Video: Cinematic Homage to the Twin Towers (1961 - 2001)

Screenshot (Vimeo)

Sometimes scrubbed from view entirely, Dan Meth has created a montage of the Twin Towers' 40-year run on the big screen. He writes:

From 1969 to 2001, the Twin Towers made countless cameos in Hollywood films. Sometimes featured prominently in the foreground, sometimes lurking in the distance. This montage celebrates the towers' all-too-short film career with songs that capture the passing decades. Man, I miss them.

Yeah, he didn't get everything (as noted by our sister site Gothamist), but he relied upon a comprehensive list by Donna Grunewald.

Here it is:

Twin Tower Cameos from Dan Meth on Vimeo.