How JustAnswer Works:

 
 
 
  • Ask an Expert
    Experts are full of valuable knowledge and are ready to help with any question. Credentials confirmed by a Fortune 500 verification firm.
  • Get a Professional Answer
    Via email, text message, or notification as you wait on our site.
    Ask follow up questions if you need to.
  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
    Rate the answer you receive.
 
 
 
Ask Patience Your Own Question
Patience, Internet Researcher
Category: General
Positive Feedback: 97.7 %
Satisfied Customers: 206
Experience: MA Clinical Psychology; BS Health Sciences
Type Your Question Here...
Patience is online now
A new question is answered every 9 seconds

How would I go about obtaining a piece of the 9/11 tower to

Resolved Question:

How would I go about obtaining a piece of the 9/11 tower to be displayed at a college?

Submitted: 12 months ago.
Category: General
Expert:  Patience replied 12 months ago.

 

Shortly after recovery efforts began at ground zero, New York City's mayor’s office started donating metal i-beam sections from the Towers to pretty much anyone who signed an affidavit agreeing not to profit from it and not to sue regarding any possible chemical contaminants.
More than 150 towns, fire departments, churches, and museums have received the steel pieces. The list includes three presidential museums; the city of Dodge City, Kansas; the Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico; a Texas firearms-training company; and a California light-rail advocacy group called Transportation Involves Everyone.
Walt Bigelow, a senior accountant in the finance office at Denver International Airport, got two girder sectionsn 2002. In the end, however, the airport’s managers decided against displaying them so Bigelow donated the larger section to the Denver Firefighters Museum, where it's currently on display. The other piece has been in Bigelow's office ever since. You could try contacting Mr. Bigelow regarding borrowing the piece, I suppose.
His Linkedin URL is http://www.linkedin.com/pub/walter-bigelow/0/80/583
Any other leftover pieces of the charred, burnt, and twisted steel from the Towers are under the watchful eye of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. A Kennedy Airport hangar is used to store the material. According to an article in last September's NJ.com, XXXXX XXXXX, a spokesperson for the Port Authority, said that, “People send us proposals for making use of or displaying the pieces, and the main requirement we have is it is used for some type of memorial or public display.” Each request also has to get approved by a federal judge or the FBI before it is released.
Numbers for the Port Authority are listed at http://www.panynj.gov/contact/contact-us.html
FYI eBay has a whole slew of twin Towers memorabilia which may be of further interest. Check it out at http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p4069.m570.l1313&_nkw=world+trade+center&_sacat=0
Please ACCEPT/rate my answer so that I can be compensated by Just Answer. Then I would be more than happy to answer further questions or give any clarification needed.
All the best to you in your endeavors, Patience P.

 

Patience41086.9611527431

Patience, Internet Researcher
Category: General
Positive Feedback: 97.7 %
Satisfied Customers: 206
Experience: MA Clinical Psychology; BS Health Sciences
Patience and 173 other General Specialists are ready to help you
Ask Your Own Question Now

JustAnswer in the News:

 
 
 
Ask-a-doc Web sites: If you've got a quick question, you can try to get an answer from sites that say they have various specialists on hand to give quick answers... Justanswer.com.
JustAnswer.com...has seen a spike since October in legal questions from readers about layoffs, unemployment and severance.
Web sites like justanswer.com/legal
...leave nothing to chance.
Traffic on JustAnswer rose 14 percent...and had nearly 400,000 page views in 30 days...inquiries related to stress, high blood pressure, drinking and heart pain jumped 33 percent.
Tory Johnson, GMA Workplace Contributor, discusses work-from-home jobs, such as JustAnswer in which verified Experts answer people’s questions.
I will tell you that...the things you have to go through to be an Expert are quite rigorous.
 
 
 

What Customers are Saying:

 
 
 
  • Wonderful service, prompt, efficient, and accurate. Couldn't have asked for more. I cannot thank you enough for your help. Mary C. Freshfield, Liverpool, UK
< Last | Next >
  • Wonderful service, prompt, efficient, and accurate. Couldn't have asked for more. I cannot thank you enough for your help. Mary C. Freshfield, Liverpool, UK
  • This expert is wonderful. They truly know what they are talking about, and they actually care about you. They really helped put my nerves at ease. Thank you so much!!!! Alex Los Angeles, CA
  • Thank you for all your help. It is nice to know that this service is here for people like myself, who need answers fast and are not sure who to consult. GP Hesperia, CA
  • I couldn't be more satisfied! This is the site I will always come to when I need a second opinion. Justin Kernersville, NC
  • Just let me say that this encounter has been entirely professional and most helpful. I liked that I could ask additional questions and get answered in a very short turn around. Esther Woodstock, NY
  • Thank you so much for taking your time and knowledge to support my concerns. Not only did you answer my questions, you even took it a step further with replying with more pertinent information I needed to know. Robin Elkton, Maryland
  • He answered my question promptly and gave me accurate, detailed information. If all of your experts are half as good, you have a great thing going here. Diane Dallas, TX
 
 
 

Meet The Experts:

 
 
 
  • Ron's Avatar

    Ron

    ASE Certified Technician

    Positive Feedback:

    98.9 %

    Satisfied Customers:

    19214
    23 years with Ford specializing in drivability and electrical and AC. Ford certs and ASE Certs
< Last | Next >
  • http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/FO/fordguy4u/2011-12-17_222940_HPIM1257.64x64.JPG Ron's Avatar

    Ron

    ASE Certified Technician

    Positive Feedback:

    98.9 %

    Satisfied Customers:

    19214
    23 years with Ford specializing in drivability and electrical and AC. Ford certs and ASE Certs
  • http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/lyeung1/2010-07-25_032152_tn_IMG_0241.JPG Dr. Y's Avatar

    Dr. Y

    Urologist

    Positive Feedback:

    96.0 %

    Satisfied Customers:

    16847
    Specializing in general urology and reconstructive urology
  • http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/docjohn174/2008-12-13_170143_johnask.jpg appliance doctor's Avatar

    appliance doctor

    Home Appliance Technician

    Positive Feedback:

    97.4 %

    Satisfied Customers:

    13340
    Business owner for over 43 years in the appliance repair field
  • http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/MU/multistatelaw/2011-11-27_173951_Tinaglamourshotworkglow102011.64x64.jpg Tina's Avatar

    Tina

    Lawyer

    Positive Feedback:

    98.1 %

    Satisfied Customers:

    7556
    JD, BBA Over 20 years legal and business experience.
  • http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/BL/Bluegorilla/2012-6-21_16298_cam.64x64.JPG GM Tech (Cam)'s Avatar

    GM Tech (Cam)

    GMC Mechanic

    Positive Feedback:

    99.1 %

    Satisfied Customers:

    5567
    GM Grand Master Technician 2007. 11 years experience.
  • http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/mbpaul/2009-2-5_20355_paul.jpg MB Paul's Avatar

    MB Paul

    Mercedes Technician

    Positive Feedback:

    99.3 %

    Satisfied Customers:

    3383
    Qualified Mercedes Benz Diagnostic Technician - 20+ years experience - Workshop Foreman for Mercedes
  • http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/dermdoc19/2010-09-30_160749_Photo_122807_015.JPG dermdoc19's Avatar

    dermdoc19

    Dermatologist

    Positive Feedback:

    97.2 %

    Satisfied Customers:

    3215
    30 years practice in general and cosmetic dermatology