A New York Symphony, WTC Street Vendors [Archival Audio]
Title
A New York Symphony, WTC Street Vendors [Archival Audio]
Description
Tilman Reitzle had always been dazzled by the sights and sounds of rush hour at the WTC. One Friday afternoon in 1986, he recorded this ambient noise from the plaza beneath the towers and the concourse inside the WTC, using his SONY ProWalkman. You can hear sounds of the vendors around the WTC.
Sonic memorial comments
Sounds of the vendors around the WTC. Good, short interaction. ambient sounds from the interior and vicinity of the World Trade Center. Vanessa emailed to thank and Tilman said "I really love the website
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Sonic memorial creation date
1986-06-27
Sonic memorial duration
00:43:00
Sonic memorial is browsable
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Sonic memorial keyword
Plaza
Concourse
Ambient Sound
Sonic memorial name
SMS005
Sonic memorial permission
web
Sonic memorial source ref name
SMS203_03
Sonic memorial source type
archival
Sonic memorial status
active
Source
digitally recorded
Media Type
audio
Collection
Citation
“A New York Symphony, WTC Street Vendors [Archival Audio],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95383/.