Photos: World Trade Center, September 13, 2001 (Graphic intensive)

http://www.zombietime.com/wtc_9-13-2001/ ^

[Wooley]

These photos were taken at Ground Zero, the World Trade Center site in New York, on September 13, 2001.

They were taken by someone named "Ed" who was allowed into the area by a member of the emergency response crew, at a time when all civilians -- including most journalists -- were forbidden to enter the area. As a result, these photos are just about the only close-ups ever taken of the World Trade Center site so soon after the 9/11 attacks.




Overview of the wreckage looking west.


Overview of the wreckage looking east.


Overview of the wreckage looking northwest.


Overview of the wreckage looking north.


A scene from inside the Bankers' Trust lobby.


The wreckage of the North Tower.


Overview of the site.


Overview of the site looking west.


View of the Bankers' Trust building.


View of the punctured Financial Center.


Another view of the punctured Financial Center.


The center of the site.


Smoke drifting over the wreckage.


More smoke drifting over the wreckage.


A surviving footbridge.


A view from street level.


Police and troops guarding the site.


Wreckage seen through plate glass.


Cranes beginning to work on the cleanup.


Another street-level scene.


Workers at Ground Zero.

[ChadGore]

This one really gets me:

[ChadGore]

From tonight the Pentagon:

[wtc911]

I was there from mid afternoon on the 12th straight through the night of the 13th. These pictures were not taken on the 13th. There were many more people there (the two bucket brigade lines). There were much fewer pieces of heavy equipment (the work was being done by hand). The super large flags were not hanging yet. The street was still thick with dust (these photos show none) and the temporary structures in front of the Century 21 store in pic 14 weren't there yet.

My guess is these were shot after the hard rain storm on the night of the 13th by at least two days.

[BlackjackPershing]

Kerry is a socialist prick.

[wtc911]

The flags are great but they were not there on the 13th or for days after that. These pictures were taken after the original SAR effort had been ended...probably after the 17th or so.

[listenhillary]

I don’t know why I’m bumping this thread. Sadness at seing the Republican party fall so fast and so hard? I don’t know.

Is this the best we can do as Republicans on 1/29/2008? Where are the Republican leaders?

Is it possible so many Americans HAVE forgotten?

[wtc911]

You don’t need a reason to bump this.....thanks for doing it.

[bannie]

The instant grave site of so many innocent, unsuspecting Americans