Search Constraints

Search Results

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...

11. 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 ...

12. 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...

13. 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...

14. 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...

15. 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...

16. 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...

17. 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...

18. 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 ...

19. 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 ...

20. 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...