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May 15, 2006
New York City skyline
Last month I drove up to New York City for Easter. Throughout college and then for several years after college, before I had a car, I took the train from DC to NYC. I almost always sat on the right side of whatever car in the train I was on. On every trip, there was a moment where the NYC skyline would come into view.
The main landmark of the skyline from the train tracks was, of course, the World Trade Center. I’m not sure I ever referred to the buildings as the Twin Towers, although now it is common to do so. In my mind, it was the World Trade Center, those buildings that had risen when I was growing up. The buildings where once my junior high friends and I went up the top floor and then out to the roof, back when they still let you do that.
After I bought my first car and got a dog, I started driving to NYC whenever I went to visit my family. There’s also a moment on the highway where the City comes into view. It’s more noticeable at night when the lights of the City are so visible.
On this trip, I decided to note the mile marker on the Turnpike where the City first came into view. It seems harder to spot the City now that the WTC is gone. In fact, I have a hard time picturing the exact location of the two buildings. Nevertheless, at mile marker 96, the New York City skyline appeared. My home town.
Posted by maeve921 at May 15, 2006 3:59 PM
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