Personal Narrative: The World Trade Center

I was a tall skyscraper that was known to the world as World Peace Through Trade. In 1946, the New York Legislature came up with a group called The World Trade Corporation and they developed The World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. In 1958, the World Trade Center Corporations hired three guys named Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill to come up with a design for me. A year later the designs were released to the public. By the time they actually started constructing me it was August of 1968. It only took a few years for them to build me and it was December 23, 1970 when I was finally done being built. I was 1,368 feet tall, making me the world’s tallest building at the time. So many people worked their that the i had my own zip code Many companies came in and used me for space to have offices. Some businesses moved in even before I was done being built to claim their spots. Many workers would bring their children and leave them in the daycare that i had. Not only was I an office building but I had a restaurant on the 107th floor. It was called The Windows of the World. Along with a restaurant I also had a subway that had a stop underground for all the people who either worked in my tower or nearby. There were so many activities you could do besides just working. I had an observation deck for tourists to come and see the
Ten years later from when i came tumbling down There is a big pool that is a waterfall and around it has everyone's names who died in the tower I once was. Also i have a museum right next to the memorial that has beams of me that once stood. It remembers everyone who lost their lives in the tragic event. America became closer and stronger after what happened. They built a new tower right across the street from where i once stood that's called the “ One world trade center” they purposely made it 1,776 feet tall because of the year the Declaration of independence was