Lydia Robertson talks about her mother, Valerie Hanna, who was killed on 9/11. She says that Valerie was a natural mother--a remarkable person who had many foster children.
Ian Hochberg, who lives in Maryland, visited the WTC in the 1970s and remembers the silence on the observation deck. He visited Ground Zero in October and was again struck by the silence amid the destruction.
Abigail Kafka recalls the sound of the busy signals she kept getting at pay phones on 9/11 and talks about the lines of people waiting to use the phones.
Trellis Dalembert describes the video she has of her son being born in Florida on 9/11. On the tape, the doctor comments that it's a special day to be born, and the baby cries.
Pamela Bowl's family moved to New York from Canada some time ago and has celebrated two important events at the WTC--she feels they provide bookend stories for her family. Her son's bar mitzvah was held there in 1978. And on November 11, 2000, when…
In 1982, radio producer Lou Giansante recorded a number of interviews with people at the World Trade Center, as well as some of the sounds of the buildings. Here, he speaks with a man and a boy from Philadelphia.
In 1982, radio producer Lou Giansante recorded a number of interviews with people at the World Trade Center. Here, he speaks with a woman from Louisiana.
Brooklyn native Tony Mattera talks about how he used to go early in the morning with his dad, who worked in the Washington Market and Radio Row area. He describes the world there and the shops.