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The Colored Lights Atop 1 World Trade Center
The lights on the 1 World Trade Center spire were tested last night, in preparation for their official rollout, which I believe is this week. (My family and my soon-to-be-in-laws—in town for our wedding—could not have gotten a nicer treat for the walk to the not-quite-a-rehearsal dinner.) When I saw it, the lights changed in sections. But do check out @jammy_sod’s Instagram video, of the smoother color-changing that happened later.
What people said on Twitter:
••• “Purple on WTC spire—awesome. Would prefer a different color each nite a la Empire State Building instead of continually changing.” —audreybpc
••• “Watched lights cycle through twice. Red, white, blue, and shades of pink and purple. Why no green?” —@mmdevoe
••• “Vegasy!” —@tribecacitizen
••• “Hey check out #1WTC all pretty. And the crescent moon!” —@tribecacanuck
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(My family—and my soon-to-be-in-laws—in town for our wedding, could not have gotten a nicer treat for the walk to the not-quite-a-rehearsal dinner.)
This is the most significant sentence of this post~ Congratulations Erik ( and Adam). I hope you have a wonderful, joyous day ( and many years of happiness to come)
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Plus don’t forget to link us to the photos!
@Sheila and KP: Thanks! And thanks for inspiring me to fix the punctuation in that sentence.
Howard in black tie?
Erik, mucho congrats from both Robert and me and very best wishes for all good things in the future! (…but really, do we need a Vegas style light show Freedom spire blinking in our window every night? I’m worried about that one….)
xxx
Light gradually cycling through pastel hues = Vegas style light show? Never been to Vegas, but…
@David: When I saw it, the lights changed in sections, not gradually, and they weren’t pastel. (I didn’t take the video.) While it’s true that my idea of Vegasy may be circa 1980, that’s what came to mind.
Glad to find gazes southward below 34th Street. I didn’t know this was coming, which is always a pleasant surprise (vs. new construction on Chambers, say). How about “mood” ring-like lighting? Blue after Che de Blasio….
Congratulations, Erik and family!!!