Gothamist: Freedom Tower's First Beams Installed

Vink

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:19:23 -0500

3000+ dead new yorkers? So what? I can't wait for more smug manhattanites to buy the farm at the hands of foreign terrorists!

really

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:59:26 -0500

About frickin' time.

Mario

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:20:06 -0500

Has anyone noticed that as the columns are erected spelling "Freedom Tower" vertically that the U.S. flag is presented backwards??? What's up with that? Some stupid graphic designer sending a message and slamming the U.S. or simple mistake for something which will be seen internationally in the media.

Byran

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:57:13 -0500

This is a column, not a beam. Think spreadsheets, columns go up and down.

massivelyannoying

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:01:46 -0500

As long as Governor Pataki and other Republican cronies are there to grandstand at the raising of every column, I sure feel safer. anonymass continuing to work "Republicans" and "cronies" into every post. You're a tiresome bore. Try using your brain for actual thought, not rote postings.

Kojak

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:40:53 -0500

Enough with this ‘rebuild the world trade center the same as it was before, but stronger and taller’ shit. The old WTC was an engineering marvel, but an architectural disaster. I wouldn’t want them to be rebuilt exactly how they were at all. The only reason New Yorkers liked them was because it grew on us, and even that took some time. Stop living in the past.

Shawn Rosvold

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:29:35 -0500

**Yawn**. Who cares? It's a construction site - nothing more, nothing less. Moving on...

anonymass

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:16:32 -0500

As long as Governor Pataki and other Republican cronies are there to grandstand at the raising of every column, I sure feel safer.

Pedant

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:02:16 -0500

Those are columns, not beams. Beams are structural members that support a load along their length while columns support loads applied to their ends. For the most part, if it's horizontal, it's a beam, and if it's vertical, it's a column.

Teddy N.

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:40:22 -0500

Ungratefully commie brits..... who still come here to shop and stop right in front of me when I'm trying to get somewhere.

mark

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:04:15 -0500

"Bloody American freedom. No Thanks. [4] Posted by: freedom lover | December 19, 2006 6:46 PM" Ungratefully commie brits.....

H. Simpson

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:01:23 -0500

This tower is the subversion of Freedom. I find your ideas intriguing and I am interested in subscribing to your newsletter.

freedom lover

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:46:37 -0500

Bloody American freedom. No Thanks.

William

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:42:42 -0500

This so-called "Freedom Tower" is a monument of defeat for America and will be a permanant victory for the terrorists. It's a disgrace to all the victims of the 9/11 attacks. This tower is the subversion of Freedom. It's a second-rate design and an unworthy replacement for two marvelous twin towers that defined the New York skyline. It's not too late, we can still scrap the Freedom Tower in favor of new Twins. Rebuilding the original towers taller and stronger is the only way we can show defiance towards terrorism and to reclaim and restore the city's deformed skyline. If you are a pro-rebuilder like me, go to www.twintowersalliance.com to sign a petition and send an appeal to Governor-elect Spitzer.

Wes M.

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:14:42 -0500

While I'm incredibly happy to see this first step being taken, I can't help but wish it had happened years ago.

Lower Manhattan Expert

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:54:32 -0500

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