Working at World Trade Center - January, 2000
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- I was working at May Davis Group as a Jamaican-Born stock broker on the 87th floor of the North Tower at One World Trade Center. I am posting this video because tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Center disaster. Many of my friends in this video lost their lives that day, but I survived. As such, I'm honoring all the lost lives from that tragedy.
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You don't see enough personal footage like this, showing just a normal everyday /working day in the towers.
Cameras just weren't as prevalent back then as they are today. Not sure what the saturation of cell phone usage is today, but, if you're carrying a cell phone, there's nearly a 99% certainty that you're also carrying a photographic camera, if not a video camera.
Back then, it just didn't occur to people to bring a camera to work, let alone a video camera, unless it was part of your job. But I am only speaking from the experience of a high schooler at the time of this video, having joined the military within a year of it and spent 9/11 in boot camp, so YMMV tbh.
We don't even see modern vlogs inside the WTC today. I guess people think their workplace is way too boring to vlog.
@@ryancortez7954 well you gotta realize all businesses are different. LOTS of businesses require no cell phone use during work hours. So unless it’s a part of the job, most people don’t just casually record during work. It was a much different time back then
People usually never record inside their job, its boring. TBH, taking a peek inside the WTC and how people spent their day is only interesting because of 911, as it helps US have empathy for the people that died that day.
@@steren700 You're right. Many daily things we do everyday, we see as boring because it's normal to us. But something as simple as an outfit we may put on will one day be a historical piece.
For people who don’t know, the company this guy works for is called May Davis. They were located at the 87th floor of the North Tower. On 9/11, they were about 5 floors under the impact zone (which still would’ve meant feeling the explosion of the plane in its entirety and being engulfed in a blazing inferno). The tower was hit on the Northeast side and they were on the southwest side, so luckily most were able to escape. Unfortunately though, head trader Harry Ramos, who had a wife and baby, seen at 3:35 did not survive. Harry died a hero by not leaving anyone behind and waiting for people who couldn’t make it all the way down themselves. RIP to all the lives lost that day in that meaningless and senseless act of terror.
I thought Jason Braunstein survived in the hospital. Harry was the only one not surviving.
The 87th was the 5th highest survivable floor, the 91st was the highest. But you are correct, they were in very close proximity to a blazing inferno - about 50 feet.
Just 5 floors above them, on the 92nd floor, there was no escape, not to mention nearly the entire floor was consumed by fire even before the collapse. The plane's impact was on 93-99 with the main fuselage crashing through 95 and 96.
Comment posted March 13, 2023 12:16 am
Jason survived the attacks and went to the hospital. Harry was the only one who did not survive. He died trying to help Victor Wald a stranger he'd never met escape. They both perished when the building collapsed.
They were 6 floors below impact
Thank you so much for making this clearer.
I love how it shows that office/business workers are not just cold and robotic, it's like watching teenagers at high school
@stiannobelisto573 - Office banter is great. You can become like a family, with nights out, etc.
@@villanelle8888 Really
@@TaxingIsThieving Yeah, you actually spend more time with your colleagues if you work 9am-5pm every day, than you do with your family (except for weekends, of course).
@@villanelle8888really
I understand what you’re saying but some of them were teenagers… only eighteen and nineteen..
I was a tourist at the WTC in September 1999. I remember there was a mall just underneath the towers. I bought some hair clips from an accessories store, still have those clips after 20 years, they're treasured possessions for me, like a proof the place was actually there before the horror happened.
Wonder what is the mall like for the recent WTC they built. Is it the same as the old one?
@@Antimatter050New Yorker here, it is nothing like the old one. It’s mostly high end shops that target the rich and tourists willing to shell out the money.
@@GilbertGreen7019 As another New Yorker who hasn't been to the WTC, I don't even need to go there to know that you're correct. And it's mostly where tourists go anyway.
I worked in the South Tower before 9/11 for Ebasco. Raytheon bought Ebasco in the 1990s. Not a day passes that I don't miss the Towers. A coworker gave me a little cup with designs on it in 1980. I still have it.
Before the ReTrumplicans start calling it a hoax
He didn't know it at the time, but the footage he shot would ultimately become far more important than he could have ever imagined.
At the time, this video was not a big deal. Now this video is priceless. RIP Harry Ramos.
@Daniel Foodist Man just like your grandpa when he got killed in ww2
@Daniel Foodist Man okay you got your attention now so leave your mother's basement for once
@Daniel Foodist Man woah ur so edgy and silly 🤪🤪🤪
Everybody busy to get on with life, not realizing the gravity of the time they exist in. Looking back you always realize how much we take things for granted.
For those of you who don't know who Harry Ramos was, in my mind he was a hero. True I never knew him or anyone in the towers but he worked for the May Davis Group in the North Tower and he was at work on 9/11. He survived the initial impact of the first plane but unfortunately he was killed when the north tower collapsed. He was helping a man named Victor get down the stairs of the north tower. He was a true hero. May he RIP. May we never forget September 11, 2001.
El del minuto 3:34?
@@luckyvideos7141 Si.
Unbelievable. Could have been my dad. He worked there often but was at a different location at the time.
@@yankees29 thank god it was not
I forgor 💀
This is amazing footage showing what most of us never saw - the humans who worked everyday in the towers. Thanks for uploading. Very sad to think of what happened.
Facts💯✔ Unfortunately looking at this 21yrs later, a lot of these people are gone.
You never seen someone working?
@@laluna5847 this was filmed at the world trade centre in New York. Google what happened there and you will understand my comment
@@mrwifi1206 google what happened? Huh
@@chrisleid3356 correct
3:32 that's Harry Ramos, he was the head trader at May Davis, and that man died making sure people got out of the North Tower on 9/11, god bless that hero
Bro..😢😢
I just found that Harry @ 3:33 is among the dead that day. He apparently refused to leave until everyone managed to escape. Rest in power.
:'-(
Where did you find a list? I have been trying to find one. It's so surreal seeing these folks before the tragedy
I’m about to cry because that is just so sad smh Lost my god father in the South Tower, Fiduciary Trust.
OMG ! !
:'(
God Blees them all
3:38 Holy fuck, that's Harry Ramos.
The man was one of the first trying to get people out of the Tower and died because he wouldn't let Victor Wald (someone he didn't even know prior to this) behind in the stairwells.
He could have easily made it out on his own, but stayed.
Wait the guy from Inside of WTC documentary? Which means this guy knows the other person name Hong Zhu who were helping him before he escape himself but he was not in this video.
@@LightBluly yeah! I was trying to see if i saw Zhu in this video but I couldn't spot him.
Yes you are right i sheck her name in youtube and i Saw him
It’s a blessing Harry made it down as far as he did with Victor, they got to around the 20th Floor when The North Tower collapsed.
@@LightBluly I saw that documentary too. So sad. To think if they hadn’t wasted time with that elevator they would have made it.
Appreciate you uploading this video. It's a lovely memorial of your coworkers who lost their lives.
@Daniel Foodist Man That's nothing to joke about, wtf?...
@Daniel Foodist Man That's not funny, kid. You've come to the wrong place, go back to playing Roblox.
@Daniel Foodist Man troll 🤣🤣
@Daniel Foodist Man go back to playing Minecraft kiddo
@Daniel Foodist Man it's really not funny at all these people are all dead in the video some of the perhaps jumped from the windows!
When that building fell, it wasn't just debris of the building coming down. It was all that office equipment, desks, printers, computers, ink, coffee machines, toilets, sinks, and human beings coming down, squashed, broken, ripped apart and utterly destroyed. A horrible thing to think about.
Some of the dust they breathed in that day were people
And a crap ton of asbestos. People in the area got cancer from it after the fact.
I had that same thought when I saw the framed jersey on the wall at 4:00-it wasn't all office supplies and stuffy white-collar atmosphere, it was also full of hobbies and niche interests that came from all the unique people inside.
Yes and it was in those two towers that friendships and relationships had formed. The highs and lows of the workplace, the gossip and the laughs. All those everyday interactions between people one can take for granted.
People who were working in there and survived somehow and those who once did, I hope they can try and cherish what they once had following such horror that happened on that day.
Thanks for making me think about it then
This office environment looked so open and relaxed, 30% work, 70% fun and games chatting to your friends.
Gone are the days..
Right !
Be a part of the change instead of complaining. It’s the older generation that made work awful. The new generations actually care about people. Grow up.
@@AleyRoseare you serious? the new generation ain’t ish but whiney ass pansy mommas boys and girls.
Being a kid during this time, I know a lot of adults hated it and office jobs were considered "dead ends" even if the pay was good. Office Space is a reflection of that sentiment. Perhaps some departments were more relaxed than others. Just depended on the boss.
@@AleyRose Im only 26 and definitely not complaining, just pointing out the fact how much more open people seemed and how much more laid back it was back then. In my company for example no matter how much I wanted to act like this and influence change (believe me I try) I would be sacked on the spot if I walked around swinging a golf club chatting to everyone, or video recorded the whole office for over an hour getting barely any work done 😂 maybe Its time for me to look for a new job 🤣
Have you considered sending this to the 9/11 museum at the WTC? I’m sure they would love to show what a normal day in the towers was like before the events.
Facts💯✔ they should create a section in the museum showing footage & pictures of a regular day at the towers. This would balance out the gloom & doom going on down there
Such a great idea.
I will definitely consider contacting them
@@eclewis let us know what they say. I think this is a great idea and I hope they accept it.
@@eclewis Any news on it so far?
In 507 days, and 7 minutes, those towers would be gone. Such a tragedy. My condolences to the friends and family of people lost on that fateful day.
God bless the families
It's like watching an old world. I know it is, but it's just that after it all happened the world changed so rapidly. It's always astounding how 20 years have left in the blink of an eye. Not to mention the technological advancements that have taken place within that time frame. When a camera was still not entirely common. Amazing footage.
I LOVE your response! SO true. After this tragic event, the world DID change so rapidly!
I understand your point of view. I agree!!
Technology was probably changing faster then if anything, certainly computers were increasing in processing power much faster(and subsequently becoming obsolete much faster, unfortunately). Perhaps the biggest changes have just been miniaturization of components.
It's like even the colors of things have changed. I remember a lot more warm beiges vs now--cool grey everywhere. I don't have a preference and I'm not trying to sound Boomerish lol. I was a middle schooler on 9/11 so my memories of tech and such feel very similar to this office footage.
@DoubleMonoLR facts. People were texting, paging, using pay phones, etc. Only difference is you can dor more with a phone now and like you said. Laptops and Tvs for example are less compact. But generally things are the same, but society and the vibe of it is different. Partly due to social media
3:03 "Something's coming, I know it, something's coming man." When put in a different perspective, it changes the whole meaning of that statement. God rest all who lost their lives that fateful day...
The exchange between these two is absolutely hilarious.
But this is nearly 2 years before
@@Marsala2011no a year before. It says 2000
@@222HelloGoodMorningJanuary 2000. Then, nearly 2 years before
@@maggie1986100sept 11 2001. One year and 8 months ahead. Not. 2.
Every workplace needs that one guy to successfully crack a smile out of every worker.
Man, this really puts into perspective how actually tall were the towers and how those poor people who jumped had to make that decision...
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It really shows how vulnerable and powerless we actually are.
As he was showing footage from a window I immediately felt sick. Those poor souls decided jumping from that height is better than being burned alive.... May they all rest in peace. Terrorism is pathetic.
Yes to jump that high shows how bad it was inside 😢
There is a theory that says not all jumpers did so on purpose. A lot of them may have been looking for a way out; crawling on hands and knees, surrounded with thick smoke. At least some of them never realised they were at the edge of the building.
This may be the only video I've seen of a normal work day in the towers. Extremely rare
Same
how do you feel about the dodgers beating the giants
lol
The guy giggling while filming this and making his coworkers laugh gives me goosebumps. For a moment those laughs soothe the part of me that finds this sad and haunting.
The guy's name is EC. This was his video we all saw. I believe he's alive and well.
I doubt Harry would have ever expected people to watch this film and recognize him for such a reason...
The early 2000s were interesting. You can still get a hint the 90s vibes from the way people dressed and how happy and content they were before today's technology.
I was 22 and I miss so much that time
The cultural aspects of a new decade don't really begin until like 2 years into the decade..
@@DCol Its all orchestrated by the powers that should perish. Its not organic, not even the time we measure in years. Its a prison we only escape by bending our mind.
@@julianaribeiro6525 same man, i was around 10, but the world seemed so much better
And sloppy dressing, tattoos and shaved bald heads abd straggly beards on men, stringy bleached hair on women. We’ve really lowered our standards since then.
Rip to Harry @3:36 he’s known as a hero for helping other civilians who was trapped in the collapsed towers.
Very historic.
Not completely accurate
There were many people helping one another that day. Like Frank de martini then the guy in the red bandana too. And there's others too
They need to make a whole docu-series just on the lifetime of the World Trade Centers.
I've said something similar. World Trade Center, the life of the towers kind of thing. It highlights the life of the towers and the human beings behind it than the destruction.
There are documentaries about the people inside.
Not what you were asking for, but the miniseries on HULU was very well done. I think there are 6 episodes regarding the attack with videos and interviews. 9/11: One Day in America
There is a good History Channel doc called World Trade Center: A Modern Marvel. It focuses on the architectural design and daily function of the towers. It was made shortly before 9/11 and so does not focus on the attacks, although a later version was released retitled “World Trade Center: In Memoriam” that adds some extra contextual narration by the host. Its about an hour and has tons of great footage of the construction and life of the Twin Towers. It even has interviews with some who sadly were killed that day
Hollywood and Netflix entered the chat
What's kind of crazy to think about is that if I saw this back in 2000 as a young teen, I wouldn't have thought much of it. Just a video of some people in an office. Now it feels haunted, like I'm hearing the echoes of ghosts. Thank you for uploading this
Same. I was about 11 when this video was made. It feels like another life. Everything from the clothes to the lighting to the tech is different. And it does feel like I am looking at ghosts.
@@kellys5981 Seems like most of these people survived though, thankfully. At least according to the comments above
@@artemis1993reed description fuul
thats what all the footage we record today is going to become. the voice of ghosts. film as much as you can, it will be invaluable one day.
I was 2 years old
Couldn't help but watch this video through the eyes of the guy's mum, how impressed she must have been. Also noted the funny front desk girl is 44 today. Glad you are safe man. 🇯🇲. RIEP to Harry.
I never knew what the inside looked like. So thank you for this great piece of history. RIP to all lives lost on 9/11
Your video is so amazing. I’ve always seen the lobby or the lower mall level, but your video helps me understand how the work atmosphere inside the towers really was. It’s evident to me that the people who worked there truly loved their job and the towers themselves. This video is a great example of that.
Now everybody hates their job. The work atmosphere became more hostile over the years.
@Daniel Foodist Man that's not funny at all
@@Solitude633 we are working too much. And we don’t even know what we are working for. You cannot buy a house or anything of value (long term value).
I get so sad and wish I was born earlier to be able to buy a house or an apartment.
@@Solitude633 I love my job, but I had to go through some majorly shitty ones before landing at the place I'm at now. People didn't love their jobs any more in the 90s than they do now. I am old enough to remember.
@@Solitude633That’s what happens when people unnecessarily project their negativity on to the innocent. Back in these days, people were also not overworked to the bone, and they were paid livable wages. Nobody gets paid well anymore, people barely live paycheck to paycheck now, and house prices are insanely through the roof.
Even as a little child I still remember the air of optimism we had in 2000
Me too but it never lasts right 😢😢😢
It took getting over the Y2K scare first, but then the future looked bright, yes.
Then the old people and conservatives ruined it all with their greed.
Me too. Techno, trance and cosmic revival bubble gum pop music. T.v.s we're starting to get thinner, LCDs and Nokia cell phones, and that weird extremely blue light on the buttons of those flip phones.
There was something really special; a perfect balance of tech and social life in that world. @lakecityransom, Y2K was nothing sinister or evil, it was more like just a possible downer that never actually hurt. It was nothing. :)
@@bentonrp Indeed, but back then it was something. Remember "Will 2K" and the Willenium calming us down? Remember Will... oh nevermind. :(
What a sweet group of people you worked with. God bless all of them.
@@Great-Documentaries Since when was God a woman?
@@Great-Documentaries bruh
@@Great-Documentaries are you an atheist?
this video is absolutely incredible. i have always wondered what the offices look like inside on a normal workday. God bless your friends who perished that day, their memory lives on forever. Thank you for the upload. im sure the family members of your friends love to see this footage of their loved ones just as much. So beautiful, rest in peace.
Only one of his co worker died may he rest in power
@Daniel Foodist Man …
@@rLloyd11 He said the description "some," so I assume it was more than one of them. And the 87th floor was a bad spot to be.
What strikes me is just how normal the offices look inside these architectural wonders. If not for the view it could be anywhere in the US. Really makes it hit closer to home.
*This man are truly Vloger before UA-cam was exist.*
You seem like a high-spirited and fun person, definitely someone who everyone likes to be around. It’s unfortunate that many wonderful lives were taken away by that tragedy, but it’s so good to know that people like you were able to make it and are still with us. Thank you for sharing your noteworthy experience.
3:31 Harry Ramos didn’t survive, he was in a stairwell with a man helping him down the stairs
What a beautiful soul.
That's so tragic, may he rest in peace 💔
Stayed with Heavy set man. Victor Wald I believe was his last name that he stayed with
RIP Innocent souls Harry Ramos and his coworkers.
R.I.P. :(
Back when people were still camera shy lol. Loved the banter between your colleagues; may they R.I.P. What a great working environment! Thanks for sharing
I am still camera shy, maybe age got something to do with it.
may davis only lose one worker which was harry
I dislike comments like this. People are more camera shy today because back then you weren’t going to be put on the internet and cameras were less common. (This video wasn’t put on the internet back then)
And a strange generalization to make from one person’s friends
Im 26 and still camera shy , even though I grew up with phones with cameras. I think they were less camera shy back then
Amazing footage I remember there being an "odd job" store right by the World Trade Center as well as an old school comics and trading card store. I used to go there with my dad right around the 1999-2001 era. This looks exactly as I remember it.
Yes you’re right
@@eclewis What floor of the twin towers did you work on?
@@darthlinathegreat7489 87th floor he says.
@@darthlinathegreat7489May Davis was on the 87th floor of the North Tower
Who knew such an ordinary, everyday, 'unimportant' personal recording would become so valuable in hindsight? Really appreciate this. This looked like such a lovely place to work in (the people, not just the building). How sad to imagine these very offices and people on the day of the attack.
This makes the whole event feel more human. It connects you more to the day it happened. I was in tenth grade english class and I remember the teacher wheeling in the TV and we seen the second plane hit. It still looked like a movie, and at the time the severity of the situation wasnt completely understood (as a highschool kid) but this video showing everyday people just going about their day...laughing, cooking food in a microwave, lounging in chairs, reading books, making phone calls, cracking jokes on one another at work and so on...Its such basic behavior but its so familiar with what we all do. Plus that footage at the windows REALLY gives you a perspective on how tall those buildings were, and how dire of a situation and difficult of a decision it was to make to have to jump or perish in a fire. Those innocent people. Its so damn sad.
This footage is absolutely astounding. I've never seen any from inside a WTC office like this.
Thank you for the upload and sharing, and I'm sorry for those you lost. Rest in peace to those unfortunate people on the day.
I need more videos like this!!
This video should be *very* recognized.
There are probably, not many videos of inside the tower(s) at all.
I’m glad this was uploaded
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You sir have just answered one of my most important questions: What did the rest of the WTC look like?
Every video just shows the main floor and nothing else.
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Nice to see that even 21 years ago people reacted the same way we do to being on camera.
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I'm also very curious about it, maybe there are some floors that can only be accessed by certain staff and there should be no cameras
@@cactuswild8483 According to my father, the first three or so floors were a shopping mall basically, the rest were all office floors
@@artemis1993 Must have been pretty cool to work there though. Essentially having an entire mini city inside the building.
recently picked up an wtc/9/11 interest, this also answered my thoughts and questions perfectly. it gives an insane eye opening view on what it felt to be in such a place.
These types of videos are awesome and bittersweet at the same time. The videos showcase what life was like in the Towers and how each floor was essentially its own little world. It really humanizes the towers beyond the tragedy. Thanks for sharing!
Nostalgia - its delicate, but potent. In Greek nostalgia literally means 'the pain from an old wound. ' It's a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. Thank you my friend.
Mad Men quote 😊
The fact that you introduced all the people in this video is so heartwarming.
this is an actual historic video.
Wow! Actual footage with Harry Ramos himself! Also, this is just a very high-quality video of daily life in the towers before 9/11. While I was born in 2002, my heart goes out to those who were in the towers and lost their lives.
I wish society was like this today.. with purpose calm and collected... without to much technology.
Unfortunately for the rest of my life at least, there will always be a glaring timeline cut of before 9/11 and after 9/11. Because everything changed mentally. We are so serious now. Before things just seemed so free and we were not thinking something like that could even possibly ever happen. We didn’t know we were so vulnerable to 19 men on a mission. We just couldn’t fathom it.
Agreed. This footage showed human connection. Technology has created such a huge disconnect.
Beautiful footage that really shows what they looked like on the inside and those old pcs, pepsi vending machines and microwave gave me chills
Glad you enjoyed it
This just randomly popped up in my recommended and i’m glad i clicked on it. It made me smile. This to me is footage that should be in a museum.
The office shown in this video was just 6 floors below the impact zone of Flight 11. Very eerie.
It was the 5th highest floor that was still survivable. Everyone from 92 up was killed.
Comment posted October 11, 2021 2:11 pm
@@whattheheck1000 actually the guy at 3:31 died on 9/11
@@NickyD harry ramos
@@whattheheck1000I do believe couple of people survived from a 92nd floor bur 93 was the beginning of the death zone all the way to 107.
And no one knew that in 1 year 7 months and 11 days later that everything in that building would be no more. It's all nostalgia and memories now. 😢
I admire how lively you are. I really do. You made so much of the office smile here and that's absolutely priceless
I loved the interaction between you and John. That was funny, and I could tell you had a good relationship with him, as y'all were busting up in that break room. Lol. I hope he is alive and well today. So sad what would happeen only a year later, on the towers. Thank you for sharing, as I always wanted to see what office space looked like inside of those towers.
Wow. This is one of the best videos from inside WTC. Historical stuff right here.
I believe (if I am not mistaken) that at 3:40 it's Harry Ramos who says hi. I remember him from many 911 documentaries. He stayed behind to help a man named Victor go down the stairs. He didn’t want to leave him alone (even though he was a stranger to him) He also helped in the evacuation of his coworkers. If I am not mistaken he ended up being the only casualty of the May Davis Group. RIP Harry Ramos and all who lost their lives that day.
Wow
I can't stop watching the time stamp on this video--every second is clicking closer to tragedy. This is like watching a ghost story.
As soon as I saw the SIPC sticker on the door…I work on wall st, and this is exactly that environment. The personalities, the body language, the ball breaking - everything is the same. Except for these people, and all of those who worked in those buildings. The normality and banality of this footage is truly representative of what the industry is. This is a piece of American history. An important one.
This man is just so joyful and happy it’s uplifting and adorable. It makes me feel jaded.
Thanks for the comment
@@eclewis Are you still so full of life?
@@toyaliens I am it’s my personality
@@eclewis I am happy to hear that! You seem like a great person. Were you in the towers on 9/11?
@@eclewis or maybe you were very high
I was looking for a video like this for months. Every video I found previously would be a tourist going straight to the viewing deck. I was curious what it was like on a normal day for a normal worker. This footage is exactly that, and it’s incredible.
I've been waiting for footage like this to surface for nearly two decades! Incredible work and that was just a joy to watch.
A footage from a big video camera to take videos of these scenes.
I'm sorry for the loss of your friends that fateful day. I'm glad you were able to keep these memories.
I miss this little aspect of life before smartphones. When someone busted out the camcorder, it really brought an uplifting and goofy spirit to the atmosphere. Even your uptight boss would give a smile and crack a joke to the camera. There was basically no thought that "this footage might get shown to millions of people," it was just a harmless activity that could be fun to watch back later.
I'm so glad this person was one of those people who felt a need to capture video every now and then, just for fun. This footage is priceless.
The part where you look down at the street was especially chilling. Amazing footage, thank you for sharing. I am sorry for the friends and colleagues you lost that horrible day.
What a great tribute and I'm not even American. Wonderful to get an insight into what it was like to work in one of those buildings. I couldn't imagine working on he 87th floor up in the clouds. Funny how no one liked being videotaped in those days compared to now. Looked like a fun bunch of people to work with. Sorry so many lives were lost in those buildings that day. But this is a great memory to share.
I am your 100th sub congratulations👍🎉. This is still depressing and heart wrenching to this day😭❤️.
I know how incredibly hard it must have been for you to post this video but I thank you very much for sharing. RIP to all the lives lost.
Seeing this footage was just lovely. Thank you for uploading it. I am glad you're still here.
We look back on that day as a horrific event, and it was, but it started so normal. This video shows what was going on before the plane hit, just regular people doing their job, laughing with friends and colleagues, expecting to have a typical day and go home to their families. It’s crazy how much things can change within 24 hours. RIP to all the victims💔
2000 was a decent year, still like the 90s. All good before the 9/11/01 horror.
That was when ps2 came out and it was crazy popular.
February 26th 1993 was the 1st attempt to bring the towers down when a truck filled with 1200 pounds of explosive was parked and detinated in B2 parking garage of the north tower until 9/11/01 no one thought people would fly Air planes into the buildings.
True. Living 30 years prior with relative peace then that horrible day. May those who caused it be damned forever to relive their victims' lives in parallel universes.
The creator of this video has such an amazing laugh, thank you for sharing.
This is the first video showing people working there , so sad to see those who lost their lives just one year later . Heart melting !! May all of them rest in peace.
2000 = annoying jamaican coworker
2021 = historic footage
Well said.
Seeing those narrow windows absolutely breaks my heart. All the images of people trapped above the impact of the plane came flooding in. All of them stacked on each other trying to breathe. My heart goes out to all the families who lost their loved ones on that awful day.
Did you say “White Trump”?!
I laughed my ass off & had a tear or two come down at the same time, when you said that! The commodity here is genuine, thanks for sharing!
BTW, I worked for 622 WTC and also lost former co-workers & friends in the company (Blue Cross/ Blue Shield) as well, die on 9/11.
Sorry for your lost must be hard on you
Where were you working when this happened?
I was only 7 years old on 9/11. I have no affiliation to New York and don’t know of anyone personally who lost someone on that day. Yet, I still feel such loss when I watch footage. I barely contained myself when I visited the museum last month in NY. So, I can’t even begin to imagine what those who survived and the family and friends of those who didn’t experience on a daily basis. I wish I could talk to you and your colleagues through this screen 20 years ago and tell you everything we know now. Grief is so complex. Healing is not linear. Thanks for sharing this video and letting us in on your memories.
I was 8, same situation here. The twin towers are a strong representation of the United States. For me, it's of course about the tragedy itself, the loss of life... but also the inability to experience what once was. I too am thankful for this video, which gives us all a glimpse into the life of a New Yorker working in the trade center.
@@zzKirus I was 7 as well
Thank you very much for sharing this film with us.
*WE WILL NEVER FORGET*
I could have watched this for hours, amazing footage. Sorry for those you lost
Whenever I see old footage everyone looks/acts in a very old school way so I feel quite detatched to everyone I'm looking at. But this footage hits a little harder as aside from some baggier shirts, everyone looks/sounds/behaves in much the same way as they do now. They sound like my own friends (The banter at 7:26 for example!). It's lovely to see all these people in a happier time, and I hope that all of you who survived that day are doing well.
''Stop wasting Tape!....Nobody is going to watch this Stuff....''
21+ Years later
Your comment got me. In 2000, these people couldn’t fathom what this video would represent.
22K people dispute that
I'll never forget a comment that said this: "UA-cam is the closest thing to a time machine."
Absolutely priceless footage. Thank you for sharing this with us. 💔💜💔
12:39 the man says “out of the loop” which was an album, the Artist name was I Am The World Trade Center and what is even crazier the 11th track is literally called September which came out in 2001, crazy coincidences
Was that artist knowing that the 9/11 attack was going to happen on September 11th, 2001?😮 it’s just a theory
Scary coincidence
I feel exactly like the rest of the people who commented on this video. It's so sad watching this. Before the world changed forever 😢. I've always wanted to have a tour of the Towers and visit NY, so this video was so special and privileged to see. Thank you so much for sharing.
My heart goes out to you and the victims and their families. This is super sentimental footage.
You might find this playlist interesting: ua-cam.com/play/PL0eed6xXhuPXtztuctOv6lq--sjYsxhZe.html
I really enjoyed this video. I love how proud you are of your Jamaican heritage and how genuinely proud you are to be working in the WTC. It’s crazy to think, that I was 8 when this happened and the banter and environment isn’t much different to working in an office now, or from what I’ve experienced. I have one question though, did you actually do any work that day? 😄
Yes I did work lol it’s a 13 minutes video and an eight hours work day…. Jamaican to the bone
@@eclewis good response to an oddball question, not like the video was 6hrs long
you re just 2 years older than me it seems. I do remember seeing the news here in romania that day about the attacks, creeped me out.
@@VladRadu-tq1pg how old are you?
@@eclewis thank god your alive
I am so sorry for your loss.
Thank you for sharing this video with us. It is an important historical record.
Thank you for the footage it is so precious . Sorry you lost your friends. ❤Thank you Harry for being a hero❤
Hi EC. I hope you have more of these. Everyone in this video seemed to really enjoy working together. Is Liza all right? I worked in the South Tower on the 86th Floor before 9/11. Not one day passes that I don't miss them ore the people I worked with. Thank you, EC.
I see a lot of joy at work in this video. These atmospheres at work are gradually disappearing nowadays, which saddens me. Greetings from France.
You have to remember that some of these people are especially chipper because they're being recorded by a camera. Remember, this was when having a video camera in a space like this during a typical workday was highly unusual and pretty much never happened.
Looked like a real fun office to work in. I read the Forbes article and then made the connection that the Harry at 3:30 was Harry Ramos who didn't get out of the tower as he was trying to help someone else get down the stairs.
This is soooo nostalgic! It feels like unlocking a memory in my imagination that I never knew existed.
And I haven’t really watched the whole video yet, but I was so happy to see “Liza” (not sure how to spell her name) around the 1:58 mark. A black woman with locs 😁 I would’ve never imagined seeing someone with a similar image to mine being in this video.
Thank you soooo so so so much for this upload. As a teen I used to be so obsessed with knowing how day to day life in the original towers went.
Wow!!!!! I was wondering what happened with "the recepcionist" and microwave-man. How was your life after the disaster?
Yes at 9:20 as soon as I saw the Looney Toons store it brought back so much memories when I used to walk pass that store to go to Structure mens store to buy my shirts. I still have sweaters i purchased from there. This is like a video you hate to see end. You wish there was more footage.
Worth noting that the May Davis Group is a Black owned investment firm. So its one of the reasons why the office is so diverse, particularly during a time when Wall Street companies were NOT very diverse.
How old are you? In the year 2000, these women were everywhere. When I grew up, black women with locs were one of the most common people you would see? Where are you from?
@@LordRaykenshe probably just believes everything she sees and hear in the media. She hear one’s story about a company not liking a hairstyle and thinks it’s like that everywhere
Man this gave me so much chills as a New Yorker and a Jamaican, with my uncle who was there that morning but thankfully escaped. The minute he got off the train and said "We're in Man'attan" I knew it was a yardie 😂. And him behave like every Jamaican man I know, all mi fada, uncle, and cousin dem lol 🇯🇲
I was 12 years old at the time and will never forget, but I ended up working in the new world trade center as an adult on the 42nd floor of 4WTC, with my office window overlooking the memorial and every day I just think what a normal day it is shooting the shit with the colleagues could go so horrifically wrong 😢.
Thanks so much for this video JC. Glad you're OK 🙏🏾❤
23 years later and I still cannot believe this is all gone.
This is an amazing video EC--thank you for posting it. According to the memorial list by company, May Davis thankfully lost only one employee in the North Tower--Harry Ramos (and he's featured in the beginning of this video, sitting in the office with his coworker). He is also a hero who stayed to help, many articles online about it. I tried to post the links but UA-cam wasn't letting me--you can google him though.
They lost two employees.
It's weird to see the lower level mall area - I commuted through there every day. I would get a smoothie at Freshens (I think that was the name of the place) right across from the entrance to the E train uptown. Commuted through there a few hours before 9/11 (I worked the night shift). Still seems so unreal to me. Thanks for this video.
Did you know there was a restaurant near the subway station called *Akbar's* Cafe?... (As in Allahu Akbar) Hella ironic.
@@Galidorquest bruh 💀🤣🤣
That's terrifying! If you'd been scheduled for a morning shift that day, you might have been caught in it!
Where did you work?
@@benlowry9357 On 42nd St. on the west side.
Amazing footage of a time when life seemed way more simpler, thanks for posting.
no cell phones no soical media thats why
@@NickyDNo smart phones, there were plenty cell phones about.
The fact that so many of them having fun in this video have lost their lives on the day gives me chills…
RIP
9:40 this was the view the people had when the 2nd plane was coming towards them..gives me chills..
Makes me realize that I often don't even bother to film what's considered the more mundane aspects of my life, like walking through a building, going into the office break area - and for many that makes up most of our lives, it's so incredible seeing this footage now.
What is ordinary today will be extraordinary tommorow.
Wow, what a video! Footage from inside of the World Trade Centre seems to be a rarity on UA-cam, let alone a video of workers going about their everyday business, office banter, etc. This is a real gem... RIP to all those who lost their lives on 9/11, this video makes it hit home just that little bit more.