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Despite loving to go on top of them, I've always hated them. I'm so excited to see the lower Manhattan skyline without them next month, and -this may be horrible- but it was my one silver lining to that apocalyptic day 10 years ago that the towers would blight the city's aesthetics no more.
Also, the plaza between the towers was designed to be a vital public space, and never became so. Like so many of its early 70's counterparts, it was a concrete wasteland that appealed to no humans, and was not even at street level. Hence, it was always empty and cold.
The memorial is going to be so different, and so welcome. Full of greenery, at street level, and of course a high-profile tourist attraction - it will always be full of people and purpose. I'm looking forward to visiting, paying my respects, and feeling that -on a physical level at least- this area of the city has been much improved.
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