Sept. 11 Staircase to be Part of 9/11 Memorial
posted 2:33 pm Sun March 09, 2008 - New York
Workers have begun moving a staircase that served as an escape route for countless survivors of the attack on the World Trade Center in order to preserve it for the 9/11 Memorial.
The stairway survived September 11th and remains the only aboveground remnant of the trade center complex. Its 37 stairs once connected the outdoor plaza outside the twin towers to the street below.
An American flag was placed on the staircase Sunday before it was hoisted onto a flatbed truck by a crane.
A debate had been going on for years over whether and how to preserve the structure. Preservationists and survivors of the 2001 terrorist attack began campaigning years ago to leave the staircase where it was, but it sat in the middle of the footprint of one of five skyscrapers being built to replace the destroyed towers.
The stairway survived September 11th and remains the only aboveground remnant of the trade center complex. Its 37 stairs once connected the outdoor plaza outside the twin towers to the street below.
An American flag was placed on the staircase Sunday before it was hoisted onto a flatbed truck by a crane.
A debate had been going on for years over whether and how to preserve the structure. Preservationists and survivors of the 2001 terrorist attack began campaigning years ago to leave the staircase where it was, but it sat in the middle of the footprint of one of five skyscrapers being built to replace the destroyed towers.
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