My good friend Beth Wellington wrote a poem in honor of the employees of Windows on the World, a restaurant a top the World Trade Center, simply entitled "Windows on the World."
Many of the emplyees were Hispanic immigrants from El Salvador for her blog some months ago (see link below). Like so many people from so many countries around the world (which the far-right has forgotten), many of them lost their lives on 9-11.
I first read about their story through "The Village Voice" web site at an Internet cafe in Bursa, Turkey_ where I was in mid-September of 2001.
Windows on the World opened with the World Trade Center in 1976. It was known for a high-priced menu, and a strict dress code policy_ which required men to wear jackets.
Former employees of Windows on the World opened a new establishment "Colors" on 417 Lafayette Street in Manhattan on Jan. 4, 2006.
One of the fallen employees of Windows on the World is believed to be "the Falling Man," so named because of his leap which was captured on film during the events of Sept. 11th. The man was initially identified by a Toronto newspaper, but it could not be verified upon close scrutiny.
Useful links:
http://www.windowsontheworld/us/dedication.html
Beth's blog:
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