
The World Trade Center was originally planned to be built on the east side of Lower Manhattan, but the New Jersey and New York state governments, which oversee the Port Authority, could not agree on this location. The idea for the World Trade Center arose after World War II as a way to supplement existing avenues of international commerce in the United States. The project was developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The construction of the first World Trade Center complex in New York City was conceived as an urban renewal project to help revitalize Lower Manhattan spearheaded by David Rockefeller. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson, Leslie E. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
