NYC World Trade Transportation Hub

A black and white presentation of the new World Trade Center transporation hub in lower Manhattan.

New York Stock Exchange

A view of the front of the New York Stock Exchange.

Bell of Hope-NYC St Paul's Chapel

A sepia toned image of the Bell Of Hope located in the churchyard of St. Paul's Chapel NYC.

NYC St Paul's Chapel

NYC lower Manhattan. A view of St. Paul's Chapel of Trinity Church and the churchyard presented in a sepia-toned antique finish.

Wall Street NYC

A photo-painting of a New York City scene at Wall Street including the New York Stock Exchance.

NYC-St Paul Chapel Memorial

NYC - St Paul's Chapel of Trinity Church - Memorial exhibit of 9-11 of tributes left at the chapel in the aftermath of the attacks on the twin towers. l

NYC 9-11 Healing Hearts and Minds Memorial

NYC St Paul's Chapel - a section of the 9-11 memorial titled Healing Hearts and Minds. It includes badges, hats and other items left or sent by firefighters, police, EMTs, and others from across the country and around the world honoring the first responders, Ground Zero workers, victims of the attacks.

Memorial 9-11 St Paul Chapel

A collection of rosary beads on display at the 9-11 Memorial of St Paul's Chapel NYC. Located across the street from Ground Zero, the churchyard became a place where thousands of items were left on display to express the support, grief, love, prayers for the victims, first responders, Ground Zero workders and volunteers. A large collection of those memorial items are now on display inside the chapel.

NYC Tributes 9-11

NYC - a section of the 9-11 memorial displays located in St Paul's Chapel in downtown Manhattan. In the aftermath of the attack on the twin towers, thousands left and sent tributes that were displayed on makdshift memorials in the churchyard of St Paul's Chapel. The items were saved and many are now displayed inside the chape and this is a section of the Healing Hearts and Minds exhibit there.

Healing Hearts and Minds Memorial NYC

A section of the "Healing Hearts and Minds" memorial exhibit in St. Paul's Chapel NYC. Hundreds ot badges, hats and other items send or left by firemen, police, EMTs and others from all over the USA and around the world in recognition of the work of the 9/11 first responders and victims of the twin towers attack.

One World Trade in Sundown Gilded Frame

A view of One World Trade Center with bright sundown light as the tower reflects surrounding buildings and the sky and clouds. The tower is framed in the foreground on both sides by other building in the area as they are also transofmred by the gold sundown light and shadows.

Museum Ship Watertree NYC

A vertical format view of the bow section of the NYC South Street Seaport museum ship Waterfree Liverpool, showing part of the masts, bowsprit, anchor and the ship name. The 1885 cargo ship is the flagship of the South Street Seaport Museum in lower Manhattan. She was built in Southampton, England iand is one of the last large sailing ships built of wrought iron. Builit for the Liverpool company R.W. Leyland & Company, she is named after the Wavertree district of that city. The 130-year-old Wavertree is a wonderful example of the sailing cargo ships of the last half of the 19th century. During that time, called the “age of sail” similar ships moored at the seaport created a long network of masts along the Seaport's East River location that stretched from the lower Manhattan Battery north to the Brooklyn Bridge. In 2015, the Museum was awarded a 13-million dollar, city-funded grant for her unprecedented restoration that included tthe completion of her masts, yards, and rigging and much more. The vessel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1978.

Brooklyn Bridge-Manhatan Tower

A view of the top of the Manhattan tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, .one of the three famous bridges connecting Manhattan to New York borroughs across the East River. The bridge, a cable-stayed/suspension structure, is one of the oldest roadway bridges in the United States. Construction of the bridgge took 14 years from 1869 to 1883. It has a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m) and was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed. This landmark bridge is a beloved New York City icon by city residents and tourists alike. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.

South Street Seaport Wavertree Ship Wheelhouse

A view of the bow section of the NYC South Street Seaport museum ship Wavertree Liverpool with a peak into the wheelhouse. The 1885 cargo ship is the flagship of the South Street Seaport Museum in lower Manhattan. She was built in Southampton, England iand is one of the last large sailing ships built of wrought iron. Builit for the Liverpool company R.W. Leyland & Company, she is named after the Wavertree district of that city. The 130-year-old Wavertree is a wonderful example of the sailing cargo ships of the last half of the 19th century. During that time, called the “age of sail” similar ships moored at the seaport created a long network of masts along the Seaport's East River location that stretched from the lower Manhattan Battery north to the Brooklyn Bridge. In 2015, the Museum was awarded a 13-million dollar, city-funded grant for her unprecedented restoration that included tthe completion of her masts, yards, and rigging and much more. The vessel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1978.

South Street Seaport Scenic View

A view of the South Street Seaport Museum ships in NYC including the Wavertree and the Ambrose. After a long and interesting history, whe was acquired by the South Street Seaport. Lightship LV-87, also known as AMBROSE, was built in 1907 as a floating lighthouse to guide ships traveling into the mouth of lower New York Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S.Coast Guard made her a gift to the Seaport in 1968.

Wavertee Cargo Ship NYC

A view of the bow section of the historic ship Wavertree Liverpool The 1885 cargo ship is the flagship of the South Street Seaport Museum in lower Manhattan. She was built in Southampton, England iand is one of the last large sailing ships built of wrought iron. Builit for the Liverpool company R.W. Leyland & Company, she is named after the Wavertree district of that city. The 130-year-old Wavertree is a wonderful example of the sailing cargo ships of the last half of the 19th century. During that time, called the “age of sail” similar ships moored at the seaport created a long network of masts along the Seaport's East River location that stretched from the lower Manhattan Battery north to the Brooklyn Bridge. In 2015, the Museum was awarded a 13-million dollar, city-funded grant for her unprecedented restoration that included tthe completion of her masts, yards, and rigging and much more. The vessel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1978.

The Ambrose Lightship NYC

A photograph of the historic lightship (LV87) named Ambrose. She was one several to be named Ambrose, after the channel into New York harbor where the lightships were placed to guide cargo ships safely from the Atlantic Ocean into New York waters. Built in 1908, served at this station until 1932 when she was reassigned to serve as the Lightship Scotland, a station much closer to Sandy Hook, New Jersey. According to Wikipedia "She would be the first lightship to serve in the relocated position nearer the center of the channel, and in 1921 would receive the first radio beacon in either the channel or the US, greatly assisting navigation of the congested channel in dense fog" She was the last steam-powered vessel to hold this post. She was retired from her Coast Guard service in 1964 and was gifted to the South Street Seaport Museum in 1968, where is is open to the public for viewing. She was named a National Historic Landmark in 1989.

One World Trade in Deep Sky Blue

One World Trade Center NYC, also known as the Freedom Tower, is the centerpiece building of the new World Trade Center complex in lower Manhattan that is being constructed after the devastating destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the loss of thousands of lives in the attack on Sept 11, 2001. One World Trade is 104 floors high with 94 functional office space floors. Currently, it is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the sixth tallest in the world. Designed by architect David Childs, construction began in April 2006 and the building opened in May 2015. Including the tower, the building height is 1,776 feet to signify the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed. The World Trade complex includes the memorial fountain, the 9/11 Museum, the World Trade Center Oculus transportation center and an observatory at the top of One World Trade.

One World Trade Tower and the Oculus

A horizontal format view of the 'wings' of the Oculus World Trade Transporation Hub with the One World Trade Center tower in the background. The white Oculus is the steel and glass center focal point of the hub,designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava to look like a dove in flight. The hub opened to the public in March of 2016, amid much controversy. The structure replaces the PATH train station that was destroyed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and many time delays and cost overruns were involved in the project.

One World Trade- reflecting.

A view from the ground below the iconic One World Trade Center, aka Freedom Tower, as it towers high into the sky creating an architectural sculpture of angles and lines with the blue sky,, puffy cotton ball clouds and surrunding buildings reflecting in the surface. One World Trade Center NYC, also known as the Freedom Tower, is the centerpiece building of the new World Trade Center complex in lower Manhattan that is being constructed after the devastating destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the loss of thousands of lives in the attack on Sept 11, 2001. One World Trade is 104 floors high with 94 functional office space floors. Currently, it is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the sixth tallest in the world. Designed by architect David Childs, construction began in April 2006 and the building opened in May 2015. Including the tower, the building height is 1,776 feet to signify the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed. The World Trade complex includes the memorial fountain, the 9/11 Museum, the World Trade Center Oculus transportation center and an observatory at the top of One World Trade.

Trinity Church is a historic parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of New York located near the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway in the lower Manhattan section of New York City. JUst a short block away from the World Trade Center towers, amazingly, Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel of Trinity Church were not significantly damaged during the 9/11 attacks. As more and more rescue and recovery people arrived after the attacks, St. Paul's Chapel opened the doors to allow the responders, and later clean up workers, to use the chapel as a place to rest. St. Paul's Chapel and Trinity Church, long time landmarks and historic buildings, became even more renowned and beloved by people around the world for the support that they provided at that time.

Tree-framed One World Trade Tower

A view of One World Trade Center, aka Freedom Tower, with puffy clouds and bright blue sky reflectied in the building exterior. In the foreground, trees with spring green foliage frame and providie contrast to the hard angular lines of the tower architecture.