“From the ashes”
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- December
- 20
Now that massive steel columns are going up at the World Trade Center site, Gov. George Pataki must be relieved.
He’s about to leave office, and finally there is some sign that The Freedom Tower will actually be built. The skyscraper is to replace the World Trade Center.
From the start, Pataki has touted the 1,776-foot tower as a sign of the city’s resilience. But the project was plagued by so many delays that the cornerstone laid during an elaborate Fourth of July ceremony two and a half years ago was put into storage. Pataki’s legacy was in danger of becoming an empty lot.
“Today the steel rises, the Freedom Tower rises from the ashes of Sept. 11, and the people of New York and the people of America can be proud,” Pataki said yesterday.
Still it’s not all smooth sailing yet. According to the Associated Press, an American flag plastered on the first steel column to be erected was removed today after the builders realized that the 50 stars were on the right side instead of the left.
A new decal will be put on.
Photograph by The Associated Press
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(flag) now how could that have been missed?