Reply With Quote^^^ Well put.
It'll be interesting (at least, to me) to see how many people actually visit in the cold winter months (will they sell hot chocolate?).
To wax poetic on that subject. The changing of seasons, and then the changing trees themselves, will ultimately - if only implicitly - take part in a kind of 'performance' which 'symbolizes' death - and then - rebirth.Originally Posted by Common Sense
I just made that up - but it was a good question. That plaza will look a bit 'barren' for about half the year - but even leafless trees are a thing of beauty.
^^^ Well put.
It'll be interesting (at least, to me) to see how many people actually visit in the cold winter months (will they sell hot chocolate?).
Hundreds of 9/11 Family Members Reserve Tickets to Memorial
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July 7, 2011 12:25pmcommentshareprint
9/11 families reserved 500 tickets to the Sept. 11 memorial on the first day a hotline went into effect, officials said
By Julie Shapiro
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
LOWER MANHATTAN — A new hotline that allows 9/11 family members to reserve free passes to the World Trade Center memorial fielded hundreds of phone calls on Wednesday, its first day in operation.
Family members reserved about 500 memorial visitor passes, a spokesman for the memorial said. Most of the reservations were for the week of Sept. 12, the first week the memorial is open to the public. The passes are date and time specific, and guests are expected to arrive for their visits at the stated hour on their pass.
"Providing accommodations to 9/11 families is a top priority," said Joe Daniels, president of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, "and we’ll work to ensure their experience is respectful and sensitive to their needs."
Family members do not have to reserve tickets for the commemoration ceremony at the memorial on Sept. 11, but they will need a reservation if they want to visit the memorial after it opens to the public the following day.
Several 9/11 family members who spoke to DNAinfo said they had not reserved tickets yet, because they were already planning to be present at the memorial for the anniversary of 9/11 and weren't sure when they'd be emotionally ready to return.
Some are also hesitant to rush to the memorial because of the added stress of having it become a major tourist attraction, they said.
Others say they're reluctant to take one of the available pool of tickets — the memorial has said they'll limit the number of visitors to 1,500 per hour — to allow others who want to visit to attend.
Charles G. Wolf, a Greenwich Village resident whose wife as killed on 9/11, said it was important to him to be at the memorial for the solemn anniversary proceedings, but after that, he can't predict when he'll next want to go there.
"How often I'll want to go, I have no idea," Wolf said.
Wolf added that he hopes that many people from around the world can visit the memorial once it opens.
"The memorial isn't just for us — it's for the public," he said.
Sally Regenhard, whose firefighter son was killed in the attacks, said she did not ever plan to make a reservation to visit the memorial following the 10th anniversary. Regenhard has been critical of the planning of the 9/11 memorial and museum, objecting in particular to the decision to place unidentified human remains in an underground repository.
"I'll endure it on 9/11," Regenhard said of visiting the memorial. "But I'm not going to be able to subject myself to it after that."
The memorial is expected to draw thousands of people each day to see the waterfalls in the Twin Towers footprints, surrounded by bronze plaques inscribed with the victims' names.
The public can begin reserving free, timed tickets online on July 11. Family members will also be able to use the online reservation system, or they can continue calling the dedicated phone line, 212-266-5201, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
By Julie Shapiro, DNAinfo.com
Follow Julie on Twitter @JulieShapiro
Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20110707/down...#ixzz1RSSkFxpg
What about residents (who were here on 9/11)?
Exactly what I'd like to know as well.
Too busy taking care of the buses.
Ha ha. We can recreate the 'authentic squegee guys' experience for the tourists.
http://evsdatacenter.netfirms.com/kpitv/silver.htm
That's just dirt and such at the bottom, right?
Of course. They were cleaning out the pool for the last few days, which explains what the high blast of water appeared to be (soap).
From the past week.
North Fountain by hoveringcheesecake, on Flickr
Vents by hoveringcheesecake, on Flickr
Survivor tree by hoveringcheesecake, on Flickr
Old vs. New by hoveringcheesecake, on Flickr
Last edited by HoveringCheesecake; July 8th, 2011 at 03:19 PM.
Makes sense.
I'm excited to see them start testing the lighting at night.
South pool
So I got to speak with someone who works on the Pavilion who told me that while he expects most of the park will be ready by Sept 11, 2011, the pavilion won't be open til Feb 2012.
With construction on 3 sides pretty much, where will the public access the memorial from in September?
From the underground bus depot.
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