The Twin Towers: A Blast from the Not-So-Distant Past (Unless You're a Time-Traveling Pizza Rat)
Ah, the Twin Towers. Those iconic giants that once dominated the New York City skyline. They were the eight-hundred-pound gorillas of architecture, the Michael Jordans of skyscrapers... well, maybe before Michael Jordan. But hey, everyone's gotta start somewhere, right?
So, you're wondering, when exactly did these steel and glass behemoths grace the Big Apple with their presence? Buckle up, history buffs (and those who just vaguely remember them from reruns of Friends), because we're about to take a trip back in time – not in a DeLorean, because that would be way too cool, but in the comfy confines of the internet (because who has plutonium lying around these days?).
They Didn't Exactly Spring Up Overnight (Unless You Count Skyscraper Speed Dating)
Construction of the World Trade Center, which included the famous Twin Towers, began in 1966. That's right, folks – the same year The Beatles released their iconic album "Revolver" and the miniskirt was all the rage. Yes, while fashion trends come and go faster than a New York cab, these giants took their sweet time rising from the ground.
There was a whole lot of digging involved (think of it as the world's most hardcore game of Simon Says: "Touch the dirt, touch the dirt, touch the... oh wait, there's more dirt!"). It wasn't until 1970 that the first tower, the North Tower (known to its friends as 1 World Trade Center), finally peeked over the horizon. The South Tower (or 2 World Trade Center, for those keeping score) followed suit in 1971.
And the Crowd Goes Wild! (Except for Maybe King Kong)
So there you have it! The Twin Towers entered the world in the early 70s, a time of disco balls, platform shoes, and the birth of the personal computer (which, let's be honest, wasn't exactly competing with the sheer awesomeness of these twin titans).
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a sudden urge to rewatch "King Kong" and see if he would have gone ape (pun intended) over these shiny new skyscrapers.
