“Good Morning America” is on in the background. The 8:55 am local news is about to come on when all of a sudden there is an announcement of a “breaking news report” a plane has hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center. It seems to be an accident…

I take the elevator to the corner supermarket to buy a few groceries then drift over to Fifth Avenue, by the Flatiron building to stare in disbelief at the burning North Tower. I take one photo, promising myself more as soon as I go to Chambers St. for my BMCC class
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There is a plaza with a perfect vantage point at the main entrance, four blocks from the Twin Towers. I have "Ancient Egypt, the Old Kingdom" for today’s lecture. A great civilization with colossal architecture.

The Twin Towers have been one of my favorite New York landmarks for a long time . I remember first seeing them when visiting from Detroit when they were being completed, over 30 years ago. I have a nice wide angle B&W shot with a passenger jet high in the air passing between from that period. The view from the top was breathtaking.