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I love your "what's to come" for 1wtc as well Carlos! We are getting so close, let's hope the wind dies down soon! :cool:

Carlos i don't know about your progress pic looks a little off according to oties diagrams could be your pic has a different angle.

It was over 50 MPH at noon on upper floors already

Tower to be lit in Red to honor Cardinal Dolan

Keep an eye on tower tonight if the rain clears

alan

February 24, 2012

For Immediate Release
Carol Danko, 202-225-3371
Rep. Grimm Applauds PANYNJ’s Decision to Light One WTC in Red for Cardinal Dolan

PA steps up to honor a hometown hero, after Empire State Building denies the request

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R,C-S.I./Brooklyn) applauded the decision of the Port Authority’s Executive Director Patrick Foye to light One World Trade Center in red to honor the elevation of Archbishop Dolan to cardinal. After Rep. Grimm’s request to light up the Empire State Building - which is traditionally lit to honor various causes and individuals - was denied yesterday by the building’s Lighting Partner Committee, the congressman made a similar request to the Port Authority. The Port Authority has agreed to light One World Trade Center – at no cost to the agency - beginning tonight, February 24th, for one week.

“Giving up is not in my DNA. Where there is a will there is a way, and One WTC is even more appropriate as a symbol of hope, courage and the bright future of New York, all of which Cardinal Dolan exemplifies,” said Grimm. “I applaud the Port Authority’s decision to step up and honor our hometown hero by lighting One Word Trade Center in cardinal red. This illumination will not just serve as a celebration of Cardinal Dolan, but of all our city’s heroes. It is an opportunity for all of us to honor the lives and bravery of those we lost, and to show our pride for a local leader who has given so much to the people of New York with his faith and charity.”

Upon its completion, One World Trade Center will become the tallest building in New York City, standing at 1,776 feet. It will have a public observation deck on the 100th and 101st floors for all to enjoy the view of city. The building’s construction has been moving at a pace of about a floor a week, and the steel construction has been completed to the 92nd floor as of today.

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I'm thrilled at this progress! Does anyone know the precise month the "topping out" of the roof will take place?

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Originally Posted by alan88 (Post 5604121)

It was over 50 MPH at noon on upper floors already

Is it colder up at the top than it is on the ground?

Yes,

It is around 3.5 degrees cooler at 1000 ft elevation than at ground level. It is something called the lapse rate by weather folks. So you can get ice formation on tops of supper talls when it is 35f at street level

Looks like 1WTC doing things that the ESB doesn't want to. Many people have asked if 1WTC will be lit like the ESB. I think the article semi-clearly answers the question.

PANYNJ Cam

http://oxblue.com/archive/487d07189e...68/800x600.jpg

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Originally Posted by alan88 (Post 5604121)

It was over 50 MPH at noon on upper floors already

Forecast changed, we're now up for 60 mph in NYC, NJ, and up North :tup:

When its finished, 1wtc will probably be lit in regular lighting on all the main floors, and the top part including the spire might be lit in a special ways to show it off, or to mark certain holidays, maybe in tandem with the ESB lighting. Certainly that spire is going to be a major beacon

WOW! Does anyone know why the World Trade Center is red!?

^ Because (someone) a man named Timothy Dolan has become a cardinal.

Here is another.

http://www.wtcphotos.com/photos/wtc1_2012-02-24_p1.jpg
Image via Earthcam

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