Nilda Tirado, Clip 8: 1964 New York World's Fair and Long Term Impact on Population
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Nilda Tirado
Date: Time Period: 1950 - 2010; 2010-06-23; Interview recorded: June 23 2010
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:02:55
Creator: Nilda Tirado interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20646 tirado_nilda_clip8
Description: Ms. Tirado enjoyed going to the 1964 World's Fair and took numerous friends and family members who visited her. She fondly describes using her annual pass, going to the World of Tomorrow and eating international foods. She talks about the long term impact of the fair on the neighborhood. She believes that after the fair ended, many workers stayed in Flushing, greatly increasing the diversity of the area. One negative impact she saw was that many older homes were torn down. She says that if homeowners leave the area and people only rent apartments, the neighborhood will decline.
Creator :
Nilda Tirado interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1950 - 2010; 2010-06-23; Interview recorded: June 23 2010
Summary/Description :
Ms. Tirado enjoyed going to the 1964 World's Fair and took numerous friends and family members who visited her. She fondly describes using her annual pass, going to the World of Tomorrow and eating international foods. She talks about the long term impact of the fair on the neighborhood. She believes that after the fair ended, many workers stayed in Flushing, greatly increasing the diversity of the area. One negative impact she saw was that many older homes were torn down. She says that if homeowners leave the area and people only rent apartments, the neighborhood will decline.
Subject :
Fairs; Real estate development; Homeowners; Apartment houses; Neighborhoods; Employees; Residential mobility
Rights :
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Waldheim, Flushing, Queens, NY Flushing (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg.; Total running time: 0:02:55
Identifier :
aql:20646 tirado_nilda_clip8
Subject:
Fairs; Real estate development; Homeowners; Apartment houses; Neighborhoods; Employees; Residential mobility
Fairs; Real estate development; Homeowners; Apartment houses; Neighborhoods; Employees; Residential mobility
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This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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