Elizabet Flores Clip 1: A Party Store in Astoria
Collection: This recording is part of the 30th Ave - A Year in the Life of a Street Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Elizabet Flores
Date: Time Period: 2011.0; 2011-12-22; Interview recorded: December 22 2011
Material: Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:03:09
Creator: Elizabet Flores interviewed by Annabel Short
Identifier: aql:18765 flores_elizabet_clip1
Description: Elizabet Flores' party store, La Bomboniera Marylu, has a lot of suppliers to deliver to her many different customers, such as Greek Orthodox and Ecuadorian people. She describes her favorite product in the store: bombonieras, for which the store is named. These sugared almond favors, which are a French, Italian and Greek tradition, can be used for any occasion and mean good luck. In Astoria, Elizabet sees a lot of Greek, Italian and Spanish people.
Creator :
Elizabet Flores interviewed by Annabel Short
Date :
Time Period: 2011.0; 2011-12-22; Interview recorded: December 22 2011
Summary/Description :
Elizabet Flores' party store, La Bomboniera Marylu, has a lot of suppliers to deliver to her many different customers, such as Greek Orthodox and Ecuadorian people. She describes her favorite product in the store: bombonieras, for which the store is named. These sugared almond favors, which are a French, Italian and Greek tradition, can be used for any occasion and mean good luck. In Astoria, Elizabet sees a lot of Greek, Italian and Spanish people.
Subject :
Party supplies stores; Ethnic groups; Neighborhoods
Rights :
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Astoria, Queens, NY Astoria (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5.; Total running time: 0:03:09
Identifier :
aql:18765 flores_elizabet_clip1
Rights Notice
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Add new comment