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Marc describes and then plays a bit of recorded performance of his prose poem. The piece is accompanied by guitarist Michael Schockey and is based on contents of office paper and other scraps found at Ground Zero.

On June the 11 Marcellus visited the tourist platform of the WTC. Marcellus made a recording of the Elevator Conductor, who told them some information about the WTC. His name is Jorge.

I'm talking about my uncle who died saving people on September 11

This is Ken Van Auken's phone message from the WTC to his wife on 9/11. He did not survive. Ken and I went to junior high school on Staten Island together and I never saw him after that. I was stopped cold when I heard this broadcast on the radio.

Andy Stepon made these eerie-sounding recordings in December 2001. He was down next to the west side highway where the cranes were loading the WTC remains onto the barges to go to Staten Island. Andy used to stand and watch the scrap being hauled…

An exerpt from the Sonic Memorial Special produced by the Kitchen Sisters and narrated by Paul Auster, a montage of audio relating to the early days of the WTC. Minoru Yamasaki was interviewed in 1960. Guy Tozzoli then recalls his interactions with…

Guy Tozzoli describes the collection of dolls he had from all over the world. He kept his collection at his office and it was destroyed on September 11th.

Gerentology assistant professor Joe Angelelli recorded conversations with elderly on 9/11, saving many nuggets of wisdom. He also recorded the Providence candlelight vigil.

Guy Tozzoli introduces himself. He talks about Lee Jaffe, a PR agent who had many ideas for the public image of the WTC.

Herb Ouida worked on the 77th floor for the World Trade Association. When the planes hit on September 11th, he thought of his son working for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th. His story was featured in the Kitchen Sisters' production the Sonic…

Ray Ragusa has been working as a heavy equipment operator for the city of New York for 18 years. He describes how fortunate it was that the condition of the landfill was ready for the September 11 recovery effort. Ray remembers what he was doing on…

Guy Tozzoli tells of opposition to the building of the WTC by the management of the Empire State Building.

Jane Selawatch talks about the importance of exposure to other cultures.

A montage of stewardesses talking about their various uniforms.

The Building Stewardesses looked up to Guy Tozzoli as an innovative businessman.

Sandy Austin tells of the scale of the WTC construction project, which no one had seen before.

Guy Tozzoli talks about going ahead with construction despite critics.

Hilary North wrote this poem after September 11th. She worked at Aon on the 103rd floor of 2 World Tade Center and she lost 176 co-workers. It was featured as part of the Sonic Memorial Special, produced by the Kitchen Sisters and narrated by Paul…

Les Robertson, the WTC structural engineer explains how the tenants of the building experienced the sway.

Diane Ludin, one of the artists in residence at the WTC World Views Program, made ambient recordings of the WTC. This is the sound of the turnstiles.