g-d damn.

plz welcome... the next overscaled monstrosity to blot out the sun over central park. one of seven new supertall towers inching toward fruition along 57th street. UGH.

what was that awesome building i saw in Argo?

Oh that? That is the Azadi Tower (Freedom Tower) formerly known as the King Memorial Tower, symbol of Tehran. Designed by the Iranian-Canadian architect Hossein Amanat, the Azadi Tower was built in 1971 to commemorate the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire. (photo) This thing is very photogenic.

tippy top.

the view from 1WTC.

nErD aLeRt!

here is a picture of what is supposed to be the next world's largest tower.

yawn.

freedom fridayz

because monday is just as good.

here's a current skyline pic. with arrows for guidance.

red - frank o. gehry's beekman tower - get your curvy rental now!

blue - cranes of the rising wtc tower 4

orange - freedom tower aka 1 wtc - gettin real close to the top of the skyline and only half the floors are done

freedom fridayz

sorry it's been a month since this post, but i didn't feel like one floor a week would make for a stunning progress report. however, i think you'll see a difference now. I also include a pic from 3 weeks ago because the sky was pretty.

nov 12
dec 3

freedom fridayz

i've been watching the freedom tower (aka 1 wtc) rise higher into the skyline for a couple months now. my coworker and i decided to document its progress every week or two, and i'm going to share that documentation with you. the freedom tower is under the red arrow. the blue arrow is pointing out the beekman tower that frank gehry threw up, which is also a newby to the downtown skyline. it has reached its peak, so you can use it as a reference for future pics.