George Nelson Holloway
Born Feb 7, 1955 Lower Merion Township, Montgomery Co. PA
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Home in Germantown
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Graduation from Kenyon College 1977 with brother, Grandfather Feind and father.
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Family Social History, Term paper for the Kenyon College
history course on immigration that was titled From Europe to America.
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In 1979, George received his M.B.A. in Operations Management from the University of
Rochester, Rochester NY, which was named the William E. Simon School of Business
in 1986. He was the U.S. Treasury Secretary from 1974 to 1977.
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From 1979 to 1982 George worked as an internal consultant in the Industrial
Engineering department of Banker Trust in lower Manhattan, primarily assigned to
the bank's Securities Operations Department at 16 Wall Street, which was directly
across from the New York Stock Exchange. However, the IE consultants were based
in one corner of the 15th floor of the 39-story headquarters at 130 Liberty Street,
and directly facing the South Tower of the World Trade Center. From New Jersey,
commuting, whether by bus/subway or train under the Hudson River, required
passing through the depths of the World Trade Center.
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View of Lower Manhattan from Hoboken 1980.
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In the 1980's most of the largest US banks were headquartered in New York City.
Bankers Trust was usually ranked 8th in size until it became part of the
German bank Deutsche Bank in 1998.
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On Sep 11, 2001 the World Trade Center towers were attacked and brought down
by terrorists, killing one inside the former Bankers Trust headquarters and
damaging it to the extent that it was never reoccupied. From 2007 to 2011,
it was carefully demolished and g; there was some worry about asbestos, and
later it was discovered that personal items and human remains from the towers
had fallen on the roof, providing DNA to continue identifying more 9/11 victims,
which continues decades later. On the site was built the new 5 World Trade
Center.
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Sep 11, 2001 photo of
World Trade Center
Towers and Deutsche Bank building [businessinsider.com].
Photo of damage to the side of
damage to the
side of Deutsche Bank building showing the gash with a piece of the South Tower
imbedded [FEMA photo].
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Garden at George's home in Coral Bay Development in Margate FL in 1999.
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The Stranahan House - Oldest House in Ft Lauderdale FL in 2004.
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George was one of the first 10 condo owners and residents in the first residential
building, whether rented or owned, in downtown Fort Lauderdale FL. A lottery, at
$5,000 per entry, was held at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in 2003
after construction had reached just the 7th Floor of the 31-story tower.
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In 2004, the WaterGarden Condominium, the first residential building in downtown
Fort Lauderdale, opened. Situated on both Las Olas Avenue and the New River, it
was touted as one of the "great success stories in the history of South Florida
Real estate". Demand for units was so high, it "resulted in over $80 million
in condominium sales in just four days" [Minto Communities Co. brochure, 2004].
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The WaterGarden Condominium near the Stranahan House in 2004.
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In 2023, almost two decades after opening, the WaterGarden Condominium was voted
by readers of Fort Lauderdale Magazine as the third best luxury condo
building, behind the Four Seasons Hotel & Residences and Auberge Beach Residences
[Fort Lauderdale Magazine, Aug 2023].
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From the Mountains to the Prairies, by George N. Holloway, was published
in 2024. The book tells the true story of the family of
John Holloway, his fifth great grandfather, as well as the researching to
unearth his paternal family history.
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