2 that are no more

I post today two historic photos of landmarks that are no more. Both of them were on Manhattan, NewYork City and were seen by tens of thousands of visitors, photographed by possibly millions. The first one is the famous globe at the base of the Twin Towers that collapsed on September 11, 2001. The photo shows my parents with a friend when they had visited me in 1982. One can also see the base, maybe the first 5 floors of one of the skyscrapers.

The other photo shows the entrance to a famous toy store, which had closed down a few years ago. The famous FAO Schwarz was well known by all the children of New York growing up in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Expensive and well-crafted toys were always on sale there, although many people just browsed through the store as if visiting a Museum of toys. Among the various items on display was that walk-on piano, used by Tom Hanks in the movie 'Big.' And like many other landmarks, they are no more.