Vote To Rebuild — Historical archive · September 11, 2001–2026

Created by Frank A. Tropea in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Vote To Rebuild offered a place to advocate for rebuilding the World Trade Center Twin Towers and to discuss what should take their place. Twenty-five years later, its creator has brought the site back to preserve a record of that moment.

The original wording and period layout are retained. Visitor comments reflect views and information expressed at the time; they have not been updated. This is a historical record; the original poll and discussion board are inactive. Contact the creator today at franktropea@gmail.com.

Recovered pages span several archive dates. The homepage’s original animated header, accompanying images and all seven Photo Captions photographs were recovered from the Library of Congress web archive. Some photographs and early graphics remain unavailable in this edition; marked spaces retain their positions and surviving captions. No invented poll results have been added.

Viewing: Additional archived page · December 7, 2001. Internet Archive source · Recovery record and other versions

"IT" Revealed
Good Morning America
December 3rd, 2001 - 6 AM - 9AM

Photos by: Frank A. Tropea

Original image unavailable
reveal-1.jpg

Audience members waiting outside GMA studios approx 6AM

 

IT still under veil of secrecy
"IT" still under veil of secrecy

 

The engineering team demos IT for the crowd
The engineering team demos "IT" for the crowd

 

Plenty of storage capacity
Plenty of storage capacity!

 

Doug Field foreground and Dean Kamen background
Doug Field (foreground) Dean Kamen (background)

 

Notice the clothes with logo
Notice the nice clothes with logo!

Kamen on corner of 44th and Broadway showing IT off
Kamen on corner of 44th and Broadway showing IT off!

 

Kamen playing it up for the crowd
Kamen playing it up for the crowd!

 

Dianne showing off her acrobatic abilities
Dianne showing off her acrobatic abilities!  God bless her!

 

Original image unavailable
reveal-10.jpg

Kamen readies for battle.

 

Original image unavailable
reveal-11.jpg

Kamen takes more than a moment for autographs.

 

Original image unavailable
reveal-12.jpg

Maureen Toohey (Kamen's patent atty) and Frank A. Tropea
hold IT for the camera!