Richard Hourahan, Full Interview
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Richard Hourahan
Date: Time Period: 1900 - 2010; 2010-07-06; Interview recorded: July 6 2010
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:01:10
Creator: Richard Hourahan interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20603 hourahan_richard_full
Description: Richard Hourahan, collections manager of the Queens Historical Society, speaks from Kingsland Manor, the 18th century home of influential Flushing residents, the King family. Hourahan speaks about the history of Flushing from about 1900 forward to the complex and diverse community it is today. He offers a unique perspective on historical societies and the tense dynamic between pro-development and pro-preservation community members. Hourahan speaks a great deal about the immigrant experience in Flushing and Flushing as a site of global migration trends.
Creator :
Richard Hourahan interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1900 - 2010; 2010-07-06; Interview recorded: July 6 2010
Summary/Description :
Richard Hourahan, collections manager of the Queens Historical Society, speaks from Kingsland Manor, the 18th century home of influential Flushing residents, the King family. Hourahan speaks about the history of Flushing from about 1900 forward to the complex and diverse community it is today. He offers a unique perspective on historical societies and the tense dynamic between pro-development and pro-preservation community members. Hourahan speaks a great deal about the immigrant experience in Flushing and Flushing as a site of global migration trends.
Subject :
City planning; Grocery shopping; Abandoned buildings; Irish Americans; Racism; Poverty; Soup kitchens; Business; Real estate development; Subways; New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
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: 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: 0:01:10
Identifier :
aql:20603 hourahan_richard_full
Subject:
City planning; Grocery shopping; Abandoned buildings; Irish Americans; Racism; Poverty; Soup kitchens; Business; Real estate development; Subways; New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
City planning; Grocery shopping; Abandoned buildings; Irish Americans; Racism; Poverty; Soup kitchens; Business; Real estate development; Subways; New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
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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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