Photo credit: 9/11 Memorial staff
Accession Number: C.2015.191.18
Dimensions: 11 in X 8.5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 27.94 cm X 21.59 cm
Credit Line: Gift of Daniel Sassa in remembrance of the FDNY's 343
Description
July 1975, Volume 2, No. 7 issue of 110 News, a newsletter published for the World Trade Center community by the Port Authority. A photograph on the front depicts men playing volleyball on the Plaza.
Featured topics covered in this issue include:
-World Trade Information Center opening in North Tower lobby
-U.S.S.R Product Show planned for North Tower lobby
-Papillion store in the Concourse Mall
-Exhibit of Western European giftware in the Worldmart Exhibit Room
-South Street Theatre-on-the-Pier
-New members on the World Trade Institute Advisory Board
-TEMCO Service Industries management training (cleaning staff at the WTC)
-WTCA tenant directory
-Joe Baum's recommendations for picnicking
-Art bazaar in the Concourse Mall
-West Side Highway closed to public for recreation
Historical Notes
As of 2001, the World Trade Center was home to more than 430 businesses from 28 different countries. Approximately 50,000 people worked in the World Trade Center with tens of thousands more passing through the complex each day. The World Trade Center complex contained 12 million square feet of office space and 22 different food and drink vendors.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) was the interstate agency that created and managed the World Trade Center until July 24, 2001. The Port Authority maintained offices in both the North and South Towers throughout the life of the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center's 110 News was a monthly newsletter published for the World Trade Center community by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.