2008 Woodie Awards
Remembering 9-11
Lily Velez
Issue date: 9/18/06 Section: News
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In Lower Manhattan there sits a chapel fashioned in the style of Georgian Classic-Revival. Its woodwork, door hinges and carvings are handmade, and the people who've passed through its doors include George Washington and King William IV of England. Built in 1766, it is Manhattan's oldest public building still in constant use. It's called St. Paul's Chapel. Perhaps more fascinating than its rich history, however, is its location.
The Chapel is nestled between Fulton and Vesey Street, and its neighbor is one with which all America is well familiar: Ground Zero. Five years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, St. Paul's is not only a sanctuary, but a memorial site where pilgrims can pay tribute to those who fell, and remember the strength of those still persevering.
Ask anyone, and the majority of people will be able to tell you exactly what they were doing when the tragedy of September 11 befell America. Some were finishing up quizzes in high school classes; some were warming up milk for nursing children. Others were sitting in cubicles at work, catching last minute rides to run errands or taking the day off to sleep in.
No one could have ever fathomed the horror that would veil New York when American Airlines Flight 11 and United Flight 175 crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trace Center at 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m. respectively. A large number of us even witnessed the devastation when aircraft tore into architecture, or when the south and north towers collapsed before 10:30 a.m. on that dismal morning.
The media was flooded with live coverage of the pandemonium ensuing in Lower Manhattan. Colossal clouds of black smoke rushed through the city like wraiths, chasing after those who ran for safety. We watched as many trapped on the higher levels of the towers waved cloths from their windows in distress, or took a nightmarish plunge that haunted the rolling cameras. Communications were cut off, extra editions of newspapers were hot off the press and anxiety crept into the hearts of the American people.
The Chapel is nestled between Fulton and Vesey Street, and its neighbor is one with which all America is well familiar: Ground Zero. Five years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, St. Paul's is not only a sanctuary, but a memorial site where pilgrims can pay tribute to those who fell, and remember the strength of those still persevering.
Ask anyone, and the majority of people will be able to tell you exactly what they were doing when the tragedy of September 11 befell America. Some were finishing up quizzes in high school classes; some were warming up milk for nursing children. Others were sitting in cubicles at work, catching last minute rides to run errands or taking the day off to sleep in.
No one could have ever fathomed the horror that would veil New York when American Airlines Flight 11 and United Flight 175 crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trace Center at 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m. respectively. A large number of us even witnessed the devastation when aircraft tore into architecture, or when the south and north towers collapsed before 10:30 a.m. on that dismal morning.
The media was flooded with live coverage of the pandemonium ensuing in Lower Manhattan. Colossal clouds of black smoke rushed through the city like wraiths, chasing after those who ran for safety. We watched as many trapped on the higher levels of the towers waved cloths from their windows in distress, or took a nightmarish plunge that haunted the rolling cameras. Communications were cut off, extra editions of newspapers were hot off the press and anxiety crept into the hearts of the American people.
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