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Professor Gillespie Remembers Windows on the World [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses a dinner he had at Windows on the World where clouds obstructed the one thing he came there to see.
Professor Gillespie Remembers a Conversation with Sal Marcianti [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses a humorous conversation he had with Sal Marcianti about bartending at the WTC.
Professor Gillespie Talks About WTC Daredevils [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses Philippe Petit, Owen J. Quinn, and George Willig, who all performed stunts at the Twin Towers.
Professor Gillespie Talks About Morris Miller [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie reads a passage from his book, "Twin Towers," about Morris Miller, a WTC window cleaner and entertainer.
Professor Gillespie Talks About the WTC Corporate Culture [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses how the Port Authority tended to hire World War II veterans to work at the WTC, creating a paramilitary corporate culture.
Professor Gillespie Remembers the WTC Window Cleaners [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses former window cleaners of the WTC, one of them an Albanian immigrant who was lost in the 9/11 attacks.
Professor Gillespie Introduces Himself [Interview]
Angus Kress Gillespie, a professor at Rutgers University and the author of ''Twin Towers: The Life of New York City's Trade Center,'' introduces himself.
Carmen and Orlando's Wedding Marathon Essay [Interview]
Angela Naraldi, the daughter of Carmen Garcia, talks about her mother getting married in the WTC Valentine's Day Wedding Marathon. She also translates the essay her mother wrote that won her a prize at the ceremony.
Carmen and Orlando Remember Their Wedding at the WTC [Interview]
(In Spanish) Carmen Garcia and Orlando Alvarado were married at the WTC in the Valentine's Day Wedding Marathon. Carmen's essay on why she wanted to get married there was also chosen for a prize. They tell of their joy and amazement at the wedding,…
Nadine Robinson's Tower Hollers [Music]
Nadine Robinson, an artist in residence at the WTC World Views Program, created the sound installation piece "Tower Hollers." In it, she interweaves the blue collar workers, the WTC's elevator music, and the history of "hollers," or traditional work…
Nadine Robinson Talks About the World Views Program [Interview]
Nadine Robinson, an artist in residence at the WTC World Views Program, created the sound installation piece "Tower Hollers." She descirbes the requirements and demands of the WTC residency, what it was like to have a studio in one of the towers,…
Nadine Robinson on her Conceptual Art [Interview]
'Nadine Robinson was an artist in residency at the WTC. Her installation piece Tower Hollers interweaves with the blue collar workers and the WTC's muzac atmosphere and the history of Hollers - traditional work songs. In studio, more subdued. She…
Nadine Robinson Describes her Art [Interview]
Nadine Robinson, an artist in residence at the WTC World Views Program, created the sound installation "Tower Hollers." She describes what the piece looks like.
Nadine Robinson Explains her Inspiration [Interview]
Nadine Robinson, an artist in residence at the WTC World Views Program, created the sound installation "Tower Hollers." In this clip, recorded at MOMA with her piece playing in background, Robinson introduces herself and tells how and why she made…
Guy Tozzoli Talks About the Conception of the WTC [Interview]
Guy Tozzoli tells the story of the WTC development and describes the scale of the project.
Guy Tozzoli Finds a Time Capsule [Interview]
Guy Tozzoli describes his motivation for building the WTC and what he found as the plan became a reality.
Barbara Cella Sager's Mixed Feelings About the WTC [Interview]
Barbara Cella Sager, one of the building stewardesses, discusses her mixed feelings about the trade center's construction.
Barbara Cella Sager Remembers the Opposition to the WTC [Interview]
Barbara Cella Sager, one of the building stewardesses, remembers the reactions of people opposed to the WTC.
Elizabeth English Recalls Her Feelings About the WTC [Interview]
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 Remembers the Mohawk Ironworkers [Interview]
Former WTC building stewardess Elizabeth English remembers the Mohawk Indians brought in to do high steel work.