Jose Francisco de Lima Confessor

[TheOlChippy @TheOlChippy]

You know how every few years you’ll see footage that you’ve never seen before on 9/11 and wonder how you’ve never seen it before

Well that’s exactly what this is for me

Chris York is on a family vacation and most of his footage is on the rooftop of Liberty Court a few blocks away from the World Trade Center

In it, you see clear footage of the twin towers about a week before the September 11th attacks. Beautiful day, manhattan looks great.

Then there’s a long delay in his camera roll. When it resumes (1 minute mark) the north tower is struck. You can see the earliest first responders at the base of wtc1 - including battalion chief’s Joseph pfiefer

While Chris is filming, the South tower is struck, and he recalled later that he could physical feel the blast and the heat of the explosion.

In my opinion this is rare footage and perspective 500 feet above the streets and 500 feet below the strikes.

Never forget what took place 25 years ago today. Love and respect to those involved, those affected, and our great heroes who saved so many lives. Good bless America and its people.