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