The Little Businessmen Oppose Construction the WTC [Archival Radiobroadcast]
Title
The Little Businessmen Oppose Construction the WTC [Archival Radiobroadcast]
Description
These newsreels from the early 1960s document the struggle waged by small businessmen in Lower Manhattan against the Port Authority's plans to build the World Trade Center. The fight went all the way to the Supreme Court before the Port Authority won.
Sonic memorial comments
edited by Tony, good historic document
Sonic memorial contact
Ben Shapiro found this. Vanessa emailed him to see who to ask for web permissions 1/15/03.
Sonic memorial creation date
1960-01-01
Sonic memorial duration
03:00:00
Sonic memorial is browsable
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Sonic memorial keyword
Radio Row
Port Authority
Neighborhood
History
Sonic memorial name
archival from Ben Shapiro
Sonic memorial permission
unknown
Sonic memorial source ref name
SMS314
Sonic memorial source type
archival
Sonic memorial status
in progress
Source
digitally recorded
Media Type
audio
Collection
Citation
“The Little Businessmen Oppose Construction the WTC [Archival Radiobroadcast],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95418/.