Ground zero in NY

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

For some reason today, I have been wondering what I would see if I visited that area. I'm not going there, but I am wondering what we'd find today, if we went. Would someone be kind enough to bring us up to date, be our eyes. It's setting heavy on my heart today, not sure why. Thank you..

gazelle77 · ‎03-01-2013

Is there a google search you could do with the Earth Map?

DoneTryin · ‎03-09-2010

How about checking it out here www.911memorial.org

Retiredpsych · ‎09-28-2010

I have been there. Yes go to Google Earth map and you can see it. It is a very quiet space. Signs ask for quiet, and amazingly, people comply and speak in soft voices if at all. We noticed that even the cabs don't honk in the area. There are two very large pools of water that have a graduated surface in the center causing the water to recycle inwardly/down to a dark almost black hole in the center. These two pools of water are the exact footprints of the two towers. Surrounding each pool, engraved on brass plaques, are the names of the people who lost their lives that day. For each tower pool,they are grouped by the floor they worked on. So you can see, the higher the floors, the more names. fire fighters and others who died in the building are named also based on which building they were in. If all that is not sad enough, what grabbed my heart, and I still can't shake, are the names of women who were pregnant when they died. The name of the unborn child (if they had a name at the time) or "unborn child" is also listed with the mother. There are lovely trees in a park like setting around the pools. These are trees that were at the site originally and were saved by a good citizen, and replanted. The museum was not finished when we were there, but it is a large two story building to one corner of the site. The site is free, but you need a reservation to get in. They do that to control the number of people walking around the site and after being there, I totally understand why they do that. They want to keep it peaceful, respectful, and quiet. I understand the museum will cost about $25 a person to get in, once it opens this spring. We are going to New York the first weekend of June, and the first week of January I went on line to get 4 tickets to go back to the Trade Center park (my son and DIL have not seen it). It was totally sold out!! for the ENTIRE SUMMER!! I was disappointed. We can go to the park and see if there are people who didn't show up and try getting in that way. My husband and I were at ground zero in December after the attack (2 mo. after) and will NEVER shake the images we saw at that time. Today, the surrounding neighborhoods are all rebuilt and everything looks new. I hope that gives you a picture of what ground zero looks like now.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

shawn killinger was there a few days ago.....and she posted this on facebook.

At Freedom tower...quiet, peaceful snow falling. About to walk through 9-11 museum preview. Feel very emotional. Almost 13yrs ... and it still hurts so bad

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LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

On 2/17/2014 ednapsych said:
I have been there. Yes go to Google Earth map and you can see it. It is a very quiet space. Signs ask for quiet, and amazingly, people comply and speak in soft voices if at all. We noticed that even the cabs don't honk in the area. There are two very large pools of water that have a graduated surface in the center causing the water to recycle inwardly/down to a dark almost black hole in the center. These two pools of water are the exact footprints of the two towers. Surrounding each pool, engraved on brass plaques, are the names of the people who lost their lives that day. For each tower pool,they are grouped by the floor they worked on. So you can see, the higher the floors, the more names. fire fighters and others who died in the building are named also based on which building they were in. If all that is not sad enough, what grabbed my heart, and I still can't shake, are the names of women who were pregnant when they died. The name of the unborn child (if they had a name at the time) or "unborn child" is also listed with the mother. There are lovely trees in a park like setting around the pools. These are trees that were at the site originally and were saved by a good citizen, and replanted. The museum was not finished when we were there, but it is a large two story building to one corner of the site. The site is free, but you need a reservation to get in. They do that to control the number of people walking around the site and after being there, I totally understand why they do that. They want to keep it peaceful, respectful, and quiet. I understand the museum will cost about $25 a person to get in, once it opens this spring. We are going to New York the first weekend of June, and the first week of January I went on line to get 4 tickets to go back to the Trade Center park (my son and DIL have not seen it). It was totally sold out!! for the ENTIRE SUMMER!! I was disappointed. We can go to the park and see if there are people who didn't show up and try getting in that way. My husband and I were at ground zero in December after the attack (2 mo. after) and will NEVER shake the images we saw at that time. Today, the surrounding neighborhoods are all rebuilt and everything looks new. I hope that gives you a picture of what ground zero looks like now.

Thank you so much for that wonderful description and information, ednapsych. That is hallowed ground to all of us.

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sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

My radio guys visited it during Super Bowl, so they gave their account. I was surprised to hear the names were grouped by floor & family relation instead of alphabetical. Nice.

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

On 2/17/2014 ednapsych said:
I have been there. Yes go to Google Earth map and you can see it. It is a very quiet space. Signs ask for quiet, and amazingly, people comply and speak in soft voices if at all. We noticed that even the cabs don't honk in the area. There are two very large pools of water that have a graduated surface in the center causing the water to recycle inwardly/down to a dark almost black hole in the center. These two pools of water are the exact footprints of the two towers. Surrounding each pool, engraved on brass plaques, are the names of the people who lost their lives that day. For each tower pool,they are grouped by the floor they worked on. So you can see, the higher the floors, the more names. fire fighters and others who died in the building are named also based on which building they were in. If all that is not sad enough, what grabbed my heart, and I still can't shake, are the names of women who were pregnant when they died. The name of the unborn child (if they had a name at the time) or "unborn child" is also listed with the mother. There are lovely trees in a park like setting around the pools. These are trees that were at the site originally and were saved by a good citizen, and replanted. The museum was not finished when we were there, but it is a large two story building to one corner of the site. The site is free, but you need a reservation to get in. They do that to control the number of people walking around the site and after being there, I totally understand why they do that. They want to keep it peaceful, respectful, and quiet. I understand the museum will cost about $25 a person to get in, once it opens this spring. We are going to New York the first weekend of June, and the first week of January I went on line to get 4 tickets to go back to the Trade Center park (my son and DIL have not seen it). It was totally sold out!! for the ENTIRE SUMMER!! I was disappointed. We can go to the park and see if there are people who didn't show up and try getting in that way. My husband and I were at ground zero in December after the attack (2 mo. after) and will NEVER shake the images we saw at that time. Today, the surrounding neighborhoods are all rebuilt and everything looks new. I hope that gives you a picture of what ground zero looks like now.

Thank you so much for doing that and taking the time. It means a lot to me (and others, I'm sure). That was very nice of you to do that. There's nothing else I could have looked at and seen to give me all that information. Be blessed!