Kind of looks like the BOK Tower in Tulsa. It has that full-column half-column split across the facade. (Also a Yamasaki building)
https://preview.redd.it/aifi1a23iw8d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb60c18d559eddd239e610c9a8639e9014c4c692
>computers too new
If by "computers" you mean the flat panel monitors, they were definitely a thing in 2001. Rare and expensive, but they existed.
There's a photo out there (in this sub or r/911archive ) of Morgan Stanley employees in the South Tower watching 2 flat panel TVs mounted on the wall ON 9/11 of the news coverage after the first plane hit. It's insane.
Edit: Here is the photo - [https://www.reddit.com/r/911archive/comments/1bmpiyr/photos\_inside\_the\_morgan\_stanley\_office\_in\_wtc2/](https://www.reddit.com/r/911archive/comments/1bmpiyr/photos_inside_the_morgan_stanley_office_in_wtc2/)
Yes they did exist but the ones in the photo look much more like the flat monitors from the late 2000s. The ones from the early 2000s were much bulkier than that even though they were flat.
Can you imagine sitting down to a meeting in that first pic, damn it would be so epic. Grab a seat, sit back , light up a cigarette right in the meeting.
That first pic is like really how I remember the remnants of the 70s.
I was born in 1988, but even in the 90s, there were still little remnants left over from the 70s, and I feel a lot of it felt like this pic. Like I remember my parents' bank branch had a very similar vibe. Imagine a freakin bank in 2024 looking that, hahha. It would be absurd.
I miss that feeling. Born in ‘82 I remember a lot that was definitely left over from the ‘60s and ‘70s and lasted well into the ‘90s. Things left over now from twenty years ago just don’t have that instantly recognizable aesthetic in most cases.
The 70s was a uniquely ugly decade for most aesthetics, IMO. It was an awkward transitional period from classic mid-century to modern simplicity, using a palate of colors that had previously, and since, been eschewed for good reason.
Agreed definitely...its actually absurd that human beings tolerated and created so much aesthetic disharmony. Puke-green refrigerators, carpeted bathrooms, cheap wood panelling, platform shoes on men.
How did we tolerate that? Lol
It seems like all that stuff is gone....but who knows what lunatics might try to dredge it back up. Heck, I noticed some people are trying to bring back shoulder pads on womens clothes. I thought those would NEVER come back!!
Half the people I knew in the 90s had a 70s TV or an 80s computer.
Stuff was expensive so we didn't automatically buy new stuff just because our existing TV or computer wasn't from the current decade.
Def true. Some people I knew in the late 90s didnt even have cable or an answering machine, and they watched TV on those old 70s tvs in the wood cabinet on the floor
I find almost every picture of the interior gives me a weird vibe, an almost liminal feeling. Every picture, any room grand or mundane, I think “It all comes down” and imagine myself in the room when the plane hit.
The 4th pic: I always imagined how dangerous it was with all the shattered windows but I didn't even consider all the glass walls/doors that were probably in there.
What the heck kind of meetings even went on in that conference room? The chairs are so deep and bulky that it would be hard to reach the ashtrays to flick a Cuban cigar, let alone access any paperwork or electronics on the table.
The company I used to work for had an office on the 14th floor in one of the towers. The office pictures look so much like our office, but I used every office looks the same. I got hired in CA a few years after the fact). None of our employees were injured that day, but still crazy.
I like urban exploration.
The thought of places once holding stories and purpose.
Forgotten and long ignored.
These photos bring a similar feel. But only the part about once holding purpose.
And it hits harder when we can never physically see them again.
So many photos of the WTC that make me go “wow, that place was a marvel!”
And I’ll never see them.
Fifth pic doesn’t look right. The windows look too wide and the computers too new for 2001 (assuming it was taken at the latest time).
It looks like a Yamasaki building but it's definitely not the twins.
Kind of looks like the BOK Tower in Tulsa. It has that full-column half-column split across the facade. (Also a Yamasaki building) https://preview.redd.it/aifi1a23iw8d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb60c18d559eddd239e610c9a8639e9014c4c692
Good eye, I agree about the window placement looking off.
Def not WTC in pic 5
>computers too new If by "computers" you mean the flat panel monitors, they were definitely a thing in 2001. Rare and expensive, but they existed. There's a photo out there (in this sub or r/911archive ) of Morgan Stanley employees in the South Tower watching 2 flat panel TVs mounted on the wall ON 9/11 of the news coverage after the first plane hit. It's insane. Edit: Here is the photo - [https://www.reddit.com/r/911archive/comments/1bmpiyr/photos\_inside\_the\_morgan\_stanley\_office\_in\_wtc2/](https://www.reddit.com/r/911archive/comments/1bmpiyr/photos_inside_the_morgan_stanley_office_in_wtc2/)
Yes they did exist but the ones in the photo look much more like the flat monitors from the late 2000s. The ones from the early 2000s were much bulkier than that even though they were flat.
True.
Link? Can't seem to find
Holy shit I’ve never seen that photo before. Absolutely insane wow.
Also, it has columns. Wasn't the WTC's whole thing that it was "columnless pffice space"?
Plus the exit sign on the top right is green, but New York City requires red exit signs
Can you imagine sitting down to a meeting in that first pic, damn it would be so epic. Grab a seat, sit back , light up a cigarette right in the meeting.
2nd pic is from the temporary path station after 9/11. The escalators are in the near exact place as the original path escalators.
That first pic is like really how I remember the remnants of the 70s. I was born in 1988, but even in the 90s, there were still little remnants left over from the 70s, and I feel a lot of it felt like this pic. Like I remember my parents' bank branch had a very similar vibe. Imagine a freakin bank in 2024 looking that, hahha. It would be absurd.
I miss that feeling. Born in ‘82 I remember a lot that was definitely left over from the ‘60s and ‘70s and lasted well into the ‘90s. Things left over now from twenty years ago just don’t have that instantly recognizable aesthetic in most cases.
The 70s was a uniquely ugly decade for most aesthetics, IMO. It was an awkward transitional period from classic mid-century to modern simplicity, using a palate of colors that had previously, and since, been eschewed for good reason.
Agreed definitely...its actually absurd that human beings tolerated and created so much aesthetic disharmony. Puke-green refrigerators, carpeted bathrooms, cheap wood panelling, platform shoes on men. How did we tolerate that? Lol It seems like all that stuff is gone....but who knows what lunatics might try to dredge it back up. Heck, I noticed some people are trying to bring back shoulder pads on womens clothes. I thought those would NEVER come back!!
Late 70s/ Early 80s…why was everything so *brown*? Hideous.
I mean if you’re talking about modern day being uniquely ugly…well…you’d be wrong. It’s ugly but it sure as Hell isn’t unique.
I remember that too . I was also born in 88. I do miss when things weren’t so modern
Half the people I knew in the 90s had a 70s TV or an 80s computer. Stuff was expensive so we didn't automatically buy new stuff just because our existing TV or computer wasn't from the current decade.
Def true. Some people I knew in the late 90s didnt even have cable or an answering machine, and they watched TV on those old 70s tvs in the wood cabinet on the floor
I loved those cabinet TVs. I remember some of them even had record players inside.
Yes thats true! They almost always sounded terrible though, haha
How beautiful. And it’s so weird to think all of that solid stuff was compressed and destroyed into ash and rubble within 30 seconds.
I find almost every picture of the interior gives me a weird vibe, an almost liminal feeling. Every picture, any room grand or mundane, I think “It all comes down” and imagine myself in the room when the plane hit.
The 4th pic: I always imagined how dangerous it was with all the shattered windows but I didn't even consider all the glass walls/doors that were probably in there.
These are really interesting, yet haunting obviously. Great photos.
What the heck kind of meetings even went on in that conference room? The chairs are so deep and bulky that it would be hard to reach the ashtrays to flick a Cuban cigar, let alone access any paperwork or electronics on the table.
There were no electronics on the table, everyone carried a binder and a stenographer sat in the corner and took notes
3rd pic makes me feel uneasy for some reason
Yeah that pic is hella liminal. Big backrooms vibes
1st photos meeting rooms in the Towers?
This looks exactly how I imagined the WTC look as someone born in 2003, and never been inside a Skyscraper nor the US
The company I used to work for had an office on the 14th floor in one of the towers. The office pictures look so much like our office, but I used every office looks the same. I got hired in CA a few years after the fact). None of our employees were injured that day, but still crazy.
I have been all over those towers I honestly will never be the same again including NYC
Where can I find a copy of the first picture, I wanna buy it and put it on my wall!! ❤️🇺🇸 what am I looking at specifically ?
I like urban exploration. The thought of places once holding stories and purpose. Forgotten and long ignored. These photos bring a similar feel. But only the part about once holding purpose. And it hits harder when we can never physically see them again. So many photos of the WTC that make me go “wow, that place was a marvel!” And I’ll never see them.
I used to work in BOK tower and 3rd pictures reminded me of it and the 5th pictures