World Trade Center wtc mall before it was destroyed 9/11/2001
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- The Mall in 1999, WB store near the N & R subway entrance.
Prior to September 11, the mall had been leased to The Westfield Group, who had intended to rename the mall Westfield Shoppingtown World Trade Center, and embark on a major expansion and renovation program. Plans called for the addition of 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of new mall space and a few well-known sit-down restaurants.
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Do you guys realise how big the world trade center actually was, it was like a city in it's self, it had it's ow subway system, it's own mall, it's own wedding chapel, it's own restuarant, it's own observation decks, it had a lot of stuff underground/floors, it had generating rooms, it had 7 buildings, it had it's own hotel, it's own police station, truck docks, it had it's own zip code, it was a whole 16 acers of property, about 200,000 people were there daily. I wouldn't be suprised if it was the second largest office complex in the world. and now all of that is gone.
ffdztdr The towers had a combined mass of 2.2 billion lbs. They also had foundations that went 70 ft down, anchored to bedrock. That was built inside of a 'bathtub' and thereby solved any flooding problems. What happened to it?
I have an old Guinness World Record book from 1994 or 1995 and the World Trade Center had the record for the largest office complex in the world with the most rentable space. I'm not sure if it was surpassed since.
@@adamm2837 The new World Trade Center will probably surpass it.
I miss seeing the old World Trade Center in New York it was the tallest buildings in the world 🌎
@@AhmadSmith1140: They weren't the tallest in the world. The North tower was 1,368ft tall and the South tower was 1,362ft. Buildings taller than the WTC towers before they fell: the Petronas twin towers in Malaysia at 1,483ft; the Willis Tower in Chicago at 1,450ft; and the Jin Mao Tower in China at 1,380ft
Funny thing is, even though I had never been to this mall nor was aware it actually existed, I had a dream once that I was in the World Trade Center Mall on 9/11, knowing what would happen that day, and scrambling to the subway among the crowd of busy people before the first plane hit. Even odder, the mall in my dream, which I didn't know actually existed, didn't look too far off from the real thing.
Satoshi9801 maybe you were having a premonition of some else but it was you being them or maybe your future self warning your past self of the events in dream form.
I once had a dream where I was in the North Tower when the first pane hit. I got out, and ran away, and soon after I watched the second plane hit the other one. Everything looked exactly like how it was shown on TV, the only difference is that the inside of the building I was in (WTC1) was way far off. I didn't know what the inside looked like at the time.
I was born in 2003.
I had a dream I was on the 67 floor of the north tower and I had to jump and when I hit the ground I woke up
When were you exactly born?
@@--2 Let's just say I was a preschooler when 9/11 happened.
Just looking at the whimsy of the Warner Bros. Characters, Bugs, Taz, Daffy, and yet knowing that this buildings are gone just brings tears to my eyes
Interestingly, a sign from the store saying "That's All Folks!" survived and was intact after the collapse of the buildings, its a pretty surreal find!
@@sharnistevens1428 Some statues were also intact like Bugs, Road Runner, Foghorn, Elmer and Tweety.
i know this comment is 10 years old now and all thats rebuilt is just some random mall that has no statues and doesnt quite bring the right attention now
every time my mother and I would go downtown she would take me to Borders there, i loved that bookstore, then we would take the escalator downstairs and pass the WB store because i loved all the huge cartoon statues along the stores windows- good times- thanks for uploading such great footage.
yea, i was gonna go today but im gonna wait until the weekend, im so excited !
I was there yesterday and it is Massive. Loved it.
do you remember any specific books your mother bought for you there?
@@marciodpsh I don’t unfortunately, but I was always into astronomy and architecture, so I would always run to those sections on the second floor and then fend a bench along the windows to sit. I do still own an alarm clock that my mom bought me at the borders store on sept 6th 2001- and it still works!
Brings back memories. I used to be at the WTC almost once a week from early 2000-Sept 2001.
Good thing you weren't in there on 9/11!
I grew up in the old 90's NYC. I miss the Twin Towers
The sad thing is they actually recovered the Bugs statue from the mall during the rescue/cleanup effort. Such a very tragic day. Thank you for posting.
I wonder who currently has it?
@@pacmancdi I think the New York 9/11 museum curators have it in storage. I know the "That's all Folks" sign is in the actual museum on the main floor. You can google the Bugs statue online. :)
@@JennasMusic76 Cool thanks for the info. I'm glad it's being kept safe somewhere at least
Foghorn, Elmer, Road Runner and Tweety were recovered. I guess the rest were destroyed.
The crazy thing is most of the Warner Bros statues survived mostly intact and basically untouched.
Wow, this is exactly when i worked downtown and used to walk through the WTC Mall EVERY day to catch the train (I got laid off nine months before the attack). I am guessing little Josh is old enough to drink now.
The contrast of the childish innocence in this video & the terror no one saw coming…
This is insane has it really been 21 years already? oh how time flies
21 years now as of today. Sorry :(
Greenwich street runs through where complex stood
The song playing in the background is a cover of either "Soul Food To Go" by Manhattan Transfer or "Sina" by Djavan... The chorus begins at 0:47.
I know the name of it but what version theme is that song.
@@WTC_2001Jay What do you mean what version is the song?... Be a little more clear.
@@Galidorquest I am talking about what instruments they are playing of the song and I know they are using the flute in the chorus part of the song, but I mean what kind of version is the song made from the video.
@@WTC_2001Jay Oh, the main instrument seems to be a piano, so I guess it would be classified as a piano cover. Also, the fact that the song itself is obscure and has 2 different names will make the instrumental Muzak cover very hard to find.
@@GalidorquestRight now I am trying to do a recreation of the music of it.
When I become an architect I'm gonna rebuild EVERYTHING like the two towers the two towers infront and the hotel and wtc 7
Donald Trump actually tried doing that with his proposed Twin Towers II project, which sadly didn't get off the ground. Would have much preferred them over the tacky Freedom Tower, even if I could understand why some were a bit apprehensive about resurrecting the original W.T.C. That being due to the painful memories rebuilding them almost exactly the way they were obviously would have caused for many.
Bro facts we'll destroy the new WTC and replace it with the old one
freakyfornash Actually, it was Ken Gardner's project. Also, the Twins could always possibly be rebuilt in a different city, like maybe Chicago, for instance.
William 99 A replica of the Twins will never be built in NYC no matter what, for numerous reasons. It would have to happen in a different city away from the East Coast. A fresh start in a different city would also be more interesting and less eerie than rebuilding at the same place that they were destroyed.
@ElTortugaAnime ElTortugaAnime Heck no, the liberals in Chicago are nowhere near as crazy as the ones in New York and California...
I don’t remember this. It is beyond sad that this is all gone. 😢😣
These clips are memorable.
Thanks for uploading this
I used to go to that WB Store quite often. Still have many of my DC and Looney Tunes toys that my parents bought me from that store. Father used to work in the South Tower.
I had my first ever latte at the world trade center in 1999. I drank lattes after 9/11 with a sense of pride because it reminded me of the twin towers. As crazy as that seems ....
You sound really basic.
Cool memories. Its great how the small things like a drink or food can bring back memories. Everything seems to change but if one thing can remain the same its the taste of something or the memory of it.
my my, oh the feeling of the sound
Wow this video recorded in March 19, 1999. I'm 3 years old on this date..
Damn everyone in this video is 17 years older than they were
I wish I had money to build them somewhere. It's a dang shame.
He was very lucky boy. There was amazing 1990s stuff for 90s kiddo. Sadly, it was gone😢
Best times and memories sadly gone 💔
it‘s just amazing to think of that vastness of this complex
i really wish i wasnt born in '97 because i really want to in the towers especally the mall
The Muzak you hear in the background is soul food to go and the WTC Muzak community is doing as much as they possibly can to find the full and clear version of this song
Let's hope they find it someday this year or next.
They found it
@@christopheracosta3461 I know
My sister worked in the mall. I can't remember which store though. She called in sick on 9/11
She called in sick on 9/11? How convenient. Sounds like she may have been involved somehow.
@@afridgetoofar1818 It is indeed interesting how so many people 'called in sick' or conveniently skipped work on 9/11 and especially semites... There's even a true story that Michael Jackson of all people was scheduled for a meeting high up in one of the Twins on the morning of 9/11 after his concert, but he 'overslept' and missed it. Jackie Chan also missed a meeting at the WTC on 9/11 for a cancelled movie involving a plane crash... And Seth MacFarlane & Mark Walberg missed one of the doomed flights.
@@afridgetoofar1818 Also, it's believed by some that Jesus was actually born on September 11th, which explains why the attacks happened on that date and why 911 was chosen as the emergency number.
Also many people seem to have dreams of being workers there on 9/11 or going there even tho they never went
That “McDonald’s coming soon to the World Trade Center” sign surviving after the collapse of the towers is incredibly eerie
i hope they rebuild the twin towers and this mall and the mariott hotel
i wish they would but they probably aren't going to :(
@@alisonmcgregor2002 they probably couldnt since no tenants would want to move in back after the attacks. It would just become a waste of money and space. But i hate that theyre gone :(
Why this building??? They had to destroy everything in this wide building complex? How sad.
thats actually a really cool window display! was it supposed to be Acme stock brokerage?
the mall at the world trade center will be reopening in at least spring 2014! Hopefully, they will bring back all of the former stores, such as the WB store, Sam Goody, hallmark store, strawberry wtc, and Pizza Hut!!!!!!
There was never a pizza hut in the original mall, and sam goody went bankrupt in the early 2000s.
Agree! So weird to have it gone "-.- like.. Emptyzzz... Missing... :,( I wanna go to the roof!!!!!!!! Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
On the mall were John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno during the collapse of the south tower
Listen to that MUZAK!!
soul food to go
Greenwich street runs above where mall was above subway
A bunch of those WB store statues and signs survived the collapse.
I can't beleive that all that is gone! so sad
Soul Food To Go, by Charles Brotman
Great we know that already thanks. We just need the song.
@@JgamerTheGamerWe got it today
WOW I MISS THE WTC MALL SO MUCH = /
I miss you so much :/
Damn, I was only 5 days old when this video was made.
They should reopened the WB store at the new mall
Chaz Clark WB Stores are done for. They went out of business in 2001.
It just sucks that the mall didn't make it. The pictured you showed after the attacks looked like the mall could be repaired too.
I think it was from the asbestos in the dust which is why it was demolished
The building/s to entire the mall below (The South Tower & 4 World Trade Center) were destroyed beyond repair at the top, hence why it couldn’t be repaired.
do you have more from the wtc on tape
Was that stock tinker in the window displaying real stock info?
bradhig looks like it because you can see ticker symbols such as IBM
Yes, real info.
There was a video store here before 9/11. I presume it was Sam Goody.
When will SOUL FOOD TO GO be found. I want this missing song to be found. Including the others.
They found it
This was sooooo nice liveing back in the day new it’s garbage! 2020
Cute sweet little family
memories. WOW.
such a shame, I really liked the stuff.
crazy!
Way back when Looney tunes were popular.
May I just ask, where did you get the photo of the mall after 9/11
so much memories =[
I have a playlist on my channel of the WTC before 9/11 with over 600 videos if you're interested.
I envy you!
Eu queria ter conhecido as torres gêmeas...uma pena.
@fireballfury1 yea i always wanted to see them well i did but i was so young i don't remember
daffy, noooooooo! 😭
why and how did they destroy it??
People still would have survived there though.
0:19 22 years later, he would get cancelled.
Cute wife
What happened to the old WTC's mall?
9/11
Does anyone know where we can find the song that is called: “Soul Food To Go” if anyone has a record or something from that please respond to this comment.
Hi, i’ve actually discovered the artist who made this Muzak cover! I’m in contact with them and i am hoping they have a copy.
@w4sp408 Thanks for the news I hope this happens. Reply to me if you have any updates. Also reply when you find the song with a link. Thanks you for the news have a great day.
@@WTC_2001Jay yes absolutely. you too.
@w4sp804 It’s been nearly 2 days since you talk to the artist. Has he found a copy yet? I am sorry if I am not this patient I dreamed for this to come true and I listen to this video 109 times.
@@WTC_2001Jay I have not yet received any updates from them but hopefully soon.
Doesn't Westfield also own some shopping malls in California? I've been to the Westfield in San Francisco and San Diego.
Westfield is a worldwide shopping centre conglomerate, so it wouldn't surprise me.
Were those body parts outside of the mall?
No.
Not pertect but that's all we get for that time. My dad talks about straberry
Westfield and Larry Silverstein got their free demolition
@legogeek77 no there not but i would be happy if they did but there making nicer and newer buildings and memorial
@homrfan4life well they not there making new ones and memorial i think u know since i answered so late
It was bigggg
without the freedom tower and the memorial these memories will be gone because people want it rebuild so bad and memories are gone why do u think they making the new wtc and memorial its a memorial for remembrance if people just rebuild and no memorial its like u forgot it such a shame of people that want it back without a memorial
We Will Never Forget 911 that's why they are making this new wtc and memorial u should be happy that they left the foot print and plaza base shape
They need air defence on the new ones
They can't do that, because if you shoot down a giant plane, the rubble will fall into other structures and people, and could possibly cause more damage and death....
Vincent Greco So what CAN be done to prevent another plane attack? Basically you're saying a plane attack is out of our control and an event like 9/11 can happen all over again.
+Aaron McGee all they can do is make the buildings as safe as possible and save as many lives as they can.
Aaron McGee absolutely nothing can be done to stop another 9/11 from happening other than make the building stronger, even with all the security what’s stopping a terrorist from getting a job as a pilot, these terrorist take long years to plan their attacks.
@@Galidorquest We cannot stop another 9/11, but we can have enough safeguards and designs in place to where at least not as many lives will be lost. Even today, lives are still lost due to the dust following the collapses. Just not building the tower out of toxic materials cuts the death toll greatly.
It was biggggggggg
all this, gone in seconds
@legogeek77 its too late for that.
Anyone could have an idea of the song ?
The song was called: Soul Food To Go, By Manhattan Transfer
@@WTC_2001Jay Soul Food To Go, possibly made by 2 Environmental artists known as, "Moore and Brengle".. we'll keep you updated!!
@@pre-911wtc4I know we will find that song and it will take some time just like "How deep is your love or "When sunny gets blue" but comment here if you found something new from that or the song. I wish you guys luck and thanks for the update.
@@pre-911wtc4 Quick question. Where did you get this information about these Environmental artists?
The song is called: SOUL FOOD TO GO. However it’s an instrumental version of the song. Which is a lost Muzak song.
strange music they are playing alwais instrumental but who ????
The song is Called: Soul Food To Go, but it's a different version of the theme of the music.
How old was the kid in the video
+AppleClassicGamer Probably born in 1992 - 1995?
Pretty lady
@godzilla1234567890 more like F####ing demolition charges!
Por culpa de George w bush ya no están las torres gemelas
Why does NYC and Manhattan need more shopping?
Now these people are in their 60s
I thought you meant the kid at first and I was like “I don’t think your doing math quite right”
Some of the people walking through might be in their 60's now. The guy with the bald spot at 0:10 is definitely older than that. But the Mom (assuming she isn't the kid's sister) looks way too young to be a Baby Boomer... She looks like she was probably born in '75 if she gave birth to her son in or '94 or '95, no younger than 19... Which means the parents were probably about 24 in this footage and the kid was probably going on 4 or 5.
Basically speaking, the parents are probably about as old as Angelina Jolie or Leonardo DiCaprio and the kid is about as old as Justin Bieber or Logan Paul.
Why couldn't the Empire State Building have been hit by the planes!?
it was hit once in the 40's, but that was an accident.
How old are you, like really? I wouldn't want any planes to be purposely hit on American soil.
im 14.
WorldTrade CenterKid Lol not you. The other guy who said he would want the Empire State to be hit.
oh. lol