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OMGAWD.......I hate when I see the used to be twin towers in NYC in a movie..... (Original Post) a kennedy Aug 2023 OP
Totally get you on that. The Unmitigated Gall Aug 2023 #1
Seinfeld has them on too. It shocked me. debm55 Aug 2023 #2
It comes as a jolt montanacowboy Aug 2023 #3
It does take your breath away, doesn't it. It's like an instant flashback. Fla Dem Aug 2023 #4
I know.......was absolutely sick watching it live on tv, that plane hitting the tower??? Could NOT a kennedy Aug 2023 #6
a kennedy........... Upthevibe Aug 2023 #5
I'm in my 70s and have lived in Manhattan since I got out of college. Golden Raisin Aug 2023 #7
I get sad and angry, I really loved those buildings I lived in New York in the 80's Walleye Aug 2023 #8
IIRC lpbk2713 Aug 2023 #9

Fla Dem

(23,959 posts)
4. It does take your breath away, doesn't it. It's like an instant flashback.
Sat Aug 26, 2023, 08:34 PM
Aug 2023

You immediately remember where you were when you first saw the video of the plane crashing into the tower.
Some things are etched in your memory.

a kennedy

(29,838 posts)
6. I know.......was absolutely sick watching it live on tv, that plane hitting the tower??? Could NOT
Sat Aug 26, 2023, 08:38 PM
Aug 2023

BELIEVE IT. 🤬 Will NEVER forget.

Golden Raisin

(4,621 posts)
7. I'm in my 70s and have lived in Manhattan since I got out of college.
Sat Aug 26, 2023, 09:18 PM
Aug 2023

Every time I go down to the site I get emotional and choked up. Of course there's much new architecture, the neighborhood is bustling and the Memorial is simple, elegant and very moving. But being there brings it all back very powerfully and intensely.

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