Arnett Cobb interview
- Date
1985-11-11
- Main contributor
Schwartz, Jon
- Summary
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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 would come visit for special occasions. He states that he would have never imagined that mansion would eventually be owned by a Black family.
- Contributor
Cobb, Arnett
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
Urbanization; Mansions; Groovey Grill
- Locations
Riverside, Houston; Houston, Texas
- Collection
This Is Our Home It Is Not For Sale
- Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Physical Description
00:10:19
- Notes
Digitization and access for this item is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission (2018).
This interview was used in the creation of Jon Schwartz’s documentary film “This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale.”
Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale Film Collection
- Other Identifiers
Other: ID 2010-020, AV Shelving; Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm8259c7428
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Access Restrictions
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