Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial,” readers of The MEMO blog can share some of the unique vantage points captured by Amy.

Fall:  An oak leaf from one of the 9/11 Memorial's trees is caught in a chain link fence on the perimeter of the World Trade Center site. One World Trade Center is looming in the distance at left. Rebuilding continues at the WTC site.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

Developer Larry Silverstein recently told a real estate crowd that reconstruction of the World Trade Center site is a beacon of hope and the future of lower Manhattan is bright. 

Despite the slumped economy, he recalled making a prudent decision to rebuild 7 World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks. At first, he said, "we were the only tenant and it was lonely," according to The Real Deal. Now, he pointed out, it is fully leased.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff