. That was so new in 2001. and in the bar when "99 air ballons" was played I was looking outside the window and there was fog, but suddently the sky opened and I could see the northtower clearly plus the NYC.
Still cannot believe what happened back then ....
In theory I think its possible to survive on the roof depending on how the collapse happened. The record for survivng a drop without a parchute is 20 times that of the WTCs height. The person fell into heavy forest cover with snow. Here you aren't falling the floor beneath you is and it might not be severed from the floors beneath it that are above the crash area. It would require everything to happen the right way though. If someone locked themselves into the cage at 2.55 perhaps. If people could survive the Halifax explosion point blank anything is possibe.
I went up to the observation deck on one of the towers in 98. Didn’t go outside tho and I remember there was like a 3D ride up there and the handrails next to the big windows were made of clear plastic. Was I in the north or south tower? I don’t remember seeing an entrance to windows on the world, but I was also pretty young at the time, 10 years old.
As far as a helicopter rescue the South tower was out of play with too much smoke billowing out and over it even if there were people there. The Northwest corner of the North tower was accessible but there was no one on the roof, not to mention the top of the world opened at 9.30am-9.30pm, it was too early.
video idea what if one of the planes nose dived right into the observatory deck or the antenna would it lead to complete collapse or would it be like a cigarette?
I still like to think it's possible to ride down the Observation Deck when the South Tower came collapsing down.
And yes... no matter how crazy it might be.
You’d still most likely die the moment it reaches the ground.
Since the roof was supported by the large truss, it might actually keep integrity on the way down. But the sudden stop which comes with the spike in G forces would kill you.
The top portion of the South tower tilted at an angle when the collapse began and that top portion fragmented to pieces as it smashed into the lower portion of the building as that portion was collapsing as well.
Off topic, but W pfp.
@@TransNFLGirl Why thank you. :)
I wonder how the radio and TV stations got back on the air after their service was destroyed! Has another antenna system been erected, like the one that came down with the building?
Next video idea should be what would've happened if the south tower was hit first/just like the north tower, and the north tower hit second/just like the south tower
I wonder about that too, or what if the hijackers hit lower or if they came from a different direction to ensure hitting the buildings lower... could have been a lot worse. I think the north tower was first because Atta followed the Hudson River down straight to manhattan and the north tower was the closer, more in line target.
@@Queue26 Yet I wonder why the North Tower/Tower #1 was hit so high though? Granted Atta did hit it straight down the middle, which caused every stairwell to be severed, making escape impossible if you were above the impact. But at least there were less casualties, while more people below where the plane crashed had ample time to escape. The South Tower/Tower #2 being hit lower obviously caused more floors to be impacted, along with the building collapsing much sooner. But at least one stairway was still intact, which 18 people did both find, and got out alive who were above where the plane hit as a result though.
@@freakyfornash Atta was with the plane already in a relatively steep descent. I'm not a pilot, but I could imagine that it's not easy for a not very experienced pilot to calculate how steep the descent has to be to be low enough but not so low that you hit another of the skyscrapers in Manhatten. It was a matter of seconds after all.
@@rittersportfan that’s what I’ve thinking too.., I do believe he wanted to be sure he would be clear of all other buildings so he could hit his target., and once he knew he was low enough his main focus was lining up the plane and keeping it on target. At the last second he turned his wings so he could impact the most floors possible.
Do you plan to cover the often not told stories of base jumpers that videotaped their jumps from this platform? I know one is covered on Donahue’s show.
Limp Bizkit’s music video for Rollin’ was partly filmed on the south tower observation deck
It was just a matter of time before people started profiting off of 9/11/2001 and this channel is proof of it. I had to watch an ad before seeing this.
An antenna from south tower is in Gibsonburg Ohio, on permanent display in our town park
I'm actually working on my own lego version of the twin towers their pretty iconic
I think there was a minimal but a slight, miracle of a chance that someone could've survived the fall from the top. But it would've had to have been the perfect scenario. Not very likely. There have been people before, like a few in the Surfside Miami Condo Collapse in 2021, that out-survived those on bottom floors because they were able to ride the pancake down to the bottom. Yes they were injured pretty bad, but survived. But that was what 12 stories or something? and WTC was obviously wayyyyy more floors than that. It would've been really cool survival story. But heck that one guy that survived the WTC collapse by being in the right place, that IS a crazy story in it's own right.
I believe, If I'm not mistaken, this was destroyed in the collapse of the South Tower.
As a kid our parents took us to the observation deck. Late 1970s.
We used the paid binoculars and my dad found found his powder blue small Toyota in the parking lot.
What happened to the deck? It was lost on 9/11 also. It didn’t just stay floating up there.
There's a payphone from the observation deck in the museum.
So did anyone know that they used the scrap from the towers to build the uss New York
very interesting. how you churn out so many videos i have no idea.
Actually, no, it didn’t matter if you held onto anything if you were located above the impact zone, you were dead. The fall alone would have killed you.
If you held on, wouldn't the rest of the floors break your fall at least a little bit
I was there two weeks prior to 9/11 and road that goofy helicopter simulator and spent some time on the roof. I remember there were black plywood silhouettes of people looking out windows.
Could someone please explain why the South Tower (2) was 6 feet shorter than the North Tower (1)? Have never found an answer.
Two floors occupied by the port authority that were an additional 3 feet in height
I wonder if survivors above the impact zone tried to get to the roof only to find locked doors and more smoke
32’ per sec. Gravity… then and immediately stop at “0”, after falling that far. Someone would pancake. What approximate mph would that be… with an immediate stop at 0?
12O -15O mph or roughly 18O -2OO kmh freefall.
about 120mph, but depends how they fell, if they made themselves into a spear shape, could've hit almost 200mph
That plane that hit the south tower went over 520 mph and nearly missed the tower but it hit the back of the tower at around 520 mph at 9:02 am creating an giant explosion around the tower and the plane even hit at a weak spot where the tower couldn’t handle it. It only stood for less than an hour it got hit at 9:02 and collapsed at 9:59 so that’s less than an hour.
KEEP ROLLIN' ROLLIN' ROLLIN' ROLLIN'
There's another topic you might consider for a video. Forensic technology is very advanced now and would they be able to know what happened to these victims to give the families closure like if they fell, were they impacted by the plane hitting them so it was instant or they were waiting up there until it collapsed.
They have video of the man that scaled down the building.
They probably have an easy time identifying the people standing up there with AI and facial scanning so more than likely they have identified all of those people or come close.
Nice deck to hang out. Above. under and inftront the high power microwave antennas
You should do a video visiting the World Trade Center!
Seconded! A trip for a "live" vlog may help get him feeling less stuck.
I always wondered why the terrorists didn't made the attack a little bit later to get people in the observation deck
Wait they are building a second tower?
Short answer/TLDR: It got destroyed when the tower fell like the rest of it
Long answer: This video
It’s crazy some people are still dying from 9/11 today
Yep, thanks to the asbestos from the twin towers :(
It had a helipad, and zero people were evacuated....
When United flight 175 hit the south tower between the 77th and 85th floor the escalator that leads to the rooftop was gone
One of the few places in the Twin Towers where I can say for certainty that I was there.
I know you are the person who can answer this: what was that thing on the top of the North Tower on the very edge that looked like a small crane of some kind?? It’s been burning a hole through my brain trying to determine what it is. Thanks!!! Keep ‘em coming! 👏
No timestamp?
@@krashd it’s not pictured in this video, embarrassingly enough i only thought to ask from here bc the thread is about the top of the south tower.
@@krashd from memory, the object I’m asking about really stand out in Cynthia Weil’s footage which now has a NIST label in the title. If that helps??
4:33 is this what you talking?
@@Dido01239 YES, that’s it!
The current 1WTC needs to open that circular bit atop the tower to the public. Or build a slim tower specifically for observation. Idk
I imagine there is no room and the antenna would be radioactive and cause illness if you were that close
@@mike2c512 I've never been to NYC so idk honestly
Thank god the deck wasn’t open that day that would’ve been a lot more people likely that would’ve perished
The restaurant was called windows on the word
The ticket to the World Trade Center Observation deck says 9/1O/O1 and 18.16 at night. That's why it says "Roof Closed" because it wasn't open at night. If you look closely you can see the details.
On 9/10/01 there was a heavy thunderstorm in New York. It's absolutely plausible that the roof was closed for that reason and not only because of the time.
@@rittersportfan Yeah I remember 9/1O/O1 raining through the afternoon. I just assumed that the observation deck on the roof was closed at night for safety reasons.
It is still daylight at 616pm in early September.
What happened to The North Tower antenna make a video of it fight the observation deck video
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@@STOSeraano one fucking knows…
@@astrobrady2396 A part of the antenna is actually preserved in the 9/11 museum. It is still intact with all the waveguides visible.
A piece of it is in display in the memorial museum. Only about 7-10 feet of (dont know actual length but its very little compared to long gone entirety.) I'm guessing probably the least damaged run of it. With anything above or below the section being too twisted or mangled to fit within the confined of the display area. They simply cut off the excess to leave a battered but intact piece just to give you an idea of its initial size and diameter. Bigger than you would have probably guessed. Looks pretty thin and lanky in the photos but trust me, it was anything but.
Airplane (the movie) quote: I picked a bad day... to go birdwatching on the South Tower
How would the new freedom tower stand impact of a plane if it was attacked again 🤔