NARRATOR: As the extraordinary skyscrapers took shape on the Manhattan skyline, they didn't go unnoticed.
This tower, the east tower, uh, goes about 8 and 1/2 inches per floor.
So by the time, you know, we are really offset maximum distance, we're over 20 feet, 22 feet, I think it is, out of plumb before we start working our way back.
Um, and that's the sort of visual thing that people really weren't accustomed to seeing.
[MUSIC PLAYING] HALEY LOREN OAKES: The bent shape of the skyscrapers caused panic as the buildings were going up, which is something that the main builder had to deal with.
One day, you know, we're down there.
We're all working, and-- and you hear the fire department.
They pull up, and the guys come screaming.
They're running in, and, you know, it's chaos for a second.
We're trying to figure out what's going on.
