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In 1982, radio producer Lou Giansante recorded a number of interviews with people at the World Trade Center. Here, he spoke with a Dutch couple.

In 1982, radio producer Lou Giansante recorded a number of interviews with people at the World Trade Center. Here, he speaks with a Dutch woman.

In 1982, radio producer Lou Giansante recorded a number of interviews with people at the World Trade Center. Here, he speaks with a man from Yugoslavia.

Edward Ioffreda's sister-in-law was at jury duty downtown on 9/11. The panicked voicemail message she left him about what she saw reminded him of the Hindenburg disaster.

A tractor operator working at Fresh Kills, Edwin was born and raised on Staten Island. He watched the progression of the WTC construction. In this clip, Edwin describes the recovery work he did after September 11. He is still amazed by the amount…

A tractor operator at Fresh Kills, Edwin was born and raised on Staten Island. He reflects on the surreal nature of September 11, and what he has had to do to cope.

A Fresh Kills tractor operator, Edwin was born and raised on Staten Island. He lost people close to him on September 11. He talks about the silent sadness that will still linger with the workers who spent so much time there -- even after the closing…

In 1982, radio producer Lou Giansante recorded a number of interviews with people at the World Trade Center. Here, he speaks with two Egyptian men.

Alex Bontilla sang backup in the elegy song for John Buckey, a man who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald.

Ben Cheah and Eliza Paley recorded ambient noises at the WTC in August 2001. In this clip, they captured the sound of the elevator shaft.

Sound editor and designer Ben Cheah recorded the elevators at WTC the month before the attacks.

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 elevators.

Elisa Karp plays the recording she made throughout the day on 9/11. In this audio journal, she talks to friends, sends instant messages, and looks out from her uptown apartment.

Former WTC building stewardess Elizabeth English describes a lunch at Windows on the World before the restaurant opened and talks about how she felt about the towers and her part in their construction.

Elizabeth English reminisces about her summer job as a World Trade Center tour guide. As one of the original six hired by the Port Authority, she shares her memories of the job and the impact it has had on her.

Former WTC building stewardess Elizabeth English remembers the Mohawk Indians brought in to do high steel work.

Elizabeth Rich reads a story about watching the towers being built while visiting her grandma in New Jersey. The towers were the mountains of her childhood.

Ellen Lytle, who lives six blocks away from Ground Zero, remembers 9/11 in this interview, recorded on March 6, 2002.

Ellen Lytle, who lives six blocks away from Ground Zero, saved the voicemails she received from concerned friends and family on 9/11.

Violinist Emily McHugh used to play her Irish fiddle at the WTC on St. Patrick's Day.