George Willig's Mark on 2 WTC

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As we mentioned yesterday, this week marked 32 years since George Willig's climb up the World Trade Center's south tower. When he got up there, he signed his name on a piece of metal on the observation deck, and now a reader has scanned in his photo of it, taken in 1983. We like that Willig even drew the two towers!

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That's a great shot, thanks Gothamist.

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That's a great shot, thanks Gothamist.

You are now a member of the twofer club.

I love that your article convinced this guy to scan the photo. Thanks for preserving just a little bit of what was lost.

This should go into whatever memorial is being created in the 22nd century.

Little optimistic, don't you think?

Little optimistic, don't you think?

He could have saved himself the bother by waiting 25 years and going to Fresh Kills.

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