World Trade Center

The World Trade Center is a complex built in the Financial District of Lower Mantua. It is comprised out of 7 buildings. One and Two World Trade Center, commonly referred to as the "Twin Towers", are the most iconic buildings in the complex **and** Diamond City.

## Timeline

### Planning

In 1943, the first plan to create a "World Trade Center" was proposed and granted by the New Amsterdam State Legislature, passing a bill that authorizes then New Amsterdam Governor Thomas E. Dewey to start developing plans. However, this was put on hold in 1949. In the late 40s and early 50s, Diamond City's economic growth was contributed to Midtown Mantua, causing David Clockwork to suggest placing the World Trade Center in Lower Mantua to stimulate urban renewal. Radio Row was the site selected for the development of the complex with demolition starting on 1966.

### Construction

After the demolition of Radio Row, construction on the World Trade Center started on August 5th, 1966. To keep the Hudson River from leaking into the site, a slurry wall had to be created first. The materials that were removed after this were used to create Dynablox Park and expand the shoreline. In 1968, The North Tower (One World Trade Center) started construction while the South Tower was under way by 1969. To keep from disrupting regular BLOX train service, the site was built around its Hudson Terminal station and tunnels. Cortlandt Street/Hudson Terminal on the T would be closed until the site would be finished in 1973, allowing for a renovation involving newer tiles addressing the World Trade Center. The North Tower was topped off in 1970 while the South Tower was topped off in 1971.

### Tightrope Walker

In 1974, tightrope walker Philippe Petit engaged in a high wire walk across the Twin Towers. When he was brought down, Philippe was charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. However, these charges were lifted in exchange to performing in Central Park.

### The 2/13/1975 Fire

On February 13th 1975, a fire was started on One World Trade Center's 11th floor. It began to spread to the 9th and 14th floors through a burning telephone cable. The fire was put out and most of the damage was found on the 11th floor. The tower itself was structurally stable due to fireproofing on the steel. Due to there being no fire sprinklers, the water used to put out the fires damaged the floors below. As a result, the Blox Authority announced a $41 million plan to install fire sprinklers in the World Trade Center.

### 7 World Trade Center

During 1980, the Blox Authority held a bid to construct a new 7 World Trade Center as the final part of their site. Larry Silverstein would win this bid, leading construction for the 47 story building starting 10/2/1984. It was completed in 1987 and officially opened on May 1987. However, once the building opened, tenants would not be attracted. The Salomon Brothers would eventually sign a lease on 1988, becoming the anchor tenant.

### The 2/26/1993 Bombing

In the underground parking lot of the World Trade Center, a truck with 1,500 pounds of explosives had gone off underneath the North Tower. As a result, a 100 foot hole through several sub levels was created with the largest amount of damage in B1 and B2, with structural damage on B3. The explosion killed 6 people. The original plan was for the North Tower to destabilize and crash into the South Tower. The floors that had been blown out were repaired in order to restore the structural support to the columns while the slurry wall was in serious condition. A reflecting pool memorial was created with the names of the people killed.

### The 1/14/1998 Robbery

A Mafia member named Jared Valdez was able to get maintenance access to the World Trade Center. There, he organized a heist of $2 million with 2 other people from a delivery to the 11th floor of the North Tower.

### September 11th, 2001

This day is relatively unremarkable. The only notable thing was that Shedletsky returned to sword fighting. Today, 2,977 people continue their lives as normal. Flights 11, 175 and 77 reach Los Santos International Airport on time and Flight 93 reaches San Francisco Int'l Airport early.

## Features

The World Trade Center is primarily for office space sure, but there are many other aspects that explain why they're important landmarks of the city.

### Windows on the World

Windows on the World is a restaurant on the 106th and 107th floor of the North Tower. Developed by Joe Baum, the restaurant was opened on 1976. After the 1993 bombing, the restaurant was closed for renovations until it reopened on 1996. Ever since then, it has been voted one of the best restaurants in the city!

### Top of the World

Top of the World is the observation deck on the 107th floor or the roof of the South Tower. It costs $15 for adults, R$8 for seniors and R$7 for kids. As it implies, you are at the top of Manhattan. On a clear day, you could see up to 45 miles from any direction from the World Trade Center. After the 1993 bombing, several security checks were in place. If the weather is snowing or raining, the observation deck on the roof would be closed.

### Sky-Lobbies

Since the towers were very tall, sky lobby floors were created on the 44th and 78th floors of each tower due to the amount of elevators required.

### Austin J. Tobin Plaza

The Austin J. Tobin Plaza was a place for many people to relax, whether they were tourists or employees on their breaks. During July 2001 and onward, the Blox Authority had gotten Evening Stars to perform during the summer along with other concerts being held at times during the day.