Buildings that only exist because of 9/11

Discussing September 11th

[@Z0M81ERANGER]

My parents went to New York City in the summer of 2007 when they started construction of the Freedom tower. If I remember correctly from the photos my parents took of the progress of the construction, they were almost done with the underground foundation of the Freedom tower & there was a temporary museum dedicated to 9/11 where a window of one of planes (most likely the second plane) was on display next to a photo of the second plane before it hit the south tower.

[@Eliasgamer566.]

Idea: What if only 1 tower wasn't hit, or was missed?

[@-cosmicdoggo-]

well there would probably be significantly less deaths.

[@engatorradoTV]

Yo pienso que probablemente hubieran reconstruido otra tal cual pero el memorial de la otra torre hubiera permanecido intacta

[@TheBloxDev]

@@-cosmicdoggo-Wait really?

[@jessebest5961]

Or what if the third plane picked a different target like the White House?

[@paytonmanning1109]

Then they wouldn’t miss it the second go round or wreck the plane. You think they’d just not try to hit it again, tho?

[@SFbayArea94121]

@Depressed Ginger can you please do a video on the Tulsa Oklahoma 1/2 the height BOK Tower which was designed by the wtc designer and looks almost exactly the same as the original twin towers. Also please do a vid on the OKC tower they want to build that will be tallest in USA

[@Noahslegoworld]

We will never forget 9/11

[@NickHuh86]

Idea: What if the towers didn't completely collapse but only half of the building came down.

[@kite6864]

would the fires have burnt out? would they have been able to save people above the impact if the towers didn't come down?

[@amireallythatgrumpy6508]

@@kite6864 Chances are many of them had already succumbed to smoke inhalation and/or heat or were on the verge of doing so

[@NickHuh86]

In the South Tower I have heard the fires were starting to cool and something to do with the cooling of the metal in the building partly caused the South Tower to collapse.

[@coreyrowe4119]

3:09 that stairway design was a hot mess, glad they didn’t go that route.

[@ben_26]

video idea: what if both planes accidentally hit the same tower?

[@WoodlandGoblin2025]

It’s not called the Freedom Tower anymore officially at least. It’s just known as The World Trade Center or One World Trade Center.

[@BargSlarg]

They thought “Freedom Tower” would’ve dissuaded potential tenants, ie the name was too cheesy.

[@smorris281]

They might as well have called it the “America is #1” tower.

[@amireallythatgrumpy6508]

@@smorris281 They should have just called it the 1776 Tower

[@widk2]

Video idea what if it was foggy on 9/11

[@djmfilms1999]

You should do a video on famous people that were supposed to be in the twin towers or on those flights on 9/11 and the famous people that were in the buildings or planes on 9/11 that died

[@choossuck7653]

How about the Jewish people that weren't there that were supposed to be there? Nah, lol I'm jus playing. There nothing there. Right?

[@theallseeingkats6321]

Good evening folks🎉

[@_Breakdown]

Interesting video😊👍🏼🕊

[@NASCARVERIZONCUPSERIES-yk9de]

Hey ginger, I have a friend who’s uncle went through the subway to the World Trade Center when the second tower was hit, and he ran like HELL back into the subway. He is fortunately still with us.

[@TIMEPPF]

You left out the PA memorial if you want to get technical. Another video idea, what if one or more planes got delayed enough to not go through with the attack, would the FBI have looked at other flights that day, did they do so in case there was a fifth plane, would the hijackers flee the country or do another kind of attack? Off topic to this video but I wonder if the pilots of the 2 planes that hit the WTC had a target each or was it a case of if you 2nd, just hit the other building, I guess it would depend on which direction they were coming from so they could line up since each tower was hit from the direction they stood at (north tower hit from the north, south tower hit from the south)

[@sfdko3291]

The occulus is also an LIRR station. It also connects to the mall at the other end of the street.

[@pheath4258]

The oculus is not for the LIRR, it is for the Path of NY/NJ and subways. LIRR is in midtown, at Madison Square Garden

[@Lesloi6227]

That tower is amazing at night. The outside surface starts glowing as the sun sets. It’s really eerie. The entire base goes through a range of colours until it’s bright turquoise.

[@TheBMGGaming4182]

Video idea: What if the Twin Towers were rebuilt in 2024?

[@Crtd920]

You should do a video about the dancing Israelis

[@CariHere]

I think the complex is actually starting to more closely resemble the old WTC in an odd way, they've been adding many sculptures, the XO one is reminiscent of the sphere, and of course they brought that back too. The new performing arts center in a strange way reminds me of the stage from the original WTC, it brings music back to the complex, even if only in closed doors. Would love to hear them integrate some calming Muzak into the complex, nothing too upbeat ofc out of respect.

[@mike04574]

Freedom tower definitely doesn’t look bigger than Twin towers thats a crazy take

[@WoodlandGoblin2025]

I’ve been trying to figure out where exactly is the spot that the Sphere used to be?? Like now I know it’s in the vicinity of the Memorial and One World Trade Center but what is in the exact spot where the Sphere was?

[@NickHuh86]

It was in the Austin J Tobin Plaza between the two twin towers.

[@WoodlandGoblin2025]

@@NickHuh86 Of course I know that. But what is there today I meant to ask. Trees? Is the museum on the spot? That’s what I’m trying to locate.

[@NickHuh86]

Oh okay. I should probably read comments lol not just skim them. So now the former spot of the sphere is just trees surrounding the north and south reflecting pools. I'd like to go at some point.. I have seen videos of the memorial and it's beautiful.

[@WoodlandGoblin2025]

@@NickHuh86 Oh okay I see. No problem. Thanks! 😊

[@elliecherise1968]

​​​@@WoodlandGoblin2025The occulus is right where the plaza is and theres another building with graffiti on it next to the occulus. So the occulus is where the plaza is and the sphere was somewhere in that plaza space maybe a little further in. All of that area including the occulus was part of the plaza. That's why it's eery.

[@HistoryandConspiracies29]

What if the planes hit lower?

[@Centinily]

Well, the North and South tower collapsed at different times specifically for this reason. The south tower was hit way lower meaning it had so much more weight on top of it, causing it to buckle. Had they hit even lower they would've both collapsed faster and certainly would've killed even more people

[@HistoryandConspiracies29]

@@Centinily interesting 🤔

[@willyreyes9442]

Hey ginger why not do a video of list of events that happened on September 10th 2001 the day before 9/11 like for example Michael Jackson’s last concert happened in NYC from September 7-10 2001

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

You said this freedom tower is tallest in USA, but surely the buildings in billionaire row have a roof even higher than this, I'm still think that this one has antenna not architectural spire so should not be counted in overall height.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

at the time of 9/11 me and my parents lived in Queens NYC i was 2 years old on the Morning of September 11th 2001 my mother was getting me dressed when she heard my Dad shout from downstairs A PLANE HIT THE TWIN TOWERS then about 15 minutes later TWO PLANES HIT THE TWIN TOWERS in the part of queens we lived in there was an Overpass where you could look into Manhattan in the distance and from that Overpass my Dad watched the North Tower fall our local Fire Department was one of many that was sent to the World Trade Center on 9/11 19 men didn't come home that day our department suffered the Heaviest casualties of any Fire Department on 9/11 and that's my family story of 9/11

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

I thought the footprint was the same size as the original tower's

[@jpmnky]

The entire WTC complex.

[@danielfoster3642]

Flight 93 National Memorial

[@benjaminniemczyk]

I hope they never build #2. It will destroy the iconic view down Fulton St, one of the best in the city. On par with Trinity Church and Wall St.

[@MrS98VAC]

In 2024, it looks like an alternate universe. Where nothing happened.

[@natevart4156]

Weren’t the twin towers 2 gigantic building? That logic dosent really make sense lol

[@TomIannucci22]

The Arthur episode "April 9th" never would have existed.

[@smorris281]

You would think that after events like 9/11 we would stop building 100 floor death traps. 50 floors is plenty.

[@spg5658]

The correct title would actually be "The Buildings that exist ONLY because of 09/11"

[@thru_and_thru]

I often wonder how much different the entire WTC area would look today if 9/11 didn’t happen. NYC has evolved so much since 2001 in terms of its skyline and there are so many modern skyscrapers that stand among both iconic old ones such as the Empire State, Crystler etc, and some ugly ass 1970’s buildings which to be fair the twin towers were. I don’t mean that in a disrespectful way and I think the buildings were absolutely iconic but they did fall in to that sort of outdated but not particularly pretty era of skyscraper architecture. So I wonder how much the WTC area would have changed today in terms of building newer buildings around the twin towers had they not been destroyed. From what I know there was a lot of space around the twin towers since NYC was a little more sparsely populated back then and not every square foot of the island of Manhattan was a real estate opportunity. Contrast that to now where they are running out of ground space to build stuff and turning to selling air space rights. So I am sure the WTC today would be different to the one of 2001 even of the twin towers stood.

[@escubingchannel]

Idea: What if the twin towers were hit in 2024

[@i-love-carlyshay5365]

What if the freedom tower is hit by a plane

[@Boston-zz8xr]

It would still be standing because of the metal they used, the evacuation stairs are strong, but still deaths and jumpers..

[@hhhbbhbhb]

@@Boston-zz8xrno jumpers i think

[@Memessssss]

RIP

[@RPKGameVids]

The church looks like it's made out of paper or white bed sheets or something, doesn't look right at all.

[@greekforce1698]

It's made out of marble. The marble on the dome is thinner and has light shinning through it at night. Its design is inspired by the Hagia Sophia and the church in Chora.

[@PlasticPellets]

Ginger Goblin

[@Bazemore7]

Bro, you have said that you thought the twin towers were obsolete looking and what not. But now you look at the new wtc complex and say they the new buildings lack uniqueness, but are modern looking like you prefer.... The original felt unique. And dominating. Bullying. No disrespect, but wtf do you think you would prefer? The twins were great. Better. At least looking.

[@tbc9096]

First

[@HimMrM]

What is with all of these 9/11 videos you’re making dude

[@FreedomTowerCosWhyNot]

He’s interested in it

[@HistoryandConspiracies29]

What's wrong with talking about something your genuinally interested in?

[@HistoryandConspiracies29]

@@wilfridwibblesworth2613 don't know till you try..

[@silverlimosine]

Hyperfixation. Those of us on the spectrum can relate