PEACE.]]> I took this slide in May 1978 in high school as part of an independent study project. My task was to shoot images that would be appropriate for a Billy Joel song New York State of Mind. This is actually a rejected image that was not used.
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Being so high off the ground gives one a feeling of vulnerability and I was mindful of the 1993 bombing during the visit. It was ironic that they had closed off the roof obseration deck that day for safety reasons. I remember the model of lower Manhattan, and that the men's bathroom had black marble in the stalls. I also remember looking at the kinetic billiard ball gadget that was there. I wish I had bought a souvenir at the time. They were about the coolest buildings in the world, and it's a shame they're gone...

Tim Fort

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