THE MEGA WTC Picture Thread

[Chapelo]

image hosted on flickr

6252-000102 by Jake Rajs, on Flickr

[AdamIN87]

All of these were taken on 9/10/01 according to the people who posted them:



http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-0...photos/2870854



http://edrode.com/archives/1005



http://www.avotaynu.com/100901.htm



http://www.zenaa.com/wtc/images/s200109100985.jpg




http://www.flickr.com/photos/abcnews...8084/lightbox/



http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/...il.asp?fid=151

[fluxion123]

Video of the last pic.

http://vimeo.com/28157767

[AdamIN87]

Originally Posted by fluxion123

Video of the last pic.

http://vimeo.com/28157767

Wow, neat find! Quite a thunderstorm. The Yanks - Red Sox game that night was a rain out. That storm moved through and paved the way for an absolutely beautiful day on the 11th.


http://www.usatoday.com/news/sept11/...last-day_x.htm

[Chapelo]

From the PC version of Max Payne, released July 2001. The towers were removed from the PS2 and XBox ports of the game (which were released in December 2001).

[RomerJon17]

Hey guys,
I am new on this thread and here are the twin towers on GTA IV =)
Hbx84 who is designed those twin towers. =)



































Like us on GTA IV - World Trade Center Mod page =)

Best regards,
RomerJon17

[Chapelo]

Very nice, the placement by the WTF buildings is perfect. I'll have to install the mod.

Hell, if I didn't know any better, I'd say those buildings look like they'd been in the game since the beginning.

[RomerJon17]

Originally Posted by Chapelo

Very nice, the placement by the WTF buildings is perfect. I'll have to install the mod.

Hell, if I didn't know any better, I'd say those buildings look like they'd been in the game since the beginning.

Rockstars designed their own twin towers but Port Authority didn't accept them to be imported to GTA IV... Hmm :/

[fluxion123]

Chapelo: I knew about this model, but I never knew you'd be interested in those types of games.

RomerJon17: I'm quantumflux432 of gta forums.

Too bad I don't have a better computer.

[meh_cd]

I kept getting hits on my photobucket a while back from the GTA guys. Looks very nice and I wish there was a way to get it into the 360 version.

[Chapelo]

Originally Posted by fluxion123

Chapelo: I knew about this model, but I never knew you'd be interested in those types of games.

Oh man, I was first in line at Electronics Boutique the night the PS2 went on sale, first in line when GTA III (and Vice City, San Andreas) went on sale. Final Fantasy VII is the best game ever made and changed my life.

I don't play as much as I used to, but I still play BF3 and CS: Source when I have time. I quit playing WoW about a year ago, game finally got boring.

But yeah, my wife and I are huge nerds

[desertpunk]

From 1999

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WTC, NYC, 1999. by _Sayf, on Flickr

[Radebe]

Hey guys, new here. I recently bought this photo in a frame for my wall. It's entitled Manhattan Black and was taken by Richard Berenholtz.

I was just intrigued as to whether anyone knows when it was taken?

I'd guess at mid- to late-90s or possible 2000/01 but no earlier than mid-90s? Anyone got a better guess?

Cheers.

[Chapelo]

Originally Posted by Radebe

Hey guys, new here. I recently bought this photo in a frame for my wall. It's entitled Manhattan Black and was taken by Richard Berenholtz.

I was just intrigued as to whether anyone knows when it was taken?

I'd guess at mid- to late-90s or possible 2000/01 but no earlier than mid-90s? Anyone got a better guess?

Cheers.

It's definitely from the mid-90s. Could be later, but it's hard to tell. I can tell it's from the 90s or later because I can see the Millenium Hilton next to the WTC, and that was completed in 1993.

If this was on the west side of Manhattan, you could look for buildings that were constructed in the late 90s, like the NYMEX building at the WFC (1997), or the Ritz-Carlton (2001).

[Radebe]

Originally Posted by Chapelo

It's definitely from the mid-90s. Could be later, but it's hard to tell. I can tell it's from the 90s or later because I can see the Millenium Hilton next to the WTC, and that was completed in 1993.

If this was on the west side of Manhattan, you could look for buildings that were constructed in the late 90s, like the NYMEX building at the WFC (1997), or the Ritz-Carlton (2001).

Cheers, Chapelo. You sure do know your stuff about the WTC. :p

What would be your best guess? Would there be any way of finding out?

I'd probably say 1996 or 1997.

Also, which building is the Millenium Hotel? Is it one of the two large buildings above the Brooklyn Bridge or the one just to the left of the South Tower?

[Chapelo]

Originally Posted by Radebe

Cheers, Chapelo. You sure do know your stuff about the WTC. :p

What would be your best guess? Would there be any way of finding out?

I'd probably say 1996 or 1997.

I worked there for four years, I got to know the area pretty well, especially during late nights when I'd stumble home drunk after a night at Greatest Bar on Earth, trying to find my way to the subway.

There's really no way to tell, unless you had the exif data. Since that's highly unlikely, I would normally look for buildings; the problem is that no significantly high buildings were erected in Lower Manhattan at that time (at least not ones that would be visible from this vantage point, except for the Hilton.) The Hilton is the black tower visible on the lower portion of the North Tower of the WTC.

But if I had to take a guess, I'd say 1996 - 1998 is probably about right.

[Radebe]

Originally Posted by Chapelo

I worked there for four years, I got to know the area pretty well, especially during late nights when I'd stumble home drunk after a night at Greatest Bar on Earth, trying to find my way to the subway.

There's really no way to tell, unless you had the exif data. Since that's highly unlikely, I would normally look for buildings; the problem is that no significantly high buildings were erected in Lower Manhattan at that time (at least not ones that would be visible from this vantage point, except for the Hilton.) The Hilton is the black tower visible on the lower portion of the North Tower of the WTC.

But if I had to take a guess, I'd say 1996 - 1998 is probably about right.

No worries, and cheers.

You were very lucky to get the chance to work in the WTC for four years, I would have loved to go up it.

[iloveclassicrock7]

Would you guys rather have the twin towers rebuilt, or do you prefer the way it is going to be ? I don't really have an opinion, but I wondered what you thought. I am honestly not sure, the original twins seemed to fit NYC perfectly, especially at night, but the New WTC gives NYC a bold modern look, even sort of futuristic. So what do you think ?

This


or this

[Radebe]

The original Twin Towers for me.

[iloveclassicrock7]

I just searched the web to get these pics, and wow, it looks so good at night, I really had forgotten how amazing they looked. I would rather have the Twin Towers now. NYC really had the best skyline in the world with these. Look at the last pic i posted, I mean... just wow.