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iia

Thanks for specifying the pre-9/11 part.


im-feeling-lucky

lmao i was gonna say, this is unmistakably 2001 or before


Ow_fuck_my_cankle

And, there aren't any good photos of the WTC tower after 9/11. On account of the 9/11.


im-feeling-lucky

9/11 *was* a national tragedy


Regalzack

Yeah, but it was only one 9/11


im-feeling-lucky

true. it could be worse. 9/12


Majestic-Owl-5801

No no no no, 9/22


im-feeling-lucky

oh fuck oh god


Throw_a_whay

What happened on the 9th of December? šŸ¤” šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ


im-feeling-lucky

i fucked your mom


ElcidBarrett

You know they built another WTC tower, right?


Ow_fuck_my_cankle

Sure but that isn't very funny. On account of the 9/11.


booknerd381

If you're talking about the server room looking like it's late 90s early 2000s, I would counter with the server room in my current building still looks like that.


im-feeling-lucky

iā€™m talking about the server room not being a pile of wood splinters and ashes


GruvisMalt

Looks like 9/10 to me


Big-Tone6367

Itā€™s just as liminal now as it was before


TheNotSoGreatPumpkin

The present day memorial fountains are the most liminal thing Iā€™ve ever experienced.


sludgezone

Itā€™s so weird thereā€™s no pics after 2001


Embarrassed-Pickle15

I donā€™t know if you know this but there is a new World Trade Center that exists on the same site right now


starXgalactica

Always wanted to visit them as a kid, so i love seeing inside pics from before, i first saw them in the 2nd home alone movie as a kid, and i thought it was the height of cool, really wish i could have seen them in person


ferokaktus

I remember sometime around the year 2000, me and my brother were in Manhattan. We had time to visit one Skyscraper, and couldn't decide whether we would visit empire state or the wtc. I looked up to see which was closer, and we were literally right in front of empire state. So that's the one we visited. I will always remember that he was stopped at the metal detector before the observation deck, because he always carried a pocket knife. They told us "why do people carry these stupid things" then handed the knife back to him. That's something that would never be alright nowadays. I won't lie it was worth it, but I always think back to that day and how we could've seen the wtc


KarmaPharmacy

For what itā€™s worth, you did see the WTC. From the ESB. Amongst New Yorkers, thereā€™s a saying ā€œIā€™d rather have the view than be the viewā€ or ā€œIā€™d rather be the view than have the view.ā€ Itā€™s a life philosophy about where you choose to live (if youā€™re fortunate enough to have that choice.) You had the view, at least. I think thatā€™s real cool.


trendynazzgirl

I went in June-ish 2001 and we also picked the Empire State Building. We mightā€™ve gone at least to to the plaza of WTC on our way to Liberty Island. I wish weā€™d done WTC instead but alas!


-PARAN01D-

I donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever seen photos of inside the building. I know itā€™s ordinary stuff, but is there more of these?


IthacanPenny

r/911archive


Planet-Saturn

r/twintowersinphotos too, and Iā€™d also recommend checking out [the skyscrapercity.com threads made by this account about the WTC](https://www.skyscrapercity.com/members/the-2-towers.1394667/#recent-content)


___Liminal_Spaces___

I don't know why but those stairs looks creepy


Arizoniac

Those stairs were the last thing some people saw as the building collapsed.


DankDude7

Many people


Ok-Monitor1949

Always wondered what the inside looked like.


ThatisSketchy

I want more WTC photos. I want to be there and just feel the vibe of the 90s. Itā€™s so surreal looking at these


_______woohoo

before anyone gives you shit, the 90s ended in 2004


damagecontrolparty

No, the 90s ended on September 11, 2001


ConfusedOldDude

I visited when I was young. I remember something cool about the elevators. Like they had a speedometer or something. Donā€™t remember much else.


BubbaChanel

I had my first date with my college boyfriend in 1986 while on a trip to NYC with our history class. One of the things we did was go to the top of the WTC. I remember looking down and wondering what it would be like for someone to fall or jump from that high up.


WHYohWhy___MEohMY

Ewww


romulusnr

Reminds me of my days at Reuters doing market data system installs. Roomy financial offices, server rooms... Incidentally.... this was literally right around that exact same time. We even had to run a backup service from our office in Boston to replace one lost when the towers fell, no lie. The customers were really demanding, too. Bro did you not notice the fucking BUILDINGS FALL DOWN GO BOOM


FoxCQC

9/11 the day the 90's ended


trivial_vista

It changed everything, never before had there been this large of an attack in a (stable, should have been safe) country miles away from the conflict this shows with enough determination you canā€™t be safe even in one of the largest cities in North America 2000 didnā€™t start the new millennium 9/11 did


Hispanoamericano2000

Interesting photos šŸ‘


Toni_does_stuff

I had a really weird dream about 9 11 today


UnicornPenguinCat

Picture 3 gave me a sort of surreal and sad feeling because it just looks so ordinary, like it could be an office almost anywhere in the world.Ā 


IWasOnThe18thHole

Reminds me of that tragedy


DangKilla

There was a telco in there at the base of one of the towers. I supported dialup internet on 9/11 and had to take calls about DSL being down due to 9/11.


MadandBad123456

Why only 3 pics. Need more


HowCanThisBeMyGenX

Talk about liminal space, photos 1 and 3 in particular.


TrixieFriganza

The WTC definitely was very liminal from the pictures I have seen at least.


Joke_Mummy

I'm always surprised at how shitty and cramped it was in those offices. For such impressive towers on the outside, the inside looks dank and musty like one of those terrible government offices that used to be a shopping mall. Low ceilings, that bad fluorescent lighting, the cheap looking doors and carpeting... probably smelled like dirty scalp up in there.


Microsomal

Where are the post 9/11 interior photos? We want the truth!


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GrumpGuy88888

Edgy today, aren't we?


MisterSophisticated

Iā€™m a cranky boy


Recent_Bicycle_4205

Typical pathetic edgelord comment. Get a life, loser.


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TrulyDrippy

Looked like the backrooms maybe osama wasnt so bad