Sonic Memorial Special: Early Days of the WTC [Radiobroadcast]
Title
Sonic Memorial Special: Early Days of the WTC [Radiobroadcast]
Description
An exerpt from the Sonic Memorial Special produced by the Kitchen Sisters and narrated by Paul Auster, a montage of audio relating to the early days of the WTC. Minoru Yamasaki was interviewed in 1960. Guy Tozzoli then recalls his interactions with Yamasaki. Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the two towers in 1974. Head engineer Les Robertson discusses sway in the wind.
Sonic memorial comments
Photos of Petit, Tozzoli from Kitchen Sisters. Les Robertson lent PIcture Projects a powerpoint presentation with photos.
Sonic memorial contact
Ben Shapiro cut these exerpts and gave them to Picture Projects on a burned CD. Kitchen Sisters have original ProTools Sessions.
Sonic memorial creation date
2002-09-01
Sonic memorial duration
00:00:00
Sonic memorial is browsable
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Sonic memorial keyword
History
Daredevils
Construction
Architecture
Ambient Sound
Sonic memorial name
hour long exerpt
Sonic memorial permission
web
Sonic memorial source ref name
yamaguyphilipelescreaks.mp3
Sonic memorial source type
radio
Sonic memorial status
active
Source
digitally recorded
Media Type
audio
Collection
Citation
“Sonic Memorial Special: Early Days of the WTC [Radiobroadcast],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95922/.