Page 2 -- NYC pictures
A hallmark
store about two blocks from Groud Zero. Note the debris/ash
covering the sidewalk... windows... everything. Also note that
the only person around was a National Guardsman.
From a
store window a block away from Ground Zero. Patriotic and angry
words written in the dust/ash.

Everyone was handed a mask as the entered the area. There was an unusual smell of chemicals, smoke, and unknown other things.
Due to carpeting, insulation, and a variety of other combustible items located within the many layers of building debris, the piles at Ground Zero continued to smolder for weeks.