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NYguy · #**2441** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 2:34 PM**

Photos of the old restaurant...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gall...the_world.html

Before the restaurant's destruction in the Sept. 11 attack, Windows on the World at the top of the North Tower of the World Trade Center was one of the most famous eateries in New York.

Windows on the World opened in 1976, and offered diners spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline to the North.

The restaurant was also a magnet for celebrities and politicians: US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton attends a luncheon in 2001.

Chef Michael Lomonaco's cheese fondue

Hipsters enjoy the Strato-lounge Party at Windows On The World in 1997.

The restaurant's trademark airplane hung over the Windows on the World gift shop

NYguy · #**2442** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 3:45 PM**

Meanwhile, the design for Silverstein's 99 Church Street was revealed...

Down_Under_the_El · #**2443** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 6:39 PM**

^^ This is filling in nicely.

Dac150 · #**2444** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 6:45 PM**

Are they still calling it 'Windows on the World'? I had thought they are, but now not sure.

JDRCRASH · #**2445** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 6:53 PM**

It makes sense, since the North Tower's top floor had one as well.

Oh my goodness....nice pic Nyguy.

Dac150 · #**2446** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 6:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by JDRCRASH

It makes sense, since the South Tower's top floor had one as well.

Oh my goodness....nice pic Nyguy.

No it didn't, only the North Tower.

Ghost · #**2447** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 7:04 PM**

No, no, watching those pictures of the old WTC makes me kind of happy and sad at the same time :S

BradMacD · #**2448** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 7:09 PM**

So that's not going to be a part of the new WTC complex is it? It fits in nicely with the rest. Glad to see this area growing up more vertical than ever.

NYguy · #**2449** Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 1:12 AM**

Interesting points...

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Originally Posted by NYguy

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/ny...on&oref=slogin

Developer Sought for Restaurant in Freedom Tower

By DAVID W. DUNLAP
January 29, 2008

On Monday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is building the new 1 World Trade Center (also known as the Freedom Tower), set out to find whether anyone wants to try to revive that era. It issued what is called a request for expressions of interest from developers who would design, construct, operate and manage a 34,000-square-foot restaurant on the 100th and 101st floors of the new tower.

The space, commanding a 360-degree panorama nearly 1,250 feet above street level, would be served by as many as five express elevators.

The grand opening is planned for early 2013.

The restaurant operator may also be chosen to run the 24,000-square-foot observation deck on the 102nd floor.

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http://www.nypost.com/seven/01292008...der_135908.htm

FREEDOM TOWER EATERY WILL BE TALL ORDER

By TOM TOPOUSIS
January 29, 2008

The eatery will sprawl over 34,000 square feet, larger than all but a few city restaurants, and it will be located directly below the tower's observation deck.

The tower's restaurant would be served by five dedicated express elevators running directly from the lobby.

No name or theme has been chosen for the restaurant. PA officials expect to work out those details with a prospective operator.

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Quote from the Star Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/200...plans_for.html

The dining areas will be 1,241 feet and 1,254 feet above street level.

CarlosV · #**2450** Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 4:26 AM**

I just heard on TV the whole complex has been pushed back a couple of years 'cause the whole site is NOT ready............damn i hate this now

trvlr70 · #**2451** Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 4:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by PUSSY WILLOW

I just heard on TV the whole complex has been pushed back a couple of years 'cause the whole site is NOT ready............damn i hate this now

WTF? This is worse than the Big Dig. NYC needs a touch of Chicago-style government perhaps.

Dac150 · #**2452** Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 4:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by trvlr70

WTF? This is worse than the Big Dig. NYC needs a touch of Chicago-style government perhaps.

Well first off, that comment you made about the governemnt has nothing to do with it, so where you got that from I don't know. Right now the WTC is in the hands of the Port Authority and soon Silverstien.

And to be honest, I rather them do a quality job then rush the process. After the amount of time we waited to get a shovel in the ground on ths site, we can wait an extra 2 years or so for the final product.

Dac150 · #**2453** Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 4:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dac150

Are they still calling it 'Windows on the World'? I had thought they are, but now not sure.

Still waiting for an answer if anyone has one. NYguy?

Ghost · #**2454** Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 7:01 PM**

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01292008...der_135908.htm

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No name or theme has been chosen for the restaurant. PA officials expect to work out those details with a prospective operator.

NYC2ATX · #**2455** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 5:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by trvlr70

WTF? This is worse than the Big Dig. NYC needs a touch of Chicago-style government perhaps.

Oh yes, mob connections are exactly what the Bloomberg administration needs.

This is fucking sickening though (pardon my french), but I don't blame the City of New York or Bloomberg for this, after all every other project in the city, with the exception of a few, is on schedule. Larry Silverstein in an incompetent crackhead is all, and the Port Authority ain't doing shit to help matters. Lets hope Silverstein doesn't dick around with 99 Church, there would be no excuse for that.

Sidenote: Woolworth, 10 Barclay and 99 Church are gonna be a cool cluster of towers.

It's as though each one is on a stage formed by the other two, especially Woolworth.

WonderlandPark · #**2456** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 5:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by PUSSY WILLOW

I just heard on TV the whole complex has been pushed back a couple of years 'cause the whole site is NOT ready............damn i hate this now

Well, since seeing this post, I have checked the news feeds for 2 days now and don't see a single thing that says the Freedom Tower, World Trade Center, WTC, PATH, Silverstein, or anything related is delayed. Go ahead and google news it for yourself.

37TimPPG · #**2457** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 8:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by WonderlandPark

Well, since seeing this post, I have checked the news feeds for 2 days now and don't see a single thing that says the Freedom Tower, World Trade Center, WTC, PATH, Silverstein, or anything related is delayed. Go ahead and google news it for yourself.

I can't find any news of a delay either. I checked the media websites: NY Post, NY Times, Newsday, WNBC, WCBS, WABC, FOX.

I hope there was just a misunderstanding - here's hoping it's full steam ahead!?

Daquan13 · #**2458** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 10:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dac150

Still waiting for an answer if anyone has one. NYguy?

WOTW?

Last I heard of them was that they were supposed to, or were trying to have started up an eaterie somewhere near Ground Zero. And this was sometime before the rebuild began.

Anyone know anything about that one?

But I think it will be interesting to find out just WHO is going to take on the job or running both the restaurant and the obs deck.

My guess is that it will again be a swank posh eaterie like the one that was there before. I think it should be a steakhouse & seafood restaurant.

Daquan13 · #**2459** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 10:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by PUSSY WILLOW

I just heard on TV the whole complex has been pushed back a couple of years 'cause the whole site is NOT ready............damn i hate this now

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought that was for the memorial only.

Knightwing · #**2460** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 11:00 PM**

Hypothetically, if they weren't just talking about the memorial and things do indeed need to be delayed, what exactly needs to be done to get the site 'ready'?