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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...