Visiting Empire State Building has become act of faith.

From: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: September 7, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Todd J. Gillman

NEW YORK _ The view through Ronnette Riley's window is spectacular. From the Empire State Building's 80th floor _ the loftiest office space in a city defined by its skyscrapers _ she can see the financial district, the Statue of Liberty, the rivers.

Spectacular. But incomplete.

She takes a two-inch model of the twin towers and perches it atop a television. At this distance, from a certain angle, the skyline is intact again.

Like everyone, she well remembers the day her beloved Empire State sadly reclaimed its mantle as New York's tallest ...

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