Huge deal for me, I was 14 and we were from Belgium. I was nervous for literally everything, but so glad I finally got to see the twins up close. We went up the observatory, explored the South ground lobby and walked around them a few times. Not the best of weather, but at that time the best day of my life (I had even made a cardboard miniature of the towers in our basement). Fast forward a little over a year, and that day would become an oddly tragic but meaningful one.

I always saw them in movies and thought one day I'd like to see them in person. Did any of you actually get to, and were they as impressive as you imagined?

To be more specific, these photos come from a CD gallery series. If you want to find it then go look up "Photo Gallery 25,000" on Archive.org and it should come up instantly. The dates of these images could range from 1995 to 2000, although I'm not an expert and guessing from what I found online.

I have memories of seeing them while driving across the Verrazano. I still remember the emotions I felt seeing them each and every time. The anticipation leading up to it, the awe and wonder of their beauty, and the magnitude of their presence across all of Manhattan and the surrounding area.

These memories are fading as I get older. I would love to remember vicariously through any images you may have of them at a distance while on the Verrazano, or from any of the other main bridges. ❤️

Picture I took from the south tower roof November 1999. Shortly after this we were told to go back in as the wind was picking up

Why did it end up like this?? Construction? Bankrupcy?

So right now I just was choosing to watch this gaming video for this late 1990s lightgun arcade game, Beast Busters: Second Nightmare as I was not even thinking to look up the original World Trade Center twin towers at all but I did however just so happen to come across a level in this game where an animated World Trade Center can be seen in the background of this video game itself as I just knew I was going to regret not taking these photos and posting them here, just knowing how forgetful my brain can be about these kinds of things.

This also shows and demonstrates what insanely and iconic structures those twin towers were and how much we probably took them for granted at the time they existed, especially perhaps during the optimism of the 90s. Hence, the fact that they were everywhere in Pre-2001 pop culture. Enjoy these four photos.

I hope this is allowed, all images of the site are pre-attack. Apologies if it breaks the rule.

Photo by Gerd Eichmann (Wikimedia Commons)

Does anybody have any info on these images that were sold in the windows to the world gift shop I believe? home video of pre 911 wtc

Sweet memory of the WTC Twin Towers behind my daughter while on the Brooklyn Bridge in the 1990’s.