NEW YORK | 130 Liberty Street Deconstruction - Page 2

JMGarcia · #21 Posted **Sep 17, 2006, 6:23 PM**

The remains that have been found at 130 Liberty were mostly on the roof and were from people inside the south tower, not people who worked in 130 Liberty.

Deutsche lost only 2 employees in 9/11 and the were at a meeting with Cantor Fitzgerald in the north tower.

Stratosphere · #22 Posted **Sep 17, 2006, 6:49 PM**

Wasn't it because this area is so densely built with highrises that they could not implode a building at this height?

Ghost · #23 Posted **Sep 17, 2006, 6:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by JMGarcia

The remains that have been found at 130 Liberty were mostly on the roof and were from people inside the south tower, not people who worked in 130 Liberty.

Deutsche lost only 2 employees in 9/11 and the were at a meeting with Cantor Fitzgerald in the north tower.

Ok, thanks for info. But still it's pretty creepy

Daquan13 · #24 Posted **Sep 17, 2006, 10:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stratosphere

Wasn't it because this area is so densely built with highrises that they could not implode a building at this height?

If the tower was imploded, it would be too dangerous and deadly - mainly because of the concerns for asbestos, mold and mildew spores which had ravaged and contaminated the building after 09-11 because of water damage
and weather.

And yes, the other highrises might have also been the deciding factor. But mainly the cancer-causing asbetos and the mold and meldew lead to the building having to be dismantled piece by piece.

But the height of the tower itself would not have mattered at all. Health concerns were the main issue here.

Ghost · #25 Posted **Sep 30, 2006, 12:01 PM**

Anything going on there?

Daquan13 · #26 Posted **Sep 30, 2006, 5:41 PM**

Seems to be a very ridiculously painfully slow process in getting the tower dismantled.

What with court delays, ridiculous lawsuits, insurers quibbling over every nickel and dime, and all that stuff.

CoolCzech · #27 Posted **Sep 30, 2006, 11:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Daquan13

Seems to be a very ridiculously painfully slow process in getting the tower dismantled.

What with court delays, ridiculous lawsuits, insurers quibbling over every nickel and dime, and all that stuff.

Too bad there wasn't a good conspiracy in place to bring the damned thing down on 9/12/01, huh?

Daquan13 · #28 Posted **Oct 1, 2006, 2:10 PM**

Yeah, you'd think that that ugly eyesore would have fallen and 7 WTC remain intact with just minimal damage like the WFC towers once had!!

Ghost · #29 Posted **Oct 12, 2006, 4:49 AM**

Is there anything going on?

Daquan13 · #30 Posted **Oct 12, 2006, 8:22 AM**

More stalling tactics, it looks like.

They've erected a large crane in front of the building, but so far, nothing else has materialized yet.

Daquan13 · #31 Posted **Dec 8, 2006, 3:52 PM**

It is official now!!

The DBB was on the news early this morning, and the news media says that its dismantling has begun.

Estimated total time for the buiding to be removed is one year.

CoolCzech · #32 Posted **Dec 8, 2006, 4:25 PM**

Finally. To think even taking down one tower took THIS long.

Oh well... all good things come to those who wait...

Daquan13 · #33 Posted **Dec 8, 2006, 8:14 PM**

One good thing is that as THIS tower slowly comes down, a new one in the northwest corner of Ground Zero will start to rise come this spring and summer - the Freedom Tower!!

So as this dark dismal Relic of the Dinosaur Age has started its demise, we'll see the dawning of a stylish shiny new elegant tower across the way.

TechTalkGuy · #34 Posted **Dec 9, 2006, 3:57 AM**

Manhattan: Deutsche Bank Demolition to Begin

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 8, 2006

Workers will start dismantling the facade of the former Deutsche Bank building today as a prelude to its demolition, which is to begin in January, the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center said yesterday. The building stands opposite ground zero at 130 Liberty Street, and was badly damaged and contaminated on Sept. 11, 2001. The command center said workers would dismantle aluminum column covers and windows at the top of the building, moving down from the 39th floor to the 35th. They will cut up the material and wrap it in plastic for removal from the site.

CoolCzech · #35 Posted **Dec 9, 2006, 4:36 AM**

Has a developer for the site been identified yet? I'm assuming Silverstein has nothing to do with it...

Daquan13 · #36 Posted **Dec 9, 2006, 12:44 PM**

The spot where this building sits is where Blooper wants a residential tower to be built.

And no, a developer has not yet been named or chosen for that spot. That decision is probably a year away when the building is gone.

And you're right, I, also, don't think Silverstein will have anything to do with it as well.

Even the dismantling process is going to seem awfully friggen slow because the facade has to be broken down in small pieces and then wrapped in plastic so that there is no danger of contamination in the area.

KingKrunch · #37 Posted **Dec 9, 2006, 1:10 PM**

Daquan13 · #38 Posted **Dec 14, 2006, 3:48 AM**

I just heard that the workers had went on a wildcat strike and walked off the site of the tower over a wage dispute.

Any truth to that?

Renton · #39 Posted **Dec 15, 2006, 2:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Daquan13

I just heard that the workers had went on a wildcat strike and walked off the site of the tower over a wage dispute.

Any truth to that?

Yes, It was in the Newark Star Ledger yesterday. You have to laugh as this process at this point. Every couple of months you get thee old= The deconstruction has finally begun!! It hasn't. Only thing new i see from the webcam overlooking the site, is the crane thats now attached to the building. Maybe by next month a beam or two might get removed.

Daquan13 · #40 Posted **Dec 15, 2006, 10:27 PM**

Fire those workers and get some new ones in!!

Oh, I forgot. They're probably union workers.