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George Washington, Jr., describes how he became a patron of the Groovey Grill. He talks about what the Groovey Grill represents for the community, and the restaurant's impact on the community.
Shannon Buggs moderates a panel discussion with Ann Hamilton, Karen Lantz, Kathy Lord, Laura Spanjin, discussing their roles in the environmental movement in Houston.
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Beatrice Green conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Beatrice Green was able to give a context to the Yates High School experience, Beatrice is a ...
Drs. Gregg and Anita O'Neil talk about the decision to live in a predominantly Black neighborhood. They talk about safety and living close to more crime-ridden neighborhoods.
This interview was conducted as part of the Sharing Stories Challenge from Gloria Steinem during the “National Women’s Conference: Taking 1977 Into The 21st Century” conference. Additional keywords...
Oral history interview with Judy Reeves about the Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender History, Inc. (GCAM). This interview was recorded on Zoom as part of the Comi...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Bernard A. Harris conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Interviewers: Kathleen Brosnan and Timothy O'Brien.
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Henry Harrison conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Henry Harrison was born in Arkansas in 1928. In 1936, because of the Depression, his fath...
Harry Brochstein talks about developing Alconbury Lane during the Korean War. He reflects on how Riverside was transformed from a prairie into a subdivision. He talks about how integration had a ne...
Harry Taylor talks about the bayou as a natural boundary between white and Black residents in Riverside. Taylor talks about the different realtors in Riverside, and the lack of Black realtors. He t...
Hattie Mae White discusses moving from the Third Ward to Riverside. She talks about having to move out of her Southmore home due to the construction of Texas State Highway 288. She talks about the ...
This interview was conducted as part of the Sharing Stories Challenge from Gloria Steinem during the “National Women’s Conference: Taking 1977 Into The 21st Century” conference. Additional keywords...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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Nancy Beck Young interviews former Governor Bill Hobby about Texas politics, his race, and his campaign as governor, and the proceeding of the state House and Senate during his career. He begins by...
Interview with Holly Hogrobrooks and Otis King about the sit-in protest at Weingarten's supermarket. Hogrobrooks begins by discussing the history of sit-in protests in Houston, beginning with Texas...
Dr. Hortense Dixon describes her concerns about the Harris County Psychiatric Center that is under construction in the neighborhood, and the role of city government in the decision. She gives her v...
Gayles, Joyce M.; Anderson, Pokey; Eversmeyer, Arden
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Panel interview with Pokey Anderson, Arden Eversmeyer, and Joyce Gayles, moderated by Jane Ely. Panelists describe how they came to Houston, their process of coming out, and the difficulty of findi...
Gregory, Elizabeth; Carroll, B. Jill; Adatia, Shaida
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Panel interview led by moderator, B. Jill Carroll, and three members of the Ismaili Muslim faith, Shaida Adatie, Fatima Mawji, and Rishma Visram Mohamed. Panelists discuss the current Muslim leader...
Rabbi Hyman Schachtel talks about integration, and says that for white residents to object to integration was for them to violate the highest teachings of any religion. He talks about the efforts h...
Interview with Dr. J. B. Jones discussing the Weingarten's supermarket sit-in protest, and the decision to have the sit-in protest at Weingarten's due to its proximity to Texas Southern University.
Interview with Dr. J. B. Jones describing how "whites were tipping out" and "blacks were tipping in" when he moved to Riverside in 1959. He discusses the move from north to south of the bayou for p...
J. C. Nickens discusses why he chose to buy a home in Riverside and what the real estate market was like in Houston in the late 1970s. He discusses the decisions to place the Harris County Psychiat...
Interview with Jack Heard, Sr. about his role in the Jack Caesar bombing case. He describes how he and other detectives traced the evidence to identify Carl "Red" Davis and George Howell as the bom...
Jack Shannon talks about what made Riverside special and why he chose Riverside as a place of residence. He describes an exodus once Black residents began moving into Riverside.
Jack Weingarten recalls moving from north to south of the bayou as a child. He describes playing around the bayou and seeing baptisms take place there. He recalls playing in the Kuhlmann Cemetery b...
Teresa Tomkins-Walsh interviews Jacqueline Goettsche about the organization she founded, "The Women's Fund for Health Education and Research". She discusses the founding, the goals of the organizat...
James B. Thomas speaks about his career as a specialist in interior architecture and how the field became acknowledged as a integral sub-field of architectural practice.
James Donatto describes the history of his home, built on property originally purchased by Stephen F. Austin, and inhabited by several notable people. He discusses the construction of the Harris Co...
James E. Furr discusses his career and his prestigious projects in Houston and elsewhere. Additional keywords: 1000 Main (formerly Reliant Energy Plaza).
James Falick speaks about his life and his career as an architect specializing in healthcare design. He and interviewer Bruce Crockford discuss Falick's work process at Caudill, Rowlett, Scott and...
Interview with Father Jim Tucker, discussing the racial makeup of his congregation at St. James' Episcopal Church., and the problem of being neither a wholly Black nor white congregation in the com...
Interview with Texas Southern University School of Law Dean, James Douglas, who describes his decision to live in Riverside. Douglas believes more university faculty and staff should live in the ne...
Jim and John Tucker talk about moving to Riverside as adolescents in 1968, when their father became pastor of St. James' Episcopal Church. John Tucker talks about feeling included by his Black clas...
McConn, former mayor of Houston, credits the peacefulness of Riverside's integration to the Black community and its leadership. McConn predicts that with some repair, Riverside could become one of ...
Jason Cantu interviews Joe Colaco, who discusses his education, his work as a structural engineer, especially of high rise buildings, and his work as a full professor at the University of Houston C...
Joe Russell describes how his family came to live in the Riverside area. He talks about how integration affected the neighborhood, and how long it took it took the different sides of the bayou to b...
Interview with John and Drucie Chase about their decision to move to Riverside Terrace in the 1950s. They discuss the purchase of the lot, and design of their home, and the reaction of white neighb...
Jack McGinty, who used to live where Texas State Highway 288 is now, talks about changes in the neighborhood. McGinty discusses childhood sports rivalries, and playing along the bayou. He discusses...
John Paukune discusses with Kerry Goelzer his architectural career, with major emphasis on the construction of the Astrodome. Additional keywords: Structural design, Tellurometer, Ventilation, Shea...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Deloris "Marie" Johnson conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Deloris offered an insight into the class of 1958 at Yates High School. She was a st...
Jon Lindsay lived in Riverside from 1964 to 1970. His family left Riverside because his family wanted to move to the countryside and bought a house in Tomball. He talks about placing the Harris Cou...
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
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This is an oral history interview with Edith Jones conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Interviewers: Kathleen A. Brosnan and Ramona Hopkins.
Joseph Mashburn discusses with Anna Mod his background, personal interests, professional practice and teaching. Additional keywords: Architecture -- Study and teaching, Career development, Architec...