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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chris_ on October 28, 2009, 07:45:17 AM
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The most loved lady: 123 years young, the reopened Statue of Liberty stands taller than ever
It was 123 years ago today that Manhattan office boys first rained ticker tape down on a parade, creating what became a grand New York celebratory tradition.
The occasion was the dedication of the Statue of Liberty, Oct. 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland presiding. The city, reported The World newspaper, "was one vast cheer."
In the life of a great Lady who has stood through tide and transformation, her most recent 116 days could be counted as ephemera. We choose not to.
For this annual milestone is a worthy time to take note of what has happened in the harbor since July 4, the day the U.S. government reopened the statue's crown to the public after it had been closed for almost eight years, starting on 9/11.
Each and every day, visitors from around the world have fully booked each and every trip up and down the double-helix stairways. The total so far stands at 27,840.
The National Park Service makes 240 tickets available daily and they get snapped up far in advance. At this writing, the climb is fully subscribed into January, with many more spots claimed going out a year.
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This one's still on my "bucket list". :cheersmate:
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When I was in the Navy my room mates and I took a train from Ballston Spa , New York down to the big city. Making that climb is one of the few things that I remember doing that weekend. I don't think I could make that trek up the stairs now.
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I did the Crown climb in 1998 when I was there. It hurt. Alot. A. Lot. There were 3 of us who did it and all 3 of us could barely move the next day.
It was the standing between steps that did it more than the actual climbing.
The view was worth it though.
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This one's still on my "bucket list". :cheersmate:
She is well worth the visit. But I went before 9/11. The new security bullshit might make it a bit more onerous to visit the grand old lady.
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She is well worth the visit. But I went before 9/11. The new security bullshit might make it a bit more onerous to visit the grand old lady.
I had to go through that stuff at the Washington Monument a couple of years ago. The view from the top was worth the hassle.
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Visited last May and could only go up as high as the statue base then.
Even still to see the lady close up was worth the trip in itself.