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30 The Building Stewardesses: Construction Guides at the World Trade Center

Published: Sept. 7, 2015, 11:44 p.m.

As construction commenced in 1968 on the largest building project since the pyramids, questions and controversies swirled around Lower Manhattan. How tall? Why two? What\u2019s a slurry wall? A kangaroo crane? Where are the small businesses going to go? What\u2019s a world trade center and who needs it anyway? Guy Tozzoli, the Port Authority visionary behind the building of the Twin Towers, had an inspiration\u2014\u201dConstruction Guides.\u201d Friendly co-eds in mini-skirt uniforms were posted at corner kiosks on the site to inform an inquiring public and put a pretty face on a controversial issue.