Terry Katz Clip 2: New York Public Housing
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Terry Katz
Date: Time Period: 1972-2017; 2017-10-27; Interview recorded: October 27, 2017
Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 00:01:42
Creator: Terry Katz interviewed by Jacqueline Colson
Identifier: aql:25504 katz_terry_clip2
Description: Terry explains the pros of public housing back when he was growing up. He says, “It was built for the working class and it wasn’t built for welfare purposes, it was built to give people who honestly wanted to succeed in life.” When Terry’s father came back from World War II he had to live in the basement of Terry’s grandfather’s basement. However, Pomonok Housing gave Terry’s father the opportunity to get his own residence. He felt as if the government cared for him and his family. Race didn’t come into play with economics, which helped Pomonok assimilate better. No one felt out of place.
Creator :
Terry Katz interviewed by Jacqueline Colson
Date :
Time Period: 1972-2017; 2017-10-27; Interview recorded: October 27, 2017
Summary/Description :
Terry explains the pros of public housing back when he was growing up. He says, “It was built for the working class and it wasn’t built for welfare purposes, it was built to give people who honestly wanted to succeed in life.” When Terry’s father came back from World War II he had to live in the basement of Terry’s grandfather’s basement. However, Pomonok Housing gave Terry’s father the opportunity to get his own residence. He felt as if the government cared for him and his family. Race didn’t come into play with economics, which helped Pomonok assimilate better. No one felt out of place.
Subject :
Public housing
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Pomonok, Queens, NY Queens (New York, N.Y.) Flushing (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 00:01:42
Identifier :
aql:25504 katz_terry_clip2
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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