Photos show Ground Zero and other 9/11 sites captured then and now

NATIONPhotos show Ground Zero and other 9/11 sites captured then and nowSept. 11, 2026, 7:10 a.m. ETThree FDNY firefighters raise an American flag at 5:01 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, hours after the collapse of the Twin Towers at the corner of Liberty Street and West Street in Lower Manhattan. The photograph on the right was taken on June 11, 2026, from nearly the same vantage point, showing a quiet street corner lined with trees and Citi Bike rentals. Together, the images illustrate the transformation of the World Trade Center site and the New York City skyline over the past twenty-five years. Thomas E. Franklin was working for the Bergen Record when two planes crashed into the World Trade Center and covered the event. 25 years later he went back to see how things have changed. Look through some of the images he created.Thomas E. Franklin, The Record/ Northjersey.comThe Lower Manhattan skyline, viewed from Exchange Place in Jersey City taken on Sept. 11, 2001, after the South Tower collapsed, leaving only the North Tower standing.Thomas E. Franklin, The Record/ Northjersey.comFrom nearly the same vantage point on June 11, 2026, shows the transformation of the World Trade Center site and the…

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