I always think of Lance during 9/11. Along with many other New Yorkers, Lance's life was inextricably changed after that day. There's a small part of me that can't help thinking that if that fateful day had never happened, he'd still be downtown today.I took this picture from Lance's place when Laverne and I closed down his office/home one year ago this week. They set up the 9/11 Memorial Lights on the parking lot next to Lance's old building. It was quite a sight, especially from that vantage point. I don't know if they still do it but I understand the 47 West Street building is no longer there so this view is definitely gone.
I don't know exactly what he remembers about his time there but I'm sure he's watching the news on TV today and feeling a sense of loss, just as many people are. He probably has no idea of what became of his building, a very somber thought indeed.
I heard on the news that the construction at Ground Zero has been delayed and that many people suffer post-traumatic stress 7 years later. It's amazing how much that area has changed and how much it will change in the next few years yet everyone feels at a standstill. I can see how that incident has created much more than a big hole in the ground.
Here's to all the lives lost and broken . . .
4 comments:
Nice post Petrina. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and amazing photo with us. Love, June
"Imagine All the People Living Life in Peace." ~ John Lennon
Petrina,
I remember the day you took this picture, it was an amazing sight to behold a powerful moment in time.
I know Lance's life changed dramatically from that day forward. He was a different man emotionally after living through that experience. His world as he knew it downtown would never be the same.
I want to believe that the worst is behind us and we are on the road to recovery but we will never forget 911.
Thanks for sharing the photo and thoughts Petrina, as you all know Lance and I and Kori were all together that day and it was an intense and emotional day in our lives. We became refugees for the next 3 months- never knowing where we would live or how we would get by. Of course, EVERY 9/11 I can't help but think about that experience with Lance and for the first few years after we always spent that day together in support of each other. Many friends came to our aid at that time and I want to thank you all for your kindness.
That was a time that I can never forget....
Sam
Petrina,
Thank you for that, the photo is really something special...even though all the sadness, it looks beautiful and grand.
I also can't help but wonder if Lance enduring that day and the stress of it all and not allowing the experience to stress him out, may have contributed to his getting sick... we will never know. Sam also was subjected to all the trama, luckily she got thru it.
Thank you for remebering Lance on this sad day and peace to all the families who have suffered from this horrific day.
God bless...Lexine
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