9/11/2001

  • Still Standing

    Pretzel Logic It is one o’clock in the morning and the Liberty Bell is bathed in an eerie backlight. All is quiet on Independence Mall, save for the noise of a late-night SEPTA bus rumbling by. More than 16 hours after the most surreal morning, I stop for a moment to take in the sight…

  • Nothing Will Ever Be the Same

    Cover Story Observations and ruminations on the day the world changed, from Philly, New York and Washington. By Howard Altman, Jim Barry, Daniel Brook, Jenn Carbin, Daryl Gale, Mary F. Patel, Gwen Shaffer, Rick Valenzuela and David Warner Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:45 a.m., U.S. Customs House, Second and Chestnut Elva Cherry is standing on the stone steps of the Customs building, trembling. “I am…