September 11 Digital Archive

The WTC Neighborhood in 1939 [Voicemail]

Title

The WTC Neighborhood in 1939 [Voicemail]

Description

An anonymous man reads a New York City guide from 1939, in which the WTC area is described as a Syrian quarter occupied by Turks and Armenians.

Source

digitally recorded

Media Type

audio

Sonic Memorial: Name

SML14_44.aiff 1444

Sonic Memorial: Source Ref Name

851.mp3

Sonic Memorial: Source Type

vmail

Sonic Memorial: Duration

00:01:55

Sonic Memorial: Creation Date

2002-03-01

Sonic Memorial: Keyword

Neighborhood
History

Citation

“The WTC Neighborhood in 1939 [Voicemail],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/95752.