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The Deutsche Bank Building is almost entirely evacuated on 9/11 when debris from the collapsing South Tower leaves a hug...
08/24/2026

The Deutsche Bank Building is almost entirely evacuated on 9/11 when debris from the collapsing South Tower leaves a huge gash in its northern façade. A security guard who helped in the evacuation, Francisco Bourdier, is killed. The tower is contaminated with toxic dust and mold from the WTC site.

Seven World Trade Center, a 47-floor trapezoid-shaped office building, opens in 1987. As the North Tower collapses, debr...
08/24/2026

Seven World Trade Center, a 47-floor trapezoid-shaped office building, opens in 1987. As the North Tower collapses, debris hits 7 WTC's southern façade, triggering a major fire. The fire burns uncontrolled for almost seven hours until 7 WTC collapses at 5:20 pm on 9/11.

Four World Trade Center, opens to its first tenants in 1977. It was a nine-story low-rise office building completed in 1...
08/24/2026

Four World Trade Center, opens to its first tenants in 1977. It was a nine-story low-rise office building completed in 1975 that was 118 feet tall, and located in the southeast corner of the World Trade Center site. This is what remained on September 26, 2001.

Fiterman Hall was one of the few building outside the World Trade Center complex to be destroyed by the falling Twin Tow...
08/24/2026

Fiterman Hall was one of the few building outside the World Trade Center complex to be destroyed by the falling Twin Towers on 9/11. Over 1000 students were present. The building was owned by the City University of New York’s Borough of Manhattan Community College and was rebuilt a decade later.

Photos of NYC streets covered in dust following twin towers collapse.So my original plan was actually just to show photo...
08/24/2026

Photos of NYC streets covered in dust following twin towers collapse.
So my original plan was actually just to show photos specifically by a guy named Stan Honda but I decided just to post several photos of the dust-covered streets following the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001.

These pictures as such are photos by several different people on that day, including one by Stan Honda showing the African-American woman covered in dust as I think she is called something like the "dust lady" I don't know for certain as I would have to look it up. Anyway, here are all these photos.

May the victims of September 11th, 2001 rest in peace. Amen.

Photos I found on a website called "Sarj.org"; there are more photos on that website, along with the photographers' name...
08/24/2026

Photos I found on a website called "Sarj.org"; there are more photos on that website, along with the photographers' names.

Christopher Lunder was full of life and loved to entertain at home. He loved to barbecue and invite friends and co-worke...
08/24/2026

Christopher Lunder was full of life and loved to entertain at home. He loved to barbecue and invite friends and co-workers to his home that he converted to a Backyard-BBQ Central. On 9/11 he sent his wife an email saying, "I'm ok, no phones, we got hit by a plane. I love you." Christopher was 34.
Christopher E. Lunder was a Bond Broker for Cantor Fitzgerald (The floor that Christopher was on at the time of the attacks is unknown) which was located inside of the North Tower. Christopher was born in Queens, New York and resided in Manasquan, New Jersey. Saturday, June 10, 1967—Tuesday, September 11, 2001. 34 years, 3 months, and 1 day. 411 months, 1 day. A total of 12,512 days of life.
"Christopher Lunder found cause for celebration in life itself, so much so that with the strong encouragement of his wife, Karen, he converted their home in Manasquan, N.J., into Backyard-Barbecue Central. He babied the propane- gas grill. He built the pond and stocked it with large goldfish. He even designed the built-in pool.

Friends would come to join in the celebration, so many friends: from high school on Long Island, from college in Florida, from Cantor Fitzgerald, where he worked as a bond broker ‹ all mingling together at the home dubbed "Club Lunder."

"Now they're all friends," Karen Lunder said. "He just loved to entertain."

Last summer he renewed his commitment to fun by buying a 37-foot boat. It was christened "KC," an appropriate name given that Karen and Christopher had been together for so long, with a decade-long courtship and the wedding in 1997. The boat's potential for entertainment ‹ treating clients to rides, commuting on summer weekends with Karen ‹ was only just beginning to be explored. "He worked hard, he played hard, he liked the best of the best ‹ and he was so cute." Karen Lunder said. Between sobs she added: "And he left me with a beautiful place."

Shevonne Mentis came to the USA from Guyana in 1999. She was enrolled in the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Her...
08/24/2026

Shevonne Mentis came to the USA from Guyana in 1999. She was enrolled in the Borough of Manhattan Community College. Her dream was to obtain a degree in business Management. She was an excellent cook and loved going to church. She was also thoughtful and had a great sense of humor. Shevonne was 25.
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"At an age when most girls are focused on boys and lip gloss, 17-year-old Shevonne Mentis had not only decided that she wanted to go into business for herself, she had also opened her own grocery.

It was called Shevonne's Super Center. And from opening day, it was the talk of the little seaside town of Vryheid's Lust, Guyana. "Everybody in the neighborhood thought it was strange, a girl running a store," said her longtime boyfriend, Gary Garroway. "All the other shop owners were 45, 50 years old. But people kept pouring in."

She also ran a fleet of taxis. Mr. Garroway said she succeeded in business through a combination of toughness and sweets. "She was very strict, very formal about getting things done," he said. "But she had a very good relationship with children. She kept a wide range of confectionery, and the children would always come in after school."

In 1999, after six years at the helm of the Super Center, Ms. Mentis left her boyfriend in charge, joined her family in Bedford- Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and enrolled in a business management program at Borough of Manhattan Community College. She worked days as a clerk for a division of Marsh & McLennan to pay her tuition. Last Thursday, she would have been 26. Mr. Garroway closed Shevonne's Super Center to come to New York and attend her memorial, but promised that it would reopen soon. "We want that name to live on," he said."

Navy Petty Officer 3rd ClassJamie L. FallonFrom: Towson, Maryland Age: 23Jamie Lynn joined the Navy, following in the fo...
08/24/2026

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class
Jamie L. Fallon
From: Towson, Maryland Age: 23
Jamie Lynn joined the Navy, following in the footsteps of her father, a retired chief petty officer. She had the opportunity to fit in an overseas tour in Bahrain and a three-year sea duty tour before being tapped to serve as a watch-stander in the Navy’s command center at the Pentagon. Jamie Lynn “had a heart of gold and a real zest for life,” one friend said.

Zoe FalkenbergFrom: University Park, Maryland Age: 8Charles Falkenberg, his wife Leslie Whittington, and their daughters...
08/24/2026

Zoe Falkenberg
From: University Park, Maryland Age: 8
Charles Falkenberg, his wife Leslie Whittington, and their daughters, Zoe and Dana Falkenberg, were on their way to Australia, where Leslie planned to work for a few months at the Australian National University in Canberra. Leslie was an Associate Professor of Public Policy and an Associate Dean at Georgetown University. She was known for her excellent teaching and organizational skills, her wit and her research on economic issues affecting children and families. Charles was a gifted software engineer and scientist. He was known by colleagues and friends as a devoted father, community activist and energetic volunteer. Charles and Leslie were married in 1984, and Zoe and Dana were at the center of their lives. Known for her determination, intelligence and ambition, Zoe was a top student, and active in Girl Scouts, ballet and swim team. She appeared in the school’s production of “Brigadoon” and a local production of “The King and I.” Dana was a robust, curly-haired girl, who was seen as a miracle by her parents. She was intense, funny and a charmer. All four family members were talented, beautiful people who loved life and other people.

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