When I learned about this memorial site I decided it would be good to visit on the way to AZ, and it was. Their
website gave some background and testimonials online led me to believe it could be quite the visit - and it was.
The reflecting pool, only an inch deep, runs the length of the block of the old 5th Street where the terrorist parked his Ryder truck and ran. The approximate location should be just about straight ahead in this photo. The field with the empty chairs is the exact footprint of the building that was bombed. There are nine rows of chairs on the field, each to commemorate a life lost.
The Museum itself is located in the west end of the former Journal Record Building. The walk-through will take you directly through the path of the events, from a recording of the actual blast from a water commission committee meeting, into the chaos that directly followed, the rescue and recovery efforts that were put into place, and the dismantling and demolition of the building by construction experts. It memorializes all who died, survived, rescued, recovered, dismantled and demolished. An over-riding sense throughout is the hope and future-view that the museum was intended to create.
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