right to the point, they are working on it like gang-busters, which i was surprized and happy to see.

 

i went downtown this morning and walked 3/4 way around it -- here's the goods:

 

 

northside is the completed wtc7

 

 

next door to wtc7 -- fetterman hall

 

 

 

 

 

 

eastside of the site (where all the tourists are)

 

 

 

 

temporary path/subway station

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

southside -- deustche bank is about 2/3 torn down

 

 

 

 

 

you can see the basin wall here on the right

 

 

 

more south views from the westside highway overpass

 

 

 

 

west view

 

 

back on the ground -- south side again around the deutsche bank

 

 

 

some sort of mini-museum, i dk if its legit

 

 

 

 

wrapping up w/ the wtc globe in battery park

 

 

*** nice to see the pace of activity picking up now ***

 

 

Awesome lighting!

 

Did you travel the entire length of the West Side Highway when it is an at-grade facility? It is a model for similar conversion projects -- limited access (e.g. only at major streets), pedestrian crossings and barriers (to prevent midblockers), bike paths, extensive landscaping, etc. MUCH better than the ancient crap that was there before.

 

As for the tower deconstruction, isn't it the largest deconstruction project of its kind in the world? I always wondered how projects of its scape would be conducted if the need arose (e.g. if the Empire State Building had to be torn down)...

actually seicer, today i walked down there on hudson street. but to answer you question yes i have been on the wsh in years past -- ie., before the hudson river park project & further back when it was an elevated mess. if you want you can take a look here for some info about that:

 

http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/development/index.htm

 

as for the db building i haven't heard about that, but i'd imagine its gotta be if not the biggest one of the biggest deconstructions. the big holdup is handling the asbestos. of course you know we had two more firefighter deaths after a recent fire in there.

Thanks for the photo progress report.  The rebuilding of the WTC site has fallen off the national news front-burner.  It's good to see the progress being made there. 

 

The upward view of the WTC7 building is quite interesting.  I admire the minimalist qualities of the overall design, however I was surprised to see how much the curtain wall "disappears" into the background.  I'd be a little concerned about this lack of visual presence - especially in regard to the very minimal design proposed for one of the future WTC towers.  Still, some people like this look.

 

Also, thanks for the photo of the WTC Globe in Battery Park.  That surviving sculpture from the original WTC is probably a better memorial to those lost on Sept. 11 then anything the best architects and planners could devise.

very nice

Great photos and thanks for catching all the angles of the site.

 

For anyone interested in the deconstruction of the DB building.  There's been a thread up for awhile on SSP which shows the progress as well as some intense interior coverage photos.  First page shows the gored center of the building after the WTC collapse.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=115034

 

I take it the interior stairwells are unaccessible due to the asbestos, mold, etc?

 

That's one wicked staircase for use in emergencies.

i agree it appears that way re accessibility, but i dk! this was the key issue as to the recent deaths of two firefighters and is still being debated. there was supposed to be a plan for that during deconstruction, but it wasn't followed. for one thing the water pressure was turned off up there and they could not get out, not good during a fire.

 

I wish they would get on with this.  Either rebuild or get off the damn pot!

 

I don't really see why we need to rebuild anyway.  make it a park.