Survivor Starcase - New York, NY
Posted by: bluesnote
N 40° 42.692 W 074° 00.777
18T E 583373 N 4507204
These stairs were built for outdoor use, but moved to this museum for preservation and restoration. The last visible remaining structure above ground level from the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Waymark Code: WMRKWH
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2016
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Survivors' Staircase was the last visible remaining original structure above ground level at the World Trade Center site. It was originally two outdoor flights of granite-clad stairs and an escalator that connected Vesey Street to the World Trade Center's Austin J. Tobin Plaza. During the September 11 attacks, the stairs served as an escape route for hundreds of evacuees from 5 World Trade Center, a 9-floor building adjacent to the 110-story towers. The staircase is now an important feature of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum."
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