Gabriele, I remember (and have photos) a trip to Lady Liberty in the mid 1950's. We only were allowed in the crown. Do you know when the torch was closed? Nora In a message dated 10/25/2011 3:35:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, _ngharkey@sbcglobal.net_ (mailto:ngharkey@sbcglobal.net) writes: I still remember climbing into that torch several times. Living in NYC we never really went on our own. However, when family came to visit from Germany, without fail, they wanted to go to the statue. So off we went. Gabriele

Nearly 100 years have passed since members of the public climbed up to Lady Liberty's torch and took in the stunning views of New York Harbor. Closed for safety reasons in 1916, the torch has long been inaccessible to everyone except for a few maintenance workers. Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20111024/downtown/new-statue-of-liberty-torch-cams-offer-stunning-city-views#ixzz1bofYFphL ---- Irishcolleen45@aol.com wrote: > Gabriele, > > I remember (and have photos) a trip to Lady Liberty in the mid 1950's. We > only were allowed in the crown. Do you know when the torch was closed? > > Nora > > > In a message dated 10/25/2011 3:35:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > _ngharkey@sbcglobal.net_ (mailto:ngharkey@sbcglobal.net) writes: > > > I still remember climbing into that torch several times. Living in NYC we > never really went on our own. However, when family came to visit from > Germany, without fail, they wanted to go to the statue. So off we went. > > Gabriele > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Kathleen Estes