09.11.09

A Fortress City That Didn’t Come to Be
Remembering a Future That Many Feared: In the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, many New Yorkers imagined a grim future that has not come to pass. (@ The New York Times)

A Trauma That Rippled Outward

8 Years Since WTC and Pentagon+ Attacks

1 Year Since Lehman Brothers+ Meltdown

Dow (DIA)
Sep. 10, 2001: 9,605 ($96); '08: 11,268 ($113); '09: 9,627 ($96)

S&P (SPY)
Sep. 10, 2001: 1,092 ($110); '08: 1,232 ($123); '09: 1,044 ($104)