Plaque
Photo credit: Jin S. Lee
Accession Number: C.2022.74.1
Dimensions: 4 in X 11 in X 15.5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 10.16 cm X 27.94 cm X 39.37 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 10.16 cm X 27.94 cm X 39.37 cm
Source: Edward and Kerry Ferrier
Credit Line: Gift of the Halley family
Keywords
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
Slurry Wall
World Trade Center: Original Construction
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
Slurry Wall
World Trade Center: Original Construction
Description
Plaque awarded to Leo Halley for his work in connection with the construction of the Slurry Wall at the World Trade Center. The wooden plaque takes the shape of a shield with a steel circle in the center that has several small, twisted steel tie-backs sticking out. The engraved plaque reads: "LEO HALLEY | World Trade Center Slurry Wall | 1966 - 1967 | Presented by W.T.E.D.D."
Plaque awarded to Leo Halley for his work in connection with the construction of the Slurry Wall at the World Trade Center. The wooden plaque takes the shape of a shield with a steel circle in the center that has several small, twisted steel tie-backs sticking out. The engraved plaque reads: "LEO HALLEY | World Trade Center Slurry Wall | 1966 - 1967 | Presented by W.T.E.D.D."
Historical Notes
Leo M. Halley was a civil engineer who worked for the PANYNJ’s World Trade Engineering Design Division, which oversaw construction of the World Trade Center in the 1960s. Halley was closely involved with the creation of the site’s Slurry Wall, built as a concrete foundation beneath the buildings for the purpose of keeping water from the nearby Hudson River out of the worksite. In 1966 or 1967, in recognition of his contributions to that project, Halley was awarded a plaque whose materiality and design reference the tiebacks, which serve as a distinctive visual and functional feature of the Slurry Wall itself.
Leo M. Halley was a civil engineer who worked for the PANYNJ’s World Trade Engineering Design Division, which oversaw construction of the World Trade Center in the 1960s. Halley was closely involved with the creation of the site’s Slurry Wall, built as a concrete foundation beneath the buildings for the purpose of keeping water from the nearby Hudson River out of the worksite. In 1966 or 1967, in recognition of his contributions to that project, Halley was awarded a plaque whose materiality and design reference the tiebacks, which serve as a distinctive visual and functional feature of the Slurry Wall itself.
