The view on 9-11 from Jersey City.
The September 11, 2001 attacks consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly targeting civilians. That morning, 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767-223, wide-body aircraft crashed into the north side of the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) at 8:46:30 a.m. local time. United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767-222, crashed into the South Tower at 9:02:59 a.m. local time. Both towers collapsed shortly thereafter. The pilot of the third team crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Passengers and members of the flight crew on United Airlines Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane, which ended crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
There were 2,973 fatalities: 246 on the four planes, 2,602 in New York City in the towers and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon. Among the fatalities were 343 New York City Fire Department firefighters, 23 New York City Police Department officers, and 37 Port Authority police officers. 1366 of those New Yorkers were at or above the floors of impact in the North Tower (1 WTC). As many as 600 people were killed instantly or trapped at or above the floors of impact in the South Tower (2 WTC). An estimated 200 people jumped to their deaths from the burning towers.
In addition to the 110-floor Twin Towers of the World Trade Center itself, five other buildings at the World Trade Center site, including 7 World Trade Center and the Marriott Hotel, two New York City Subway stations, and St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church were destroyed or badly damaged. In total, in Manhattan, 25 buildings were damaged and all seven buildings of the World Trade Center Complex had to be razed. Two additional buildings were later condemned: the Deutsche Bank Building across Liberty Street from the World Trade Center complex, due to the uninhabitable, toxic conditions inside the office tower and Borough of Manhattan Community College's Fiterman Hall at 30 West Broadway due to extensive damage in the attacks.
Explore: June 3, 2006
mrlerone, moondoggie71, nj girl, NYPL Summer Reading, and 64 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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Runs With Scissors 80 months ago | reply
still sends chills through this hardened noo yawka
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etacar11 80 months ago | reply
This view reminds me of the Tori Amos song that (to me) alludes to the event: "I can't see New York"...
I still can't get my mind around this. Never will.
As seen in 1-2-3 New York City
taraz514 78 months ago | reply
horrible
Trish Mayo 78 months ago | reply
5+ years later and it still brings tears to my eyes - I will always remember it as the scariest day of my life.
seen in
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Noulen [deleted] 77 months ago | reply
Thank you for the exhaustive info about 9-11.
Nick JH 75 months ago | reply
haha
Anima Fotografie 69 months ago | reply
OK, to "fave this" seems a bit weird, but I want to have it side by side with the pre 9/11 shot you took...
Some one else 57 months ago | reply
Wally, thank you for your wonderful photography. I wanted to let you know, I used this photo today (9/11/08) in my blog, with full attribution, in the small size. (I downloaded the appropriate Creative Commons licensing from them, and it does appear under the picture, along with your name and attribution).
If you would like to see the blog, it is at:
ipeace.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2217368:BlogPost:47723
As I say, I am not an informed source, it is only my somewhat researched opinion. But I am becoming a peace activist, and was moved by memories of this day to blog on this subject. (Thank goodness we do not have television!)
Again, thank you for your kind permission to use this photograph.
Carol Stromek
baerchen57 53 months ago | reply
das ist der Wahnsinn, klasse festgehalten!
,,,,>^..^<,,,, Miss_Kitty 53 months ago | reply
tunnelangel 45 months ago | reply
you have captured time in this image...Never Forget 9/11
tralain 45 months ago | reply
Holy sh*t
ryckmanus 45 months ago | reply
I'll never forget. I still cry every 9/11 when I remember the mass murder of so many innocent people and when America was never to be the same again. Islamic Suicide Terrorism has finally come to our shores.
classy babes 43 months ago | reply
good day for americans, something that could have been prevented, but there you go those yanks never learn
Shapesoftime 43 months ago | reply
Thanks for sharing the images (and more) and the use of CC. I've posted this one with links back to your Flickrstream on a page about moments when 'time stood still'. kind regards.
www.shapesoftime.net/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=12978
LoverSkyscraperr 39 months ago | reply
OMG
wallyg 35 months ago | reply
featured on the gothamist
sesibone 31 months ago | reply
What a capture and essay. Thank you for sharing wallyg.
Lost lives who will always be in people's memories and hearts.
nmav 21 months ago | reply
We will never forget
darian_raspin21 20 months ago | reply
that was a very sad day i remba i was in school and my mom pick me up and brought me home and saw it on t.v i droped to my knees and started crying wen i saw it well be missed everone that was in that bad day will never be forgotten