Photo credit: 9/11 Memorial staff
Accession Number: C.2015.191.26
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
May 1978, Volume 5, No. 5 issue of 110 News, a newsletter published for the World Trade Center community by the Port Authority. A rendering on the front depicts the 1978 Harbor Festival.
Featured topics covered in this issue include:
-Attractions as part of the 1978 Harbor Festival
-The rising of the antenna on top of the North Tower
-"The Unknown Flag" exhibition for Flag Day at the U.S. Custom House and other Flag Day events
-Pan American World Airways and Laker Airways now at the Satellite Airlines Ticket Center
-Arrival of planters to surround the Koenig's Sphere on the Plaza
-Exhibition about the City of Frankfurt on view in the South Tower lobby
-New children's clothing store called Starr's opening on the Concourse Mall
-First International Antique Fair on the North Tower Mezzanine
-Tours available of the Commodities Exchange Center in 4 WTC
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.