Paul Graziano, Clip 2: First subdivision in the United States
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Paul Graziano
Date: Time Period: 1825 - 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: 0:02:16
Creator: Paul Graziano interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20639 graziano_paul_clip2
Description: According to Mr. Graziano, the Waldheim neighborhood was one of the first subdivisions in the United States. It was a product of the City Beautiful movement, which began after the Civil War and continued into the 1930's. Waldheim was developed from the land originally owned by the Sanford family. Mr. Graziano also describes the Sanford Hall asylum that occupied the balance of the Sanford estate.
Creator :
Paul Graziano interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1825 - 2010; 2010-06-23; Interview recorded: June 23 2010
Summary/Description :
According to Mr. Graziano, the Waldheim neighborhood was one of the first subdivisions in the United States. It was a product of the City Beautiful movement, which began after the Civil War and continued into the 1930's. Waldheim was developed from the land originally owned by the Sanford family. Mr. Graziano also describes the Sanford Hall asylum that occupied the balance of the Sanford estate.
Subject :
Real estate development; Psychiatric hospitals; City planning; Garden suburbs; Land subdivision; Garden cities; Sanford, Nathan, 1777-1838
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: 0:02:16
Identifier :
aql:20639 graziano_paul_clip2
Subject:
Real estate development; Psychiatric hospitals; City planning; Garden suburbs; Land subdivision; Garden cities; Sanford, Nathan, 1777-1838
Real estate development; Psychiatric hospitals; City planning; Garden suburbs; Land subdivision; Garden cities; Sanford, Nathan, 1777-1838
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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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