Program

Description: Program from the World Trade Center dedication ceremony on April 4, 1973. The program cover includes a rendering of the tower's trident facade and the date of the ceremony, Wednesday, April 4, 1973. The inside includes a description of the significance and symbolism of the completion of the World Trade Center as well as the ceremony's order.

Individuals in the program include: James Kellogg III, Chairman of the Port Authority, Rev. Conrad Rennelsen, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church; Rabbi Joseph Hager, Wall Street Synagogue; John Lindsay, NYC Mayor; William Cahill, governor of NJ; Nelson Rockefeller, governor NY; Peter Brennan, the US Secretary of Labor, Guy Tozzoli, Director of the World Trade Department; Guku Matsumoto, President of the WTC of Japan; Peter Brennan; and Rev. Robert Hunsicker, St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Parish.
Historical Notes: Construction of the World Trade Center began on August 5, 1966, under the auspices of the Port of New York Authority (later known as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey). The agency sought to create a contemporary international trade and business hub that would revitalize the economy of lower Manhattan and the metropolitan region.

The first tenants moved into 1 World Trade Center (North Tower) in December 1970 and into 2 World Trade Center (South Tower) 13 months later, before construction of either skyscraper had been completed. The world’s tallest buildings were dedicated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 4, 1973.

Curator's Comment

Tishman Construction was the principal firm tasked with constructing the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in the 1960s. Leo Spinelli worked for Tishman Construction as a project accountant from 1965 to 1990. Spinelli’s work for Tishman put him in attendance at the April 1973 ticketed dedication ceremony of the completed World Trade Center, at which he received an admission ticket, a program, and a commemorative Tishman button pin.

Accession Number: C.2023.70.2
Dimensions: 9.75 in X 5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 24.765 cm X 12.7 cm
Source: Donna DePaolo
Credit Line: Gift of Donna Spinelli DePaolo

Keywords

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)World Trade Center: Original Construction World Trade Center: Visitor and Worker Experiences

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