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Behind the Scenes of Building the New World Trade Center

An escalator suspended 101 floors above Southern Manhattan. It's one of the most famous pictures of the new World Trade Center, and the new WTC isn't even finished yet. But the photo, which originally surfaced on Reddit, has a whole backstory to it, too, with some cool behind-the-scenes details from Scott Lahmers, the "elevator man" who took the photo. Read More >>

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How to Install an Escalator on the 101st Floor of America’s Tallest Building

Here we see an an escalator being hoisted by to the 101st floor of World Trade Centre 1. (How did you think they got escalators up that high?) At first glance, the dizzying perspective of this photo will make your brain hurt. Read More >>