Americans: did you know what the World Trade Center was before Sept. 11, 2001?

[Joey_P]

Yeah Zombie, get over it.

@Joey_P

I certainly knew of the WTC, however, until the news coverage in the days (or weeks) after the attacks I had no idea that there were more then just the two towers. Of course, the rest of the complex wasn’t really all that newsworthy as far as I know.

I want to change this a little. I stand by what I said that I knew of the WTC and that I didn’t know about all the other buildings but in thinking about it, I don’t think I knew that there were twin towers. Again, thinking back, the WTC was just one of the ‘really tall buildings’. It was the WTC and the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building and I’d probably toss in the Sears Tower even though it’s in Chicago.

It’s hard to say at this point, it was 14 years ago.

[madmonk28]

Welcome to the Straightdope! You’re responding to a 4 year old thread, so some of the posters might not be around to comment anymore.

[dflower]

Yes and I live in the South. I can’t forget the man who walked a tight rope between them. His name was - oh, I forgot.

[Dewey_Finn]

Philippe Petit. Subject of a very good 2008 documentary called Man on Wire. Also a drama film scheduled for later this year called The Walk, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

[dflower]

Thanks Dewey