The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol

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Relic found at Ground Zero that survived the destruction: A June 1969 edition of The New York Times reporting Judy Garland's death

Relic found at Ground Zero that survived the destruction: A June 1969 edition of The New York Times reporting Judy Garland's death

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Relic found at Ground Zero that survived the destruction: A June 1969 edition of The New York Times reporting Judy Garland's death
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Back in 2006, as I was working on a story to mark the fifth anniversary of the World Trade Center attack, I toured Kennedy Airport’s Hangar 17, where the Port Authority was storing artifacts from the destroyed trade center.

Some were iconic, like the sculptural tridents that graced the lobby facades of the towers. Others included PATH trains, a chunk of …

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