The World Trade Center From The Promenade

Click to enlarge - Jack in Brooklyn Heights, ca. '78

When we first lived in NYC, we lived in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, just on the edge of downtown Brooklyn. One of our favorite walks was to Brooklyn Heights and the Promenade, with its fantastic views of the lower Manhattan skyline. We often walked across the Brooklyn Bridge to downtown.

The World Trade Center had just been finished. I liked going to the observation deck for the views of, I think, four states.

We went to the Avant-Garde fair there (in '78 or '79). Andy Warhol and Alen Ginsberg were wandering among the crowd. The Talking Heads were there. John Lennon and Yoko Ono hired a skywriter to write messages over the WTC plaza. I can't remember the message, but it was something like "Get Peace If You Want It."

I also liked to view the huge Joan Miro Tapestry (click to see the mural) in the lobby of one of the towers. I was a Miro fan, and loved to sit and stare at the gigantic tapestry. I do not believe it survived the attacks. /jack
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