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Memories of 9/11 Photo Essay

October 8th, 2008 by Alex Green IV

The following is a series of pictures taken of a fence full of tiles in the West Village on the southeast corner of Greenwich Ave. and 7th Ave. South. The pictures show a memorial called “Tiles of America” in which people wrote names, messages, painted symbols, and inspirational sayings to memorialize their loved ones. The ceramic tiles look similar to patchwork in a quilt displaying many different shades, colors, textures, and styles of art.

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