World Trade Center Twin Towers NY - Part 4

This is part 4 of a 7 part series of my video showing the twin towers of the world trade center in New York City before 911. These videos were personally made and produced by me, "Bobby Joe Knight" on the dates of August 2nd and 3rd of 1997.

[@alexrm82]

Thank you for sharing, please, never delete it, it's a really precious piece of history, I never found any other video so rich of details about the the visits in the WTC...

[@ollijokinen1571]

WOW! Thank you Bobby for sharing these awesome WTC videos. Never seen the hotel from inside. Just thank you! What a cool place that was. :)

[@sanyatferdous1043]

I have also took my grandparents at the south tower observation deck in that year as well when they were visiting the United States. It is impossible to believe everything is gone including the hotel you recorded in. Damn it!!!!!!!

[@bobby1970]

True, it is hard to believe it's all gone now. They should have tried to rebuild the twin towers as close to the originals as possible. The new Freedom Tower is nice, but I still prefer the original twins.

[@masteroffun9627]

It’s sooooo mind boggling to think that hotel is 100% gone now.

[@bobby1970]

Yes, so true. I just can't believe I was actually there at one time. I'm just glad I wasn't there on the morning of 911.

[@scooter39045]

It’s weird to see how close the hotel was to the towers, looks like just 20 feet.

[@DanielQuinter0]

Thank you for these videos, they are currently a treasure, it is incredible that none of this already exists.

[@marcospinheiro352]

Thank you so much for sharing this unique video from the WTC 3, Bobby Knight! It's so cool to see how it was inside that building that stood so close to the Twin Towers! :D

[@DutchDukeMan]

what a humble dude. so positive about everything. it's like nowadays people are negative about everything

[@lenmccabe4693]

I have enjoyed your videos. Brings back allot of memories. The Marriott was originally called The Vista International. I stayed there many times meeting up with family who worked in the towers. The hotel will always be The Vista to me.

[@bobby1970]

Wow, very interesting. I never knew the original name of the hotel was called Vista. Anyhow, I'm glad you like my videos. I really miss the twins.

[@lenmccabe4693]

Yes, The Vista was a bit more (lets say), stately than Marriott; although after Marriott took over, it still remained a very nice hotel. I was in and out, up and down the towers quite often since I had family who worked in WTC 1 and 2. However, most of my time was spent in WTC 7 for business. I miss the complex/Towers as well. The towers were like 'home'. What I miss most is my family and friends that never made it out. Memories of a lifetime. Thanks for capturing some of the greatness of the complex!!

[@bobby1970]

@@lenmccabe4693 , so sorry to read your comment to find out that some of your family and friends didn't make it out on 911. So saddening. My condolences to you.

[@lenmccabe4693]

Thanks Bobby. It's taken many, many years to be able to watch videos or anything relating to 911. Now, I look at videos like yours and the visual deceptions brings my memories alive again. Yes, it's sad and heartbreaking in many ways, but only if I reflect on the bad. Before 911, so many good memories!! I'll take bittersweet at this point rather than years of numbness. I appreciate your videos, very much!

[@mrandrossguy9871]

@@lenmccabe4693 God Bless ! I guess it Important to Look at this Before any Wrong-Doings as it's keeping the Spirit Alive

[@3UZFE]

These videos are like treasures now. Such insight. Thank you for sharing!

[@deanjk1546]

Hey bobby marriott hotel was the best hotel in new york city thank you for recording the video in 1997 👍

[@bobby1970]

Yeah, I loved it. It was much nicer in real life than what my video shows.

[@Breezy3099]

@@bobby1970 Do you have any photos or video part of the lobby?

[@aarongordon5527]

I never got my chance to go to WTC. Very Awesome vid. Love it.

[@JonathanAllen0379]

I was eighteen years old and fresh out of high-school.

[@b3j8]

My older Brother often went to NY, and up in the North Tower on business. He lost several good friends on 9/11.

[@EskimoCanadian44]

Hi Bobby. Thank you very much for preserving these invaluable pieces of history. This is one of the few, if not the only video from the inside of the hotel. Unique footage for a truly unique and wonderful work of architecture. Shame it's gone forever.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

Don't say Never, it can be built again some where else or on a another planet :P

[@Galidorquest]

@@mrandrossguy9871 Yes, I agree with you there. A replica Twin Towers could potentially be built in another city like maybe Chicago or even another *country* like Canada or Mexico. I wouldn't mind it and I guarantee a replica Twins would attract *way* more tourists than the Freedom Tower. Even if they're never rebuilt, the Aon Center in Chicago is the closest we'll ever get, especially now that it's getting an observatory in the near future. It looks similar to the Twin Towers and was built around the same time. It's even close to a shore like the WTC. Also, the Federal Plaza in Chicago is similar to the old 4, 5 & 6 WTC buildings, and the red sculpture there is similar to the one near the old 7 WTC. Chicago is the closest thing to NYC. So similar that Home Alone was filmed here.

[@EskimoCanadian44]

@@Galidorquest AON Center is indeed very similar both aesthetically and structurally speaking. But don't forget about the BOK Tower in Tulsa OK. It is just about the closest living relative to the twins that was actually designed by the same architect (M. Yamasaki) of the old WTC. It bears remarkable similarities, but is nowhere near the massive scale of those towers.

[@creamyalmondz]

I have always wanted to know what the rooms looked like at WTC3. I’m so sad those buildings are gone! 😢

[@murphycreationsvideos]

The original World Trade Center complex was just so beautiful, I love everything about it, especially the Towers themselves. It was a dream of mine to one day visit this place until that awful day happened and took that dream away from me. Now I can only do the next best thing which is one day visit the current one world trade center and sadly the way the complex is today, it will never be better than the original that was just unique and beautiful. I miss the Twin Towers everyday and will continue to miss them till my last breath, Rest in peace to all victims of 9/11.

[@AdeleAdkinsfan7]

August 3rd 1997 was my 3rd birthday! I always wish I had got to visit the twin towers! Beautiful buildings and so simple in design. I've never been to NY but really want to go and visit the new world trade centre and memorial.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

Same, but I want to see the ORIGINALs I guess VR for now

[@callicles3282]

Thank you for posting those videos Bobby. Just amaizing pieces of history. I had 14 years old when the two towers were gone. With them a world has colapsed that day. Greetings from Romania

[@danny75461]

wow thanks for recording your world trade center trip and sharing it

[@bobby1970]

Sorry for the late reply, but you're welcome.

[@JunshuLiu]

4:31 I found someone is selling this pen for $2,500 on eBay. Must be really rare.

[@Galidorquest]

Dude, ebay is awesome. You could find literally almost *anything* on there, it's a nostalgic person's paradise.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

@@Galidorquest what about amazon ?

[@Galidorquest]

@@mrandrossguy9871 Nah dude, ebay is the holy grail of vintage & specific items. Amazon doesn't have nearly as much. I even managed to get my Dad to like ebay over Amazon when I showed him the 1970's G.I. Joe sets from his childhood.

[@rodc4889]

Awesome video. I would have lost it being that close to the towers much less being in there.

[@jolonidhi_bk]

Thanks for a this special video and rare picture of view of the WTC towers inside the hotel. Well, at the day of September 11, 2001, the room you stayed in and every single furnitures inside must've crushed by the collapse of the south tower and turn into dust shortly after the north tower fell also. Amazing video

[@ziggypop79]

The new tower pales in comparison

[@bobby1970]

yes, I agree.

[@Nb005]

Same

[@Solitude633]

Real calming to watch ⌛

[@jimmydeats9901]

Thanks man. You seem like a top bloke 👍 from Aus

[@vincentrochette3756]

It’s very weird and sad 😞 to see that hotel and to think it doesn’t exist anymore and the WTC.

[@proplayer1960]

It’s crazy that these are just water fountains now 😢

[@kevingraves9064]

😭

[@leanneadams2549]

And I hate them ! Should’ve re built them !

[@kevingraves9064]

@@leanneadams2549 yup

[@newandretro6676]

Your hotel room was in the marriot hotel !

[@misterdog7]

Amazing indeed.

[@searain1573]

I have a question. Where did the black shiny door on the wall at 0:06 lead to? That door was located on the east side of the South Tower's lobby.

[@AntiMasonic93]

Building 7 went down as well. I was told a total of 5 buildings were destroyed on that faithful day. The horrific events of 9/11 will never be forgotten.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

All Seven buildings of the Complex were destroyed 🤷‍♂️

[@remixchannelSega]

@@mrandrossguy9871 no, only a few were destroyed completely, but a few were damaged a bit but they could not fix them so they demolished it all

[@jwwsk]

@@mrandrossguy9871 Tower 1 and 2, WTC 7 collapsed. WTC 3 and 4 suffered massive damage during tower 2s collapse (9:59) but it only destroyed the part of WTC4 near the lobby and WTC 3 was split it half. WTC 6 suffered damage during Tower 1s collapse (10:28). Building 5 suffered minor damages but did have partial structural collapse.

[@davepowell7168]

Black op. The lslamic terrorist conspiracy theory is inconsistent with the evidence

[@JamesT2002]

Look at 1:21 and how small the people was, imagine more than a 100 million tons of steel and concrete falls on your head ending you in seconds, scary huh

[@mrandrossguy9871]

What's your point ? Why would I want to imagine that ?

[@mateuslopes3394]

@@mrandrossguy9871 because that's what happened on September 11th

[@Jordan84144]

Awesome

[@horselover7744]

Hotel room tour in the 90's haha Lovely view of the twin towers 💗

[@ayoubmoussa7714]

3:33 thi s is where one jumper landed very famous pictur3e

[@BajanNatureMysticDolt]

You have the image?

[@ayoubmoussa7714]

@@BajanNatureMysticDolt www.google.com/search?q=911+jumper&sxsrf=ALeKk02GhKh4F5O8I-32IkiyI8t5elFV7Q:1603198657596&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=lXqxZRZkZeNWmM%252C3EPTIoNZvhczLM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRD9pxghk7XarvtAWinItqMeBZJ1w&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwix1_WznMPsAhUJTsAKHYSzC-oQ9QF6BAgBEE4&biw=1280&bih=648#imgrc=lXqxZRZkZeNWmM

[@PopLife-hb3ks]

Yes, it is. I know which photo you are talking about.

[@alexstar5182]

yes I was just thinking the same when I saw this

[@leanneadams2549]

Yes, and out of respect for that poor person it shouldn’t be allowed to be posted ! Just think of that persons family !!! My God !!! So devastating then and still is now 20 years later. Please please out of respect take down that link !! NEVER FORGET 🥀🇺🇸

[@Shockzone1495]

Its hard to imagine that entire room that he's in will be gone to dust.

[@nicknentwig6840]

Hello you from November?

[@masteroffun9627]

What’s also sooo terrifying is how where Bobby was staying in the hotel was completely pulverized when the South Tower fell.

[@niara6]

Imagine being in the marriot hotel when plane collided

[@an0n71]

Where were you during that fateful day?

[@sanginguy1289]

There are still so many unanswered questions about that dreadful day of attack. I constantly pray for the family and loved ones who passed.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

You mean Unanswered :P

[@sanginguy1289]

@@mrandrossguy9871 I did!!! Thanks for the correction.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

Also Lol was there a TV in that room !?

[@stevendegiorgio3143]

That truly is a beautiful place.I miss the twin towers.I hate that new tower they have now.

[@bobby1970]

Yeah, I agree.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

I guess you'd never thought to Post these personal videos ? It just seemed like you were never gonna see these complex of building again, but Surely you were just Personally Cataloging as you we're a Tourist ? Thank you Any way as there's Not that much Videos of the Other 6 Buildings

[@matthewthescienceguy7627]

For the WTC 4 Hotel, was there a FV?

[@jwwsk]

WTC4 Did not have a hotel

[@armandoeliceoargueta7062]

Wtc 4 is the Marriott Hotel??

[@bobby1970]

Honestly, I haven't the foggiest ideal, but it probably was.

[@DanielQuinter0]

It was WTC 3 of the complex.

[@jonathanbennaman6753]

4WTC was the headquarters of The New York Board Of Trade floors 7 8 and 9 where trading took place and The Deutsche Bank on floors 4 5 and 6. The buildings side facing Liberty Street housed the entrance to the Mall At The World Trade Center on the basement concourse level of the WTC Complex. 5WTC housed the Borders Book Store the largest of all bookstores in NY at that time, it also housed the Morgan Stanley Bank and Financial firm. 6WTC housed the US Customhouse Service and the IRS. So yes Marriott was 3WTC and 7WTC was across the street from the complex and housed the Department Of Defense and CIA shared the 25th floor with the IRS. Insurance groups and the United States Secret Service.

[@josemanuelolleroramos951]

Ojalá hagan las torres gemelas de nuevo

[@youngw.a.r2709]

Seeing the beginning made me imagine what 9/11 would've been like if it happened at night....

[@mrandrossguy9871]

I'm just Upset and sad that this is History only >:/ I Don't Want this to be History ! But just a better Respectful Compromise or just Build Back Better in Respects

[@dcoolbro79]

A number of people died in that hotel due to the collapse of the towers.

[@akashacarr8869]

fr how do u know

[@dcoolbro79]

@@akashacarr8869 I believe it was in a documentary. It was a staging area for some of the fire fighters.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

None of the Documentaries Ever mention if the other Buildings were Evacuated !

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

I know it's WTC 3 and all but what a crap view for a hotel room. Cool footage though.

[@1stCrallyy]

thank you for sharing this with us....you should check the tribute that i made for 9/11....check out my channel

[@bobby1970]

Sorry for the long delay in replying, but, yes, I will check your channel out sometime.

[@stonerrocky]

Glad I got to see you in the mirror. I was attracted to your warm voice.

[@ethangregg-sj4zx]

World Trade Center survivor

[@joseollero3788]

Por culpa de George w bush ya no están las torres gemelas

[@hichamlorenzo]

Hehehehe

[@winecrimesfoodandtime7119]

Inappropriate

[@mrbillyb1966]

Kind of a crappy view from ur room

[@cherylcaprile9044]

A ver si aprendes a manejar la camara. Turista, que eres un turista, con esos giros bruscos que marean. Te has ganado un pulgar abajo

[@NationalismDjazair]

Cierra la boca , que importa

[@cherylcaprile9044]

@@NationalismDjazair callate tu mamon

[@joseollero3788]

Por culpa de George w bush ya no están las torres gemelas