Sunday, September 11, 2011

9.11.01

This was the New York skyline on September 1, 2001. I was in New York for a reunion with some old friends and we were on a Circle Line tour out to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty when my friend got this fateful shot.

I remember looking at all the wonderful backlit photos of immigrants on the upper level of the reception center of Ellis Island-faces from all over the world filled with hopes and dreams on coming to America.




Ten days later the New York skyline changed with one hateful strike--and so did we all.


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4 comments:

  1. Jan n JerSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    You are so right Faye..America changed forever on that sad fateful day! May we never forget!!!
    BTW...Shanksville Pa. is about 3 hours nw of Hanover Pa.

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  2. Deborah Carr (Debs)September 11, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    I still can't believe it was ten years ago. This was something that shocked the world and I'm sure changed us all in some way.

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  3. SayreSeptember 11, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    My dad was one of those immigrants who sailed into New York Harbor. I wonder sometimes why people still want to come here.... but as bad as things get sometimes, it's still so much better than some of the other places people come from.

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  4. Living LifeSeptember 11, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Oh my. That is an eery feeling. I'm glad you were not in NYC on 9/11. Your friend got a wonderful pic of New York's skyline. It has forever changed.

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