“Twin Towers,” 1974/2001 | Modern Ruins

“Twin Towers,” 1974/2001

: “Frame” – Interesting remnants of a building on the Jersey City waterfront that framed the World Trade Center.

: “Pier” – World Trade Center from inside an abandoned pier in Jersey City.

: “Tracks” – The huge rail yard leading into the Central Railroad terminal in Jersey City were removed to make way for Liberty State Park and the Liberty Science Center.

: “Scrapyard” – Taken in Bayonne, New Jersey. There was a time all NYC subway cars were covered in graffiti. Many were scrapped here. Some were dumped into the ocean to make artificial reefs.

: “Towers” – Construction of the twin towers hadn’t been completed when took this photograph from Jersey City.

: “Frame” – Interesting remnants of a building on the Jersey City waterfront that framed the World Trade Center.

: “Dream City” – World Trade Center emerging from the mist.My favorite photo of the World Trade Center towers, taken from the tip of Ellis Island in 1974. I’d rowed out there with a friend to make a 16mm film of the then-abandoned island, and one morning the city seemed to emerge from the mist. This photo will be part of the 9-11 Memorial and Museum Exhibition that will open in September, 2014.