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Caret Down Why New Yorkers Couldn't Stand The Twin Towers
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World Trade Center under construction, circa 1970. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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World Trade Center under construction, circa 1970. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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World Trade Center pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair, Wurt Bros. <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/Collection/%5BWorld%20Trade%20Center,%20New%20York%20World's%20Fair.%5D-24UAKVVOCRS.html">Museum of the City of New York</a>, X2010.7.1.15496
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World Trade Center pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair, Wurt Bros. Museum of the City of New York, X2010.7.1.15496

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Looking east along Cortlandt Street in the neighborhood known as Radio Row, circa 1930s. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Looking east along Cortlandt Street in the neighborhood known as Radio Row, circa 1930s. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Kangaroo cranes in position at the excavation site for the World Trade Center, 1968. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Kangaroo cranes in position at the excavation site for the World Trade Center, 1968. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The north tower under construction, circa 1969. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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The north tower under construction, circa 1969. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Sign announcing World Trade Center completion schedule, circa 1969. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Sign announcing World Trade Center completion schedule, circa 1969. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Rooftop view of the construction site, circa 1970. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Rooftop view of the construction site, circa 1970. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Twin Towers under construction. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Twin Towers under construction. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Worker atop the Twin Towers during construction, 1971. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Worker atop the Twin Towers during construction, 1971. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Worm's eye view of the Twin Towers, 1971. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Worm's eye view of the Twin Towers, 1971. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Manhattan skyline, winter 1976. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Manhattan skyline, winter 1976. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Looking toward Long Island from the 107th floor of the World Trade Center, 1977. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Looking toward Long Island from the 107th floor of the World Trade Center, 1977. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Lower observation deck of the World Trade Center, February 2001. (Hulton Archive / Getty Images)
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Lower observation deck of the World Trade Center, February 2001. (Hulton Archive / Getty Images)

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World Trade Center, March 2001. Photo by Jeff Mock.
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World Trade Center, March 2001. Photo by Jeff Mock.

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In 1971. (Getty Images)
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In 1971. (Getty Images)

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In 1974. (Getty Images)
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In 1974. (Getty Images)

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