World Trade Center : the twin towers (1998)

NYC World trade center : the twin towers (january 1998)

[@askeladden7845]

The fact that i'll never be able to see these towers standing makes me sad

[@VladSicoe]

I remember I saw the Twin Towers in December 1996. It was one of the most beautiful experiences I have ever lived. When I was at the top of the North Tower, the view from up there was absolutely fabulous. Even though I was only 6 years old, I still remember it like it was only yesterday. Thanks for the upload.

[@Aroren265]

Vlad Sicoe i wasn’t born when 9/11 happened but now i wish i could’ve gotten to the top of the north tower

[@fluffypuppy1292]

Wow that must have been cool seeing them

[@leanneadams2549]

Your lucky !!! I could’ve, should’ve and you know didn’t and now can’t! 😞🥀❤️

[@user-kp8sx1nh1c]

The Tower you stood on was not the North Tower. She had the antennae. You were standing on the South Tower's roof. That was her outdoor Observation Deck. I miss them too.

[@Lion85]

NOTHING will ever replace them!!

[@carriehenry6721]

They were made to be destroyed...

[@Jennyloveshellokitty14]

I mean there is a one World Trade Center 😅

[@soupisyummy5533]

the freedom tower did

[@darknyon4841]

It's to late. The freedom tower is finally chosen by architecture who doesn't have experience

[@CrazyManhog]

Hearing Freedom Tower is getting a brother I believe

[@creamyalmondz]

We never know and appreciate what we have until it's gone...

[@NFSMAN50]

You never know what you have until it's gone. The towers stood tall, yeah they were grey blocks but they represented NYC and America.

[@LellePrinter82]

When I was very young before 9/11, I've dreamt on a vacation to New York and visiting the observation deck. But that dream is no more because of 9/11.

[@cleitonalvimclemente]

+LellePrinter82 you can go to the new one world trade center observatory.its also amazing

[@mohamedhameed6172]

me too my dream I visit wtc

[@cleitonalvimclemente]

@pontothank you for your answer dude

[@MyLife_in_aNutshell]

@@cleitonalvimclemente That tower sucks, only a one UGLY tower without observatory in the roof. ☹️

[@lechocolat3783]

@@MyLife_in_aNutshell calm down it's a really pretty building and the view is still very epic even without the outside observation deck.

[@visionist7]

Being on that open deck after dark sure must have been something. Great way to cool off in high summer.

[@mrnoname7370]

Felice Graziano sadly it closed pretty early only windows on the world was opened after dusk

[@MazzaMedia_]

0:43 I saw that golden ball in I believe Battery Park last Saturday, it's incredibly dented in. Scary to view.

[@ANTHONYT2A]

my god look at the towers i just love looking at them

[@CamilaTopherIncel]

That very same plaza the "Austin J Tobin" plaza that hosted concerts, and brought unity together by humans, would be littered by human body parts after 8:46 AM on September 11 2001. Pretty messed up, literally.

[@terrrell7798]

This is the NYC I grew up in. I miss the Twin Towers

[@IAMISCOOL]

@codebreaker212p Makes you realise how terrifying it would have been to have to jump...

[@DrSurprise]

i'd like to go back to anywhere back between 1993- 2003. reason being is cause the subway and bus fare was $1.25 from 1993 - 1995 and $1.50 from 1995 - 2003. its $2 now but NEXT MONTH , its gonna be $2.25 its not much and its easily affordable but still, its kinda annoying!

[@krisnite05]

I wonder how much it is now

[@visionist7]

@@krisnite05 2.75 I think

[@thespian302]

Well… do you want a worse subway? Idk how you can want to pay less for the same level of service. (Ideally public transit would be free and we’d find other funding mechanisms like in European countries

[@zachy888]

around summer of that year me and my family flew to Philadelphia to visit relatives, and also visited New York, I remember I being in one of the WTC and took a picture looking out the window. I loved visiting New York the energy there was so lively. Maybe that sounds weird to some but I am from a one-horse town in AZ so it was an amazing experience for me.

[@maxemilion7124]

Born in 1998 and so sad I never got to visit these amazing creations.

[@musicpianist3190]

Same😢😢

[@DrSurprise]

i know that, i was talking about the subway and bus fare

[@IAMISCOOL]

@natureboy84 I don't think they should rebuild them the -exact- same way, but to have the iconic Twin Towers restored would be incredible. I don't think The Freedom Tower is going to have the same impact, standing there all on its own.

[@legnaaponte267]

Yep there’s gonna be a other one just like it the old one but the squares are on the side not together and no spire beacause it’s the 2nd one the old one had it together my mom went in there with her sister I bet it was Cool I never went in I wish I could I had a dream I think in there and there were terroists i didnt like it

[@tqsuited]

One random evening/night in 1998.... the WTC in all its glory. Beautiful.

[@VladSicoe]

I had a friend who visited the WTC towers a day before the 9/11 attacks. And I thought it was amazing, because she was able to see them before their destruction!

[@JFeng299]

i think is the most beautiful concrete building around the world... Love from Malaysia...

[@gabo262]

thank you! those towers were so beautiful!!! I can't believe they they're gone!!!

[@izzysantiago978]

Being there myself that day I only try very hard to remember the good times and videos like this helps a little. R.I.P. to all those innosent people who lost their lifes for no reason on 9/01/01.

[@darknyon4841]

They look beautiful than freedom tower in my opinion only

[@StarryKid06]

awesome video. Those were some really cool buildings. I would have also liked to see them.

[@alexrm82]

00:45 - 00:52 The neo-gothic trident shaped columns along the facade of the lobby were so...awesome....

[@game1414]

That design was inspired by the Dhahran International Airport in Saudi Arabia. Looks exactly the same. That airport was funded by the Bin Laden group. Creepy

[@horselover7744]

1:00 Seems peaceful 💗 Thank you sir for filming this

[@amusiclover]

@natureboy84 : the name of the restaurant was "Windows on the world"

[@KLUNKET]

@jason66801 - I had an old VHS camera when I went to the WTC in 1994 and took video from the roof, and it did the same thing. I think the giant antenna caused the interference.

[@sheltiepaws1]

Thankyou for posting this, it gives a good look inside

[@JONACAN]

I love the night views. Nice and unique footage.

[@coolerdude44]

i was 8 when they came down i would go up there twice a month at the least before hand, i loved it so much. i just loved the novelty. seeing these videos made me cry, i almost forgot its beauty. there isnt anything i wouldnt do to go back and go to the wtc again. just to see it one more time. to admire its beauty. idc what happens, no matter where im living at this point, but once the new one is built, im going to go up there.

[@worldtravelimagesnet]

I was in WTC in march 1998, just a few month after this video. I also went on the Staten Island boat trip the same year.

[@AluminumOxide]

2:15 all that buzzing is the radio antenna electromagnetic radiation interfering with the magnetic read/write drum in the tape camera

[@Whisperliner134]

A month before I was born. (February 26th, 1998).

[@AtheistMorax]

What an engineering sucess loss... simple design but yet so powerful and iconic.

[@67tr876]

@DisneyClassicsFan ya same i got to go there in 2000 but i lived in nyc seen 1993 when was born. I still remember how i found them i was looking in a book in 1st graed and saw them and asked some kid where were they and he told me in NYC so i went to mom and asked if we could go see them and she side yes so we went like 1 week after. I was so pissed and sad on 911 .

[@JC-nh7sk]

They almost seem unreal. They are mysterious

[@visionist7]

That's how I view them too. Any footage not just of the towers, but of anywhere in NYC before 9/11 feels almost mystical

[@KennoCaptures]

You should see my WTC model in 3D!! It's amazingly detailed! Lovely vid!

[@BrendanLikesApple46]

Try going to the Willis Tower's ledge. I myself have experienced it and it is incredible but it scares the shit out of you.

[@datasurferable]

@mhlenoir I believe the restaurant you are describing is in the North Tower.

[@Lucy0809]

Amazing! Thanks so much for sharing xx

[@JThomson76]

i would have loved to have stood on the sidewalk and looked up at them towering up into the sky.When i finally did manage to visit NYC in 08 it was ground zero that was in their place.All we have now is pictures and video tape of the former NY skyline.Even with the rebuilding going on it will never be the same

[@LilBaby1366]

i remember i went into the WTC in 1989 :o it smelled so good @_@ like a hotel almost lol the food was awesome in the restaurant

[@JONACAN]

Fascinating video. Amazing to watch.

[@Chimpangel]

Thank you for this video of the WTC. It brings back memories.

[@Bavarian0girl]

2:23 .. wonderful ♥

[@Stantzs]

damn, i've seen pictures but I never realized how massive they were, looking at them from street level like that.

[@randomenzo]

now this is some rare footage ! Props!

[@amusiclover]

I don't think digital cameras avoid electrical interferences. And in both cases, there is magnetical tapes in the camera (VHS & DV)

[@toocoolforu]

2:20 Is the antenna interfering with the video camera magnetic recorder ?

[@Hector9030]

toocoolforu yes I believe so

[@ImpartiallySpeaking]

Interesting to see the shots of the plaza in 98 with the same concrete benches as when i was there in 92. The were later replaced but i didn’t realise the refurbishment of the plaza happened between 1998-2001?

[@mrandrossguy9871]

What were they replaced with ?

[@dmt0709]

This brings back happy memories of visits I made to the Towers in the late '70's. It's great to see these views again. Too bad they're not being rebuilt. Osama wins. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@avenueb]

There was very little architecturally beautiful about the WTC. The lobby was nice. The underground mall was uninspiring.

[@LilBaby1366]

Ahh i got a question how did it smell inside...random question

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Not a weird question, considering that the sense of smell can evoke past memories much like sight and touch. Having visited the original WTC while growing up in The Bronx in the 80's/90's, I can recall it depended on the time of year. Fall to winter months would have those touches of pine from the reefs hung around the lobby like the ones in this very video. Plus the insulated visitors coming in from the cold brought about cool, quick breezes cut off by the building's heating system. Almost had a new car smell walking around there. Especially heading to the elevator banks. The perfumes, colognes, and cigar smells from the sea of humanity rushing about made for a fun atmosphere. My few warm weather visits recalled the hints of sweaty folks milling around the mall below street level as the air conditioning cooled you off. It never seemed to be empty in those Twin Towers. No matter the season, it always felt like you were already near an office cubicle. Any white collar workers will know the office scent I'm referring to. Blue collar guys would appreciate the people smells that passed through those eternal lobbies. God, I really miss those days. Hope this old New Yorker helped answer your question...😎🇵🇷🇺🇸🗽🦂😊

[@LilBaby1366]

@@JoseMorales-lw5nt wow. I forgot about this comment, I appreciate you satisfying my nostalgia and what not. I feel as if I time traveled just reading your comment gave me scenarios in my own mind and scents you described. I appreciate you!

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

@@LilBaby1366 Thanks for taking the time to read it. Appreciated the honest question, so I figured my experiences in the old WTC would give you an idea of what it was like. Hope you have a safe and blessed day...😎🇵🇷🇺🇸🗽🦂

[@visionist7]

I imagine walking into the restaurant during lunch & dinner hours was an experience, all those scents

[@michaelkenyon6173]

Beautiful towers thank you for the video. An enormous betrayal of humanity what took place September 11, 2001. It is good to see moments captured in peace. The everyday hustle and bustle around and inside those engineering marvels. I I 4 ever remember

[@Elepos]

Just great!

[@jacksite2007]

I used to think it would be nice to see something modern take their place but when you think about it- it's just a company being cheapskates building one tower. I know even if they were rebuilt- that they would be copies and not the real thing but tbh I want them back. I never had the chance to go to NY nor am I american but I do want them rebuilt now :/

[@coolerdude44]

yeah it sucks, it was an amazing view, i remember on a clear day, you could actually see connecticut. i loved going up there, and it saddens me so much that i can't now.

[@CrazyManhog]

The freedom tower is a new way to see it

[@datasurferable]

@MarkPatriots It's called 'The Sphere' by Auguste Rodin. It is set as a memorial in battery park and it will be moved back to the site as soon as construction is finished.

[@j3wsdid911]

Amazing footage. I would love to see some footage of building seven back then too.

[@perfectbark]

Thank you fro sharing....I was moved..

[@Dedicated2WendyWilliams]

ive never seen the towers with the lights on inside the way it looks in this video

[@haidencadena2587]

Rip twin towers

[@AlevWTCFan101]

@mhlenoir Windows On The World was in the north tower (tower 1)

[@knifipu]

So beautiful.

[@scribblesomeone]

I take it the radio waves from tower 1 were messing with the camera when you were on the top of the tower?

[@twintowers4996]

Beautiful

[@nitrofht]

Best World Trade Center video ever from italy nicola

[@rig48]

Im so happy I went to the top of these towers in 1997 14 or 15 bucks well worth

[@nattalie74]

It's very sad to watch this video knowing that it's really gone & that all of the people died so tragically the day on 9/11.This world is not the same ever since.Rest in peace to those who died that tragic day.Zebrina

[@amusiclover]

@jason66801 : there was interferences with the big antenna on tower 1

[@user-ue2gs8jy1g]

Thank for video!

[@amusiclover]

@JMMT7022801 : No snow, but only electrical interferences with the antenna ! This was filmed in january '98

[@signalfire6]

No One Would Ever Want To Work In Them!

[@visionist7]

Not now, but in 20 years? 30? New generations have little idea of 9/11. Folks worked in the twins after the February 1993 bombing after all. The originals took decades to fill

[@carriehenry6721]

No one ever thought a disgusting plot like this would take place..I visited the observation deck as a child in grade school never thought twice about heights ECT...the building was taken down by explosives everyone knows that...

[@JKwiatkowski94]

i am probably one of the few people that agree with you. i think they should be rebuilt. but nope, we have to settle for this "Freedom Tower" that wont be done 4 like another 100years with the pace they are working at. *tears

[@ssspongebob4017]

They were amazing buildings, its ashame that thousands of people were killed and injured because of selfishness.

[@darknyon4841]

Everyone will be unhappy without between the twin towers

[@CarreyTrash]

It's kind of funny that there worked as many people in the twin towers as there lives in my hometown. :D

[@tinawilliams607]

I really miss the other world trade center twin towers 1973 - 2001

[@SheFahdschi]

i love those towers!

[@amusiclover]

I don't know exactly, but I remember that I bought my first digital camera when I returned from NYC ! And now I want to change to HD...

[@photonarbiter]

i feel bad for u. i was 8 last time i saw them. i was also 8 when they fell. i am a resident of nyc and when they collapsed. the shock wave shook my house all the way in the bronx. it was kinda scary. i wish they would REMAKE THE SAME ONES. they looked SO EPIC. b4. but im happy with 1 world tradecenters design.

[@vorellanaj]

@natureboy84 and it was located in the WTC North Tower. (Windows on the World)

[@Jacker565]

It's just unbelivable that there gone im only 13 and i never once got to see them in real life. :(

[@felixrade13]

wooooo :) God bless you

[@amusiclover]

the explanation is quite simple : it was VHS movies, no digital

[@rep9303]

this was uploaded on my birthday

[@facio559]

amazing

[@jewgeec2072]

im with you but at least they are making new ones

[@amusiclover]

Those voices where from people on the roof, beside me (& I'm french)

[@Davidskejt]

@MarkPatriots seen it to.

[@amusiclover]

Yes, there was interferences with the big antenna on tower 1

[@mrandrossguy9871]

Protest to bring them back or to move the Koenig Sphere back in its Place like a Memorial Fountain in Greenwich st !

[@JThomson76]

i think they're building the freedom tower with some sort of memorial fountains included.

[@JMMT7022801]

As you can clearly see, it's snowing on top of the south tower of the WTC... This was probably filmed around October, November.

[@randomstuff6791]

@IAMISCOOL I would really like them back exactly, but I could live with the New Twin Towers II, but the Freedom Tower is not an option.

[@mouleagaufres]

woopsie.

[@78theviolet]

Awesome!!! :)

[@280az]

why is it that all the home vids from 90s always have bad image because movie were fine thanxs for the vid

[@A-t-r-u-s]

I highly doubt it. It's not like they'll be able to conduct the same type of business the WTC was doing before.

[@robertcananzi2663]

Wait. So people back then could just walk into the lobbies and have no business being there?

[@WackoX]

Rebuilding could be posible, but too many people are scared that they will be attacked again, so there is no money coming in to rebuild the twintowers :