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1. Al Edwards interview (26:44)

Al Edwards interview
Date:
1985-10-25
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Representative Al Edwards describes segregation in Houston when he was a child, and how Riverside has changed since then. He discusses the impact of high property values in the area on home buying....

2. Alfred J. and Edward B. Kahn interview (12:59)

Alfred J. and Edward B. Kahn interview
Date:
1985-10-20
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Alfred and Edward Kahn discuss living in Riverside as children and the changes that have taken place in the neighborhood since then. They comment on why white residents left Riverside as Black resi...

3. Alvin Zimmerman interview (09:34)

Alvin Zimmerman interview
Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Alvin Zimmerman shares memories of growing up in Riverside in the 1950s, and the sense of safety he felt. He discusses "white flight" in Riverside, and the role of the bayou as a racial boundary in...

4. Andrew C. Sorelle, Jr., interview (09:44)

Andrew C. Sorelle, Jr., interview
Date:
1985-11-04
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Andrew C. Sorelle, Jr., shares memories of growing up in Riverside. He describes the neighborhood as being rundown, compared to how it used to be.

5. Ann Sakowitz interview (06:35)

Ann Sakowitz interview
Date:
1986-07-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Ann Sakowitz discusses the Sakowitz home in Riverside.

6. Anna and Jacob S. Waldman interview (12:08)

Anna and Jacob S. Waldman interview
Date:
1985-10-27
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Anna and Jacob S. Waldman share memories of their former Riverside residence, and the factors involved in their decision to leave Riverside.

7. Anthony and Carolyn Hall interview (13:47)

Anthony and Carolyn Hall interview
Date:
1986-07-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Councilman Anthony Hall and Carolyn Hall about their early impressions of Riverside, and their eventual move to the neighborhood. Councilman Hall discusses his reaction to the county...

8. Anthony Chase interview (16:11)

Anthony Chase interview
Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Anthony Chase about growing up in Riverside Terrace. He describes the makeup of the neighborhood as largely Black professionals. Chase gives several examples of the great pride peopl...

9. Arnett Cobb interview (10:19)

Arnett Cobb interview
Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Arnett Cobb plays "Down by the Riverside." He describes the house (now the Groovey Grill) he is being interviewed in. When he was a child, his mother was in domestic service in the home, and he wou...

10. Audrey and William Lawson interview (13:59)

Audrey and William Lawson interview
Date:
1987-05-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Rev. Lawson and his wife, Mrs. Lawson, in which they discuss what brought them to Riverside. Rev. and Mrs. Lawson discuss the threat of institutions like the University of Houston an...

11. Avrohm Wisenberg interview (18:31)

Avrohm Wisenberg interview
Date:
1985-10-31
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Avrohm Wisenberg recalls moving to Riverside as a child, and talks about the extent to which Riverside was a Jewish neighborhood. He talks about the different synagogues in Riverside and how they s...

12. Bettye White interview (09:19)

Bettye White interview
Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Bettye White talks about moving to Riverside and joining St. James' Episcopal Church. She discusses the reception of Black residents into the church community. She talks about the migration of Blac...

13. Billy B. Goldberg interview (17:38)

Billy B. Goldberg interview
Date:
1985-11-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Billy B. Goldberg regarding his move to Riverside, and the home he eventually built there. He discusses the large-scale move of Jewish residents out of Riverside and into the Meyerla...

14. Bitsy Proler interview (25:49)

Bitsy Proler interview
Date:
1985-11-10
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Bitsy Proler recalls why she moved to Riverside in 1953. She discusses affluence in the Jewish community during this time, specifically as it pertained to Jewish women. She discusses her own entry ...

15. C. M. Malone, Jr., interview (14:39)

C. M. Malone, Jr., interview
Date:
1985-11-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
C. M. Malone, Jr., talks about how Riverside Terrace came to be, and compares Riverside to River Oaks. The two are described as very similar. He discusses the breaking of deed restrictions over tim...

16. Carman Family interview (30:28)

Carman Family interview
Date:
1985-10-17
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with members of the Carman family: Max, Libby, Kathleen, Doug. They describe the factors that led them to move to Riverside. Mr. and Mrs. Carman relate stories from their past that led th...

17. Carman Family interview (20:04)

Carman Family interview
Date:
1985-10-17
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with members of the Carman family: Max, Libby, Kathleen, Doug. Libby Carman continues her description of the "This Is Our Home" sign movement. Max describes the impact of the sign campaig...

18. Cebe Sue Barnett interview (12:02)

Cebe Sue Barnett interview
Date:
1985-11-01
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Cebe Sue Barnett about growing up in Riverside Terrace. She describes a close-knit community. She notes the changes in the neighborhood, specifically mentioning the impact of the hig...

19. Cherie Bourgin interview (26:58)

Cherie Bourgin interview
Date:
1985-10-23
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Cherie Bourgin describes her family's move from Illinois, and their decision to settle in Riverside, despite some surprise on the part of members of the University of Houston. She describes many of...

20. Clarice Freeman interview (12:00)

Clarice Freeman interview
Date:
1985-10-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Clarice Freeman about her family's move into the Riverside neighborhood. She talks about Joe Russell, and his role with the civic club. Freeman also discusses the continued role of d...

21. Clen Del Vance, Sr., interview (23:26)

Clen Del Vance, Sr., interview
Date:
1985-10-20
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Clen Del Vance, Sr., shares memories of the Jack Caesar bombing, and how it related to southern justice. He talks about his background as a postal worker, and what it meant socially to be a postal ...

22. Dan Pulaski interview (10:10)

Dan Pulaski interview
Date:
1985-11-10
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Dan Pulaski traces the movement of people from north to south of the bayou, based on affluence. He talks about Riverside's perception, and the prominent Jewish families in the area. He talks about ...

23. David Westheimer interview (02:26)

David Westheimer interview
Date:
1986-10-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
David Westheimer talks about skating on North MacGregor as a teenager. He shares memories of the bayou.

24. Donald Caesar interview (18:30)

Donald Caesar interview
Date:
1985-11-01
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Donald Caesar discusses the reaction of the Riverside community when his family moved in as the first Black family. He tells the story of the neighbors all pooling money and making an offer to purc...

25. Donald Hill interview (19:43)

Donald Hill interview
Date:
1985-10-12
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Donald Hill about the role of lending institutions in the Riverside neighborhood. He notes that lenders have not served the Black residents of the Riverside neighborhood well, and sp...

26. Dora Finger interview (19:35)

Dora Finger interview
Date:
1985-10-16
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Dora Finger about her experience living in Riverside. She discusses neighborhood children, and the many large parties and holiday gatherings she hosted. Finger describes the integrat...

27. Drew Robins interview (16:42)

Drew Robins interview
Date:
1985-10-27
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Drew Robins discusses how his family came to live in Riverside. He describes what it was like to grow up in Riverside in the 1950s and 1960s, and the sense of security he felt. He talks about how b...

28. Edith Eisner interview (09:04)

Edith Eisner interview
Date:
1985-10-23
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Edith Eisner about her move to Riverside in 1960 as it was integrating, despite her friend's dismay. She discusses the "This Is Our Home" yard sign initiative. She also talks about a...

29. Edward and Elouise Loonam interview (11:07)

Edward and Elouise Loonam interview
Date:
1985-10-20
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Elouise Loonam discusses her family ties to Riverside, and Edward Loonam discusses farming in the area. Eloise describes S. MacGregor as pretentious.

30. Elwyn Lee and Sheila Jackson Lee interview (22:33)

Elwyn Lee and Sheila Jackson Lee interview
Date:
1985-10-21
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Elwyn Lee begins the interview by discussing what it was like to grow up in Houston in the 1950s and 1960s, describing Houston as very segregated at that time. Sheila Jackson Lee describes Riversid...

31. Elwyn Lee interview (09:34)

Elwyn Lee interview
Date:
1985-10-21
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Elwyn Lee discusses the effects of institutional encroachments on the Black population in the neighborhood.

32. Eve France interview (02:58)

Eve France interview
Date:
1985-11-01
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Eve France about growing up in Riverside, and her perception of it as a transplant from New York.

33. Evelyn B. and Peter Thornton interview (19:49)

Evelyn B. and Peter Thornton interview
Date:
1985-10-24/1985-10-26
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Evelyn and Peter Thornton talk about living north of the bayou, and moving due to all the apartment homes that were built in that area. They characterize their current area south of the bayou as fr...

34. Faurice Edwin Prince and Jessie Lee Prince interview (20:21)

Faurice Edwin Prince and Jessie Lee Prince interview
Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
The Princes discuss the origin of the Groovey Grill, and how they chose the Calumet location. They describe wanting to open an establishment for Black citizens to be able to frequent. They go on to...

35. Frances Rich interview (26:38)

Frances Rich interview
Date:
1985-10-31
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Frances Rich talks about how she and her husband came to live in Riverside. She discusses the role of the civic club and the yard sign movement. She describes the fear surrounding integration, and ...

36. Frances Rich interview (06:18)

Frances Rich interview
Date:
1985-10-31
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Frances Rich describes how she and her neighbors wanted to set an example with Riverside and create a community in the South that had no racial barriers, a neighborhood that would be integrated but...

37. Frank Goldberg interview (05:22)

Frank Goldberg interview
Date:
1985-10-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Frank Goldberg about the perception of the changes in the neighborhood being a tragedy, though he does not view it that way. Goldberg relates a story of his family's move to the Brae...

38. Fredell Lack-Eichhorn interview (19:44)

Fredell Lack-Eichhorn interview
Date:
1985-11-03
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Fredell Lack-Eichhorn about what motivated her to live in Riverside. She describes what it was like in the 1950s when they moved in, as homes were still being constructed and how the...

39. Gaylen Harris and Bill Bardwell interview (08:48)

Gaylen Harris and Bill Bardwell interview
Date:
1985-10-13
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Gaylen Harris and Bill Bardwell discuss their experience as the first white residents to move onto their block in Riverside. They relate their experience moving in as a white, same-sex couple. The...

40. George A. Martin interview (19:56)

George A. Martin interview
Date:
1987-11-22
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
George Martin discusses the decision to live north of the Bayou because of its convenience. He said many people chose to move south of the bayou when the neighborhood became more racially mixed, bu...

41. George McElroy interview (11:17)

George McElroy interview
Date:
1985-10-26
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
George McElroy discusses the Jack Caesar bombing. McElroy describes the white community as reacting to the bombing with shame and the Black community reacting to the bombing with anger. McElroy thi...

42. George Washington, Jr., interview (08:23)

George Washington, Jr., interview
Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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.

43. Gregg and Anita O'Neil interview (11:58)

Gregg and Anita O'Neil interview
Date:
1985-10-30
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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.

44. Harry Brochstein interview (06:15)

Harry Brochstein interview
Date:
1985-10-23
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...

45. Harry Taylor interview (11:54)

Harry Taylor interview
Date:
1985-10-14
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...

46. Hattie Mae White interview (20:46)

Hattie Mae White interview
Date:
1985-11-10
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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 ...

47. Holly Hogrobrooks and Otis King interview (11:35)

Holly Hogrobrooks and Otis King interview
Date:
1988-10-27
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...

48. Hortense Dixon interview (21:18)

Hortense Dixon interview
Date:
1985-11-13
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...

49. Hyman Schachtel interview (18:01)

Hyman Schachtel interview
Date:
1986-07-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...

50. I. B. Kahn and Mary Jane Thompson interview (10:25)

I. B. Kahn and Mary Jane Thompson interview
Date:
1985-10-16
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
I. B. Kahn recites poetry. He goes on to describe his former Riverside residence. Mary Jane Thompson shares memories of growing up in Riverside.