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 From: ocalawoods@cfl.rr.com Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 6:31 AM To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] Torch Cams To Give Masses Views From Lady Liberty My grandfather was an electrician. He always told me that the view from the torch was neat. He had been in it many times doing work in the 30's, 40's ---- tallygators@earthlink.net wrote: > > > > I love this idea. My birthday is July 4 and according to my parents, > early > on I stated she was my twin sister. > > > > http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/23/torch-cams-to-give-masses-views-from- > lady-liberty/ > > > > I have a hodge-podge collection of stuff about the Lady. One of my > favorites is a brick sized piece of concrete-like material. Along with it > I > have a "certificate of authenticity" (signed by Lee Iacocco) that this is > material removed during the restoration of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis > Island, 1982-1992. Floreda > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Soyamaven@aol.com > Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 10:53 PM > To: NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com; NYKINGS-L@rootsweb.com; > NYNEWYOR-L@rootsweb.com; NYC-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Torch Cams To Give Masses Views From Lady Liberty > > Give me your tired, your poor - your Internet-connected masses yearning > to > see. > > Lady Liberty is getting high-tech gifts for her 125th birthday: webcams > on > her torch that will let viewers gaze out at New York Harbor and read the > tablet in her hands or see visitors on the grounds of the island below in > real time. > > The five torch cams are to be switched on Friday during a ceremony to > commemorate the dedication of the Statue of Liberty on Oct. 28, 1886. > > For more info: > http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/23/torch-cams-to-give-masses-views-from- > lady-liberty/ > > If the above URL breaks-up, then try: > http://tinyurl.com/3lzl9mh > > > I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. > > Regards, > > Walter Greenspan > Great Falls, MT & Jericho, NY > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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