Inez Maria Lewis, Full Interview

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Inez Lewis

Date: Time Period: May 14, 2016; 2014-05-14; Interview recorded: May 14, 2016 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 1:00:15

Creator: Inez Lewis interviewed by Marguerite Luizzo Identifier: aql:19526 qmp-il-full-000008

Description: Inez Lewis came to Queens with her parents, her brother, and her sister - they lived in Baisley Park. She got married and moved to an apartment in South Ozone Park for 3 years, then to St. Albans until 1971. They moved to Rochdale in June 1971 and have lived there for 43 years. Rochdale Village consists of five thousand eight hundred and sixty (5860) co-op apartments. In the early days there were only mountains and tunnels where children could play, but the city took the land and turned it into parks, tennis courts and basketball court. They usually host tennis tournament on Memorial weekends and on Labor Day each year. There are many activities for seniors in the community, but her complaint is that there is nothing for teenagers. She has been a widow since 2000, and has one son who has 3 children.

Title : Inez Maria Lewis, Full Interview

Collection : aql:20455; aql:19561

Creator : Inez Lewis interviewed by Marguerite Luizzo

Date : Time Period: May 14, 2016; 2014-05-14; Interview recorded: May 14, 2016

Summary/Description : Inez Lewis came to Queens with her parents, her brother, and her sister - they lived in Baisley Park. She got married and moved to an apartment in South Ozone Park for 3 years, then to St. Albans until 1971. They moved to Rochdale in June 1971 and have lived there for 43 years. Rochdale Village consists of five thousand eight hundred and sixty (5860) co-op apartments. In the early days there were only mountains and tunnels where children could play, but the city took the land and turned it into parks, tennis courts and basketball court. They usually host tennis tournament on Memorial weekends and on Labor Day each year. There are many activities for seniors in the community, but her complaint is that there is nothing for teenagers. She has been a widow since 2000, and has one son who has 3 children.

Subject : Cultural pluralism; Community development, Urban; Families; Vacations

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Inez Lewis

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Rochdale Village, Queens, NY Rochdale Village (New York, N.Y.) Hawaii Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 1:00:15

Identifier : aql:19526 qmp-il-full-000008