Survivors’ Staircase in danger
The “Survivors’ Staircase”, the only remaining above-ground portion of the Twin Towers, might be demolished to make way for a new office tower. This Vesey Street staircase was the path to survival for many fleeing the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
“…. Because it offered a path to safety that allowed many people to escape the blazing World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, this haunting remnant is often called the Survivors’ Staircase. Although it is the only remaining above-ground fragment of the vanished Twin Towers, the staircase is threatened with demolition for construction of a new office tower on the WTC site. “
The National Trust for Historic Preservation calls the staircase one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
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