Blan, the Radio Man, talks about losing his business on Radio Row when WTC construction began. He explains that he never had any hard feelings against the Port Authority--he believes in progress.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke at the Fresh Kills Closing Ceremony. The Staten Island landfill had already been scheduled to close when 9/11 happened. The workers of Fresh Kills rose to the challenge of hosting the largest police crime scene in…
Bob and Barbara Krutzel were married at Windows on the World in 1976. They recorded the ceremony with a little tape recorder. They then discuss why they did so.
Bob and Barbara Krutzel were married at Windows on the World in 1976 and often returned there to celebrate. Here, Bob describes his experience of 9/11.
North Carolinian Bobby Avery's son works as a chef a few blocks from the WTC. She plays the message she received from him on 9/11, in which he describes feeding hungry rescue workers.
Bonnie Reid would like to share songs about 9/11 written by elementary school children. She describes the song writing workshop, run by Bob Reid, and talks briefly about the songs.
On August 17, 2001, a month before the attacks, Jose Mangual Jr. and his band Sonboriqua performed this upbeat piece, Boricua Blues, at the WTC. The piece was written with the towers in mind.
Having worked for years as an artist and teacher, Akwesasne Mohawk Brad Bonaparte returned to ironworking in 1999. He describes what brought him back and what his first few months on the job were like as he tried to relearn the trade…
Akwesasne Mohawk ironworker Brad Bonaparte has lost many family members and friends to construction-site accidents. Remembering these losses and some of his own close calls, he explains how he deals with his ever-present fear of falling.
The World Trade Center and especially its antenna occupied an important place in the imagination of Brad Bonaparte and his partner, Andy Jacobs. Brad spoke about his dream of getting work on the top of the WTC and how he came to finally stand on the…
Brian Adams' father was an ironworker who worked on every floor of the WTC. Brian shares memories of visiting the towers during his childhood. He would like to submit picture slides his father took of the WTC.
Brian Parsons remembers catching sight of the WTC from the windows of airplanes. The sound he associates with the tower is the strange white noise of the airplane.