Gladys Weaver Clip 1: Dramatic Changes in Jamaica

Collection: Gladys Weaver Oral History

Date: Time Period: 1940-1960; 2013-04-25; Interview recorded: April 25, 2013 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder with Adobe Soundbooth software. Dimension: Total running time: 00:04:35

Creator: Gladys (Simpkins) Weaver interviewed by Marguerite Luizzo and Barbara Deyoung-Ezell Identifier: aql:16149 weaver_gladys_clip1

Description: Gladys Weaver (nee Simpkins) moved as a child to Jamaica, Queens and moved into a nearby co-op in 1952 soon after her marriage to John Weaver. Mrs. Weaver describes how Jamaica has changed during her lifetime. She worked at the Silvercup Bakery in Long Island City (now Silvercup Studios). Today, she laments that much of Jamaica's cohesion as a community has now eroded.

Title : Gladys Weaver Clip 1: Dramatic Changes in Jamaica

Collection : aql:20455; aql:16083

Creator : Gladys (Simpkins) Weaver interviewed by Marguerite Luizzo and Barbara Deyoung-Ezell

Date : Time Period: 1940-1960; 2013-04-25; Interview recorded: April 25, 2013

Summary/Description : Gladys Weaver (nee Simpkins) moved as a child to Jamaica, Queens and moved into a nearby co-op in 1952 soon after her marriage to John Weaver. Mrs. Weaver describes how Jamaica has changed during her lifetime. She worked at the Silvercup Bakery in Long Island City (now Silvercup Studios). Today, she laments that much of Jamaica's cohesion as a community has now eroded.

Subject : Urbanization; Coming of age

Relation : Gladys Weaver Oral History

Rights : Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Saint Albans, New York, NY Saint Albans (New York, N.Y.) Jamaica (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder with Adobe Soundbooth software.; Total running time: 00:04:35

Identifier : aql:16149 weaver_gladys_clip1