8th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Brothers Andrew and Alex Croessman, of Du Quoin, were in New Jersey last month visiting family members. The two spent a great deal of time in New York City and watched the Yankees and Red Sox play in the new Yankee Stadium. One of the most awe-inspiring sites was the construction of what is now being called One World Trade Center.

The Freedom Tower is the main building of the new World Trade Center. The tower will be located in the northwest corner of the 16-acre World Trade Center site, bound by Vesey, West, Washington and Fulton streets. Construction on below-ground utility relocations, footings, and foundations for the 1,776-foot building began on April 27, 2006. On December 19, 2006, the first steel columns were installed in the building's foundation.

Three other high-rise office buildings are planned for the site along Greenwich Street, and they will surround the World Trade Center Memorial, which is under construction. The area will also be home to a museum dedicated to the history of the site.

Commenting on a completion date, Port Authority spokesman Larry Silverstein stated "By 2012 we should have a completely rebuilt World Trade Center more magnificent, more spectacular than it ever was."

One World Trade Center's program includes 2.6 million square feet (241,000 square meters) of office space, as well as an observation deck, world-class restaurants, parking, and broadcast and antenna facilities, all supported by both above and below-ground mechanical infrastructure. Below-ground tenant parking and storage, shopping and access to the PATH and subway trains and the World Financial Center are also provided. Sixty-nine tenant floors will rise above the base.