CHELSEA PIERS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX
Greta Wagner, First Vice President, General Manager • September 11, 2001: At the time. Chelsea Piers was a 1.7-million- square-foot facility
• September 2011: The complex now boasts a new daycare center and team-sports facilities
“I remember clearly how very involved we were with 9/11. We were an emergency staging area, and the FBI and Secret Service came in and, essentially, took over my office that day. In fact, to this day, whenever there’s a major emergency in the city, people tend to gravitate toward Chelsea Piers. When we had a massive blackout a few years later, thousands of people showed up on our doorstep. “Of course, time stood still for a while after 9/11, as the city came to grips with, and adjusted
to, what had happened. Those events taught all of us at the Piers that the residents of New York City view our facility as more than a gym, and more than a place to skate or play golf. Until 9/11, I don’t think we realized that, without even being told to do so, they come here in a time of crisis to find safety, meet other people, and look for help.” “At the time, I lived two blocks from the World Trade Center, and we couldn’t get back to
our apartment until the end of the month, and that was only with the help of a National Guard escort. My 14-month-old son, Harry, was only blocks away from the towers when they came down; fortunately, some good Samaritans helped him and his caregiver outrun the dust cloud. And I’ll never forget the stress of watching the remains of the towers being hauled out onto a barge next to our building. “9/11 will always play a role in the history of Chelsea Piers. On a History Wall that stands
between Pier 60 and Pier 61, we’ve posted enlarged photos from that day showing lines of people waiting to board boats to New Jersey; the triage center we set up with St. Vincent’s Hospital in one of our sound stages; and the fleet of ambulances that were housed here before being dispatched to Ground Zero. “I, personally, commemorate 9/11 every time I cross the West Side Highway on my way to work and glance south.”
CLUBCORP
Dave Woodyard, Executive Vice President, Business and Sports Club Division
• September 11, 2001: 200 clubs; operated one facility in New York, The Athletic & Swim Club; privately held
• September 2011: purchased by KSL Partners in 2006; still operates the same facility in New York, The Athletic & Swim Club
“After 9/11, ClubCorp suffered from the down economy, but eventu- ally regained strength, and, in 2006, was purchased by KSL Capital Partners. Following the acquisition, the company continued to grow before again having to deal with what was the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008. Today, ClubCorp is recovering and growing once again. “As far as our company is concerned, many of our employee partners had friends, family,
and associates who were victims of the attack, and we continue to sympathize with their loss and miss those who were injured or lost. And, while we have clubs all over the world, 9/11 left us with us a new and enduring level of respect for New York City and New Yorkers.”
Note: ClubCorp had an affiliate club connected with the Windows on the World restaurant on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center that was destroyed in the attack, resulting in the loss of hundreds of lives. >
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