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The World Trade Center in the 1970s (Rewind)

The Bowery Boys: New York City History by Tom Meyers

Sep 11, 202601:04:27Society & Culture

The World Trade Center opened its distinctive towers during one of New York City’s most difficult decades, a beacon of modernity in a city beleaguered by debt and urban decay. Welcome to the 1970s.

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