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There is some gray area as to when Tozzoli had a final confrontation with Yamasaki, but the story goes that Baum played a part, telling the architect, “Look, Yama, all I’m asking for is a few inches. Who will ever see it 107 floors up in the air?” “I’ll see it,” the architect replied. “What do you mean,” Baum asked, “you’ll see it?” “When I die and go to heaven, I’ll pass by and see those windows,” Yamasaki said. Baum cracked, “What makes you think you’re going in that direction, Yama?”
The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World: The Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York
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