Untapped Cities

39 Years Ago, A Tightrope Walk Between the Twin Towers Becomes “Artistic Crime of the Century”

39 years ago today, on August 7, 1974, street performer Philippe Petit traversed a tightrope between the Twin Towers in what many later called the “artistic crime of the century.” With no safety ...
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‘Man On Wire’s’ Philippe Petit to mark 50th anniversary of Twin Towers tightrope walk with Sting collab

Philippe Petit will walk the Cathedral of St. John on 50th anniversary of WTC high-wire walk.Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Philippe Petit, the man who stunned the world by tightrope-walking ...
Los Angeles Times

Tightrope walker is latest problem for downtown L.A.’s graffiti towers

Add criminal tightrope walking to the list of problems besieging Oceanwide Plaza, the unfinished, bankrupt, vandalized, graffitied towers marring the skyline of downtown Los Angeles. A 28-year-old ...