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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. 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.

6. 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...

7. 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...

8. 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...

9. 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...

10. 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...