The project spans forty years of documentation, tracing the evolution of the Manhattan skyline from the rise of the Twin Towers to the somber endurance of the Tribute in Light. Rossi’s work does not treat the attacks as an isolated historical event. Instead, he anchors the narrative in April 1789, when George Washington walked to St. Paul’s Chapel to pray for the nascent nation—a site that survived the 2001 collapse unscathed while sitting in the shadow of the fallen towers.
A Four-Decade Lens on Lower Manhattan: Dave Rossi’s 9/11 Retrospective
Standing on the Jersey City waterfront on September 11, 2001, photographer Dave Rossi watched smoke drift across the Hudson, capturing a tragedy he had been framing through his lens since the 1970s. His new book, America’s Providence, chronicles this visual history while connecting the site’s modern ruins to its 1789 origins.
Beyond the architectural record, the book features over fifty original photographs and documents the maritime rescue effort that evacuated nearly half a million people from Manhattan. Pre-orders are now live, with the official publication set for September 15, 2026. Pricing ranges from $12.99 for digital copies to $69.00 for standard hardcovers, alongside a limited run of 1,776 signed editions priced at $250.00.
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