Competition to Rebuild Twin Towers
Thursday, July 21st, 2005
Team Twin Towers has launched an architecutal competition to rebuild the Twin Towers.
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Archive for July, 2005
LMDC Looking to Relocate Drawing Center
Monday, July 18th, 2005
The Daily News reports LMDC is looking for a new home for The Drawing Center which had been slated for the Freedom Center at Ground Zero.
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Officials Looking to Move Freedom Center
Friday, July 15th, 2005
Officials are now looking at other locations for the Freedom Center.
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StoryCorps Opens at WTC Subway/Path Station
Thursday, July 14th, 2005
StoryCorps has opened a booth at the WTC Subway/PATH station so people can record their experiences on 911.
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Ground Zero Security Will Cost More Than Memorial
Thursday, July 14th, 2005
The New York Times reports that security at Ground Zero will cost more than the memorial.
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Foundation Endorses Proposal for WTC National Memorial
Wednesday, July 13th, 2005
Lost in the controversy over the Freedom Center, the WTC Memorial Foundation has formally endorsed a proposal for the site to become a national memorial.
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Freedom Center Put on Back Burner as Foundation Adopts Code of Conduct Aimed at Dissenters
Wednesday, July 13th, 2005
Newsday reports the Freedom Center has been put on the back burner but the WTC Memorial Foundation has adopted a code of conduct aimed at forcing dissenting members off the board.
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NY Times Blasts Take Back Memorial Initative
Tuesday, July 12th, 2005
The New York Times in its lead editorial on July 12 blasted the “Take Back the Memorial” initiative.
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Santiago Calatrava Ground Zero Transit Hub in Jeopardy
Monday, July 11th, 2005
Curbed is reporting the Santiago Calatrava Transit Hub at Ground Zero is now jeopardy.
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WTC Widow Supports Freedom Center’s Proposal for a Smaller More Focused Museum
Friday, July 8th, 2005
The Freedom Center in a letter from a WTC widow says the museum will be smaller and more focused on 911.
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Congressmen Set July 11 Deadline for Freedom Center
Wednesday, July 6th, 2005
Three Republican Congressman in a June 30 letter say they want LMDC to come up with a more suitable plan for the Freedom Center by the time Congress returns from recess on July 11 or they will seek legislation.
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Battery Park City Dog Run to Be Named for Sirius - the Only K9 Killed on 911
Sunday, July 3rd, 2005
Downtown Express reports the dog run at Kowsky Plaza in Battery Park City will be named after Sirius, the only police dog killed on 911.
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Washington Rather Than Shanksville To Be Site of Flight 93 Memorial Annoucement
Sunday, July 3rd, 2005
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Shanksville is o.k. with plans to unveil the Flight 93 Memorial in Washington, DC, rather than Pennsylvania.
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Flight 93 Final Designs Go On Display
Sunday, July 3rd, 2005
Lost in the hub bub over the Freedom Tower, the Flight 93 final designs for a memorial at Shanksville went on display on July 1.
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Fear as Freedom Tower Bargaining Chip
Saturday, July 2nd, 2005
With nearly universal opposition to the concept of a 20 story windowless concrete bunker at the base of the Freedom Tower across from Ground Zero you have to wonder whether it is merely a negotiation ploy by Larry Silverstein to get the police off his back.
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