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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Joseph Samuels tours sites along Almeda Road that were significant to the Jewish community. He points out the former site of Kaplan's Delicatessen, and Dushkin's Cleaners.
Joseph Samuels talks about Washington Terrace in relation to Riverside Terrace, and how the neighborhoods served the Jewish community. He talks about reactions among the Jewish community to the Jac...
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...
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.
Interview with Henry Gissel about growing up in the Riverside neighborhood in the WWII era. In particular he notes that the Jewish and non-Jewish children all played together, though some differenc...
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...
Leonard Spearman talks about the impact of Texas Southern University on the Riverside community and the Third Ward. He talks about displacement caused by growth of the university. He makes predicti...
Lionel Schooler shares memories of growing up in Riverside and his experiences with desegregation. He talks about the Weingarten sit-in protest, and the violent reaction his family faced when they ...
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...
Interview with Lullelia Harrison about her experiences living in the Riverside neighborhood, as the first Black family on the street. She discusses her active role in the civic club, and describes ...
Interview with Mack Hannah about his savings and loans business, and the role it played in helping Black families finance homes in Riverside. Hannah also discusses the expansion of the area univers...
Macy Stern talks about how she came to run an appliance store on Almeda Road. She shares memories of befriending a local pimp. She talks about her relationship with the Black merchants in the neigh...
Malvina Weingarten describes shopping for property and deciding on Riverside, and discusses the establishment of Beth Yeshurun. She goes on to discuss her neighbors in Riverside and how well they g...
Manning M. Mott discusses the different reactions of white residents to the Black residents moving into Riverside. Mott discusses the change in the quality of city services once Riverside became a ...
Interview with Margie Abrams about living in Riverside Terrace from 1950 to 1967. She describes the importance of having different types of neighbors. Abrams discusses her reaction to the "This is ...
Marvin Zindler remembers the Jack Caesar bombing. He recalls it being unusual for an event regarding Black people to make the news. He views the bombing as more of a scare tactic than an attempted ...
Mary Craft and Eugene Smith talk about moving to Riverside from University Oaks. They talk about the emergence and impact of the Black middle class. They talk about the white perception of what it ...
Mary Lou Mailman discusses "white flight" in the neighborhood. She voices the opinion that young children benefited from living in an integrated environment, but it was harder for adolescents. She ...
Nat Pryzant recalls showing off Riverside to out-of-towners as the second nicest part of town, after River Oaks. He talks about the relationship his parents had with their Black neighbors. He talks...
P. B. Smith talks about the relationship between Jewish and non-Jewish residents in Riverside in the late 1950s, and the role the bayou played with regard to neighborhood demographics. He talks abo...
Katherine Howe talks about moving away from Riverside. Harry Brochstein talks about the development of Riverside. He says what upset the residents was not integration with the Black community, but ...
Quentin Mease discusses the "white flight" in Riverside and the Jack Ceasar bombing. He goes on to discuss the Quentin Mease Community Hospital on N. MacGregor, which was designed to be a back-up h...
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...
Riva Deutser and Jeanne Mandell describe their Riverside home, and the various additions made to it. Deutser talks about having to leave Riverside because the family felt the neighborhood was deter...
Rabbi Robert I. Kahn discusses how he came to live in Riverside. He talks about the attitudes Jewish residents in Riverside held toward integration with the Black community. Kahn talks about the pr...
Dr. and Mrs. Terry talk about the construction of their Riverside home, and its decor. They talk about the importance of using John Chase as architect for their home. They blame the deterioration o...
Father Robert Johnson discusses what things at St. James' Episcopal Church were like when he began in the early 1950s. He says there was concern and anxiety about integration, but that the congrega...
Rubye Johnson talks about how she came to know some of the Jewish families in Riverside, and her impressions of them. She talks about the differences between those who chose to live north of the ba...
Sammye Hughes shares memories of moving to Riverside as a child, and being the first Black child on her block. Hughes voices her concerns about incoming neighbors and the prices of housing in River...
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...
Sid and Mary Smiley share memories of their neighbors in Riverside. Sid talks about the reaction to the Jack Caesar bombing, and the communication that took place between the white residents and th...
Sid Smiley talks about being misquoted by The Informer newspaper and subsequently being viewed as racist by the Riverside community, and the negative effect that had on him. He describes himself as...
Interview with Stanley Epstein, who describes his move to Houston in 1955 and his decision to join Congregation Beth Yeshurun. He contrasts it from his experience in Boston, noting that Houston's s...
Rhona and Stewart share memories of moving to Riverside and selecting a home. They talk about the extent of blockbusting in Riverside, and the role of deed restrictions. Rhona and Stewart discuss t...
Tom Bagby talks about the origins of St. James' Episcopal Church, and what the congregation was like at the beginning. He discusses the relationship between the Jewish community and St. James' Chur...
Interview with Tom Bass about his motivation for moving to Riverside Terrace from Spring Branch in 1961. He felt that his children would benefit from a more diverse neighborhood. He describes the i...
Interview with Wally Honeywell, who discusses his motivation for moving to Riverside, in particular he notes the neighborhood's proximity to the University of Houston, and that he and his wife had ...
Interview with Dr. Kemmerer about how the University of Houston came to be operating in southeast Houston. He describes the university as an asset to Riverside Terrace, which was previously undevel...