Marriott World Trade Center Survivors from Sept 11

On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington DC. Over 3000 people lost their lives in these attacks. In NYC, 4 buildings were classified as "completely destroyed" at the World Trade Center.

Buildings collapsed & destroyed:

1 World Trade Center - North Tower
2 World Trade Center - South Tower
3 World Trade Center - Marriott Hotel
7 World Trade Center -

The focus from the media has primarily been on the destruction of the two gleaming twin towers of the World Trade Center. This site was created to provide a forum for the survivors and families from the "forgotten" building which was also destroyed - the Marriott Hotel nestled between the twin towers. The Marriott Hotel at 3 World Trade Center served as the mouth of a tunnel, a runway in and out of the burning towers for perhaps a thousand or more people.

No precise number of casualties for the Marriott exists, but based on The New York Times, it is estimated that over 50 people inside the hotel were killed. At least 41 of those were firefighters, and the number could be much higher. Joseph Keller, the executive housekeeper and another Marriott employee, Abdu A. Malahi, are still reportedly missing. As for guests, 11 of the 940 registered gests that day were "unaccounted for," said Cathy Duffy, a spokeswoman for Marriott. It is not known if they died in the building or were elsewhere in the complex. No remains of the people trapped in the lobby have ever been identified.

It is our goal to bring together the hundreds of individuals who were in the Marriott on Sept 11. We need a central location to share our unheard stories. There are still many unanswered questions and hopefully, this website will help provide a place for all the Marriott survivors to gather together & help each other in the aftermath from this terrible day.