NYC Police Scanner, 9/11, Officers Trapped [Archival Audio]
Recording of a New York City police scanner: Officers react following the collapse of the first tower.
NYC Police Scanner, 9/11, South Tower Falls [Archival Audio]
Recording of a New York City police scanner: The first tower collapses.
Robert Sanford, an amateur radio enthusiast, recorded the NYPD police scanner on the morning of 9/11. This interview with him was aired on Channel 4. [currently not available because of rights]
Pedestrians on the Manhattan Bridge, 9/11 [Archival Audio]
One of the definitive sound experiences from the afternoon of September 11: the noise of the crowd walking over the Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn.
Financial District Pay Phones, 9/11 [Archival Audio]
Spanish reporters make calls from pay phones in the Financial District on the afternoon of September 11.
Police Scanner, 7 WTC Collapses [Archival Audio]
On September 11, officers near Ground Zero respond to a police scanner announcement that 7 WTC has just collapsed.
Six-Month Anniversary Commemorations [Radio Broadcast]
New York City radio station 1010 WINS news reports from March 11, 2002--the six-month anniversary of 9/11--include live coverage of the dedication of the Tribute in Light memorial and short interviews with victims families.
Audio Tour in Italian, The World Trade Center Buildings [Archival Audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip from the Italian version of the tour, you hear a description of the buildings themselves. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in Italian, Parts of Town [Archival Audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip from the Italian version of the tour, you hear an explanation of downtown, midtown, and uptown. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in Italian, Intro [Archival Audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip, you hear the Italian version of the tour's introduction. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in English, Battery Park City [Archival Audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip, intended to be played heard from the observation deck, you hear how Battery Park City was built on landfill from WTC construction. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in English, The Towers [Archival Audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip, you hear a physical description of the towers, the feats they have inspired (Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk and rock climber George Willig's 1977 ascent to the top of 1 WTC), as well as a description--with sound!--of the automatic window-washers. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in English, Skyscraper City [Archival Audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip, you hear a history of New York's other skyscrapers, as well as a chilling account of the plane that crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in English, City History [Archival Audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip, you hear the brief history of New York that visitors would have listened to as they stood on the observation deck looking out over the city below. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in English, In the Elevator [Archival Audio ]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip, you hear the section of the audio tour that visitors would have listened to inside the elevator on their way up to the observation deck. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in Spanish, Part 3 [Archival audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip from the Spanish version of the tour, you hear about the physical specs of the World Trade Center buildings. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in Spanish, The Skyscrapers [Archival audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip, the Spanish-language narrator talks about the Empire State Building, as well as other rascacielos (skyscrapers). Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in Spanish, Intro [Archival audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip, you hear the Spanish version of the tour introduction. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
Audio Tour in English, Intro [Archival Audio]
Many tourists visiting the World Trade Center chose to learn about the place by taking an audio tour. There have been several different versions of the tour. This one, produced by Antenna Audio in August 2001, was to have been introduced later that year. In this clip, you hear the tour introduction which discusses the history of the buildings. Antenna Audio, Inc. & Top of the World. ( "Top of the World" is ARAMARK Entertainment, Inc. operating as Top of the World Ltd. Partnership).
In the spring of 1999, Jerry Osterberg's glee club practiced one of their songs at the Trinity Church, just around the corner from the WTC.