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21. 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...

22. 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...

23. 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...

24. 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.

25. Keith Bardin interview (23:52)

Keith Bardin interview
Date:
1985-11-11
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Keith Bardin talks about the Riverside economy and the role St. James' Episcopal Church played in the community. He discusses Black society and community relations.

26. 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 ...

27. 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 ...

28. 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 ...

29. J. C. Nickens interview (18:46)

J. C. Nickens interview
Date:
1985-11-09
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...

30. Katherine Howe interview (09:01)

Katherine Howe interview
Date:
1985-11-09
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Interview with Katherine Howe about growing up in Riverside neighborhood, and her family's eventual move away. In particular she discusses her family and her own impressions of the changes in the a...

31. Robert Sakowitz interview (13:49)

Robert Sakowitz interview
Date:
1985-11-09
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Robert Sakowitz discusses growing up in Riverside, and the changes that took place in the neighborhood as he grew older.

32. 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...

33. Jack Weingarten interview (24:01)

Jack Weingarten interview
Date:
1985-11-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...

34. Jim McConn, Johnny Goyen, and Bill Archer interview (27:48)

Jim McConn, Johnny Goyen, and Bill Archer interview
Date:
1985-11-08
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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 ...

35. L. Thain Leonard interview (12:45)

L. Thain Leonard interview
Date:
1985-11-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
L. Thain explains how his father chose a location in Riverside to settle, rather than River Oaks. He describes the trouble his mother had when she decided to try to rent our their house once the ne...

36. Ray Dickens interview (08:59)

Ray Dickens interview
Date:
1985-11-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Ray Dickens describes what Riverside was like when he lived there, and talks about the neighborhood's reaction to the bombing of Jack Caesar's home and his family moving in as the first Black famil...

37. Shirley Bannerot interview (13:44)

Shirley Bannerot interview
Date:
1985-11-07
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Shirley Bannerot reflects on choosing Riverside as her residence, and discusses the effects on integration on the neighborhood. She talks about the civic club's involvement in starting the yard sig...

38. Loraine D. Hunsaker interview (18:27)

Loraine D. Hunsaker interview
Date:
1985-11-06
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
Loraine Hunsaker shares memories of Southland Elementary School in the 1950s. She discusses how the school was a reflection of the Riverside community, and the values that were instilled in the stu...

39. 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.

40. Jack Heard, Sr., interview (17:13)

Jack Heard, Sr., interview
Date:
1985-11-04
Main contributors:
Schwartz, Jon
Summary:
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...