-Caveat Lector- From: saba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >(saba note: according to one report, the World Trade Center was built >on "landfill"?)
More of your unsubstantiated "it has been said", Colleen? The WTC was NOT built on 'landfill'; it was built in an area that had previously been developed with smaller buildings, most of which housed electronics stores and was nicknamed "Radio Row"....the tenants of "Radio Row" tried to fight the Imminant Domain takeover of their buildings by the city, and that fight delayed the onset of construction of the WTC for years... To be able to support the vast weight of the two main WTC towers (which at the time were the largest buildings in the world), builders had to dig down to bedrock (after the existing buildings on the site were demolished) and build what has been nicknamed 'The Bathtub' to keep the waters of the Hudson River, which is only a few hundred yards away, out. Hudson River seepage presented a great problem then, as it is presenting now -- what is NOT mentioned in the article is the fact that if "The Bathtub" walls ARE breeched and the site floods, it could very likely cause the collapse of surrounding buildings. The 'landfill' that is confusing Colleen is the landfill that was CREATED BY THE WTC CONSTRUCTION; the tons of dirt excavated from the 16-acre WTC site as they dug down to bedrock was deposited a few hundred yards away at the Hudson River, and created what is today known as Battery Park... June <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
