pomtzu
08-27-2011, 12:20 PM
Did anyone happen to catch this show when it was on this past Thursday? It's a 2 part, 6 hour documentary (commercial free), of the building of the new Tower One. The 2nd 3 hours airs this coming Thursday, Sept 1 starting at 8 p.m. Eastern Time - on Discovery Channel.
I found it incredibly interesting and informative, and maybe too much so - giving unsavory elements more info than they should have. There were clips with the architect, engineers, job foremen, steel workers, the guys that pour cement, etc, etc. Those steel workers have incredible skill and nerves of steel, to work at such dizzying heights - walking across a steel beam hundreds of feet in the air, and without so much as a safety harness. :eek: The show followed the progress from the planning, to the start of construction, to the race against the elements and unforeseen glitches, to reach their goal of 1000' by the 10th anniversary. They had to build one story per week to obtain this goal, in spite of holdups, weather, etc. The final height will be over 1300' to the top floor, with an overall height of 1700+' which includes the antennae on the top, and is scheduled to be completed in 2013. Part of the show was also dedicated to viewing some of the contents of the 9/11 Museum at the site, and also interviews with relatives of fallen firemen.
If you are at all interested in this type of documentary, then you really should take the time to watch it - or at least record it to view later.
I found it incredibly interesting and informative, and maybe too much so - giving unsavory elements more info than they should have. There were clips with the architect, engineers, job foremen, steel workers, the guys that pour cement, etc, etc. Those steel workers have incredible skill and nerves of steel, to work at such dizzying heights - walking across a steel beam hundreds of feet in the air, and without so much as a safety harness. :eek: The show followed the progress from the planning, to the start of construction, to the race against the elements and unforeseen glitches, to reach their goal of 1000' by the 10th anniversary. They had to build one story per week to obtain this goal, in spite of holdups, weather, etc. The final height will be over 1300' to the top floor, with an overall height of 1700+' which includes the antennae on the top, and is scheduled to be completed in 2013. Part of the show was also dedicated to viewing some of the contents of the 9/11 Museum at the site, and also interviews with relatives of fallen firemen.
If you are at all interested in this type of documentary, then you really should take the time to watch it - or at least record it to view later.