Focusing specifically on New York City, the site lets you explore sound in three different ways: by location via a map, by date through a timeline, and by the type of sound produced thanks to a handy list. It offers a sonic time machine, the creators explain, an interactive multimedia environment whereby site visitors can not just hear, but mindfully listen to, the noises of New York City in the late 1920s, a place and time defined by its din. In addition to the sounds — which come courtesy 54 different newsreel clips — the experience is also augmented by other data, like actual noise complaints from NYC residents, that let you read about the horrors of a noisy washing machine.
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