Elizabet Flores, Full Interview
Collection: This recording is part of the 30th Ave - A Year in the Life of a Street Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Elizabet Flores
Date: Time Period: 2004 - 2011; 2011-12-22; Interview recorded: December 22 2011
Material: Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:12:03
Creator: Elizabet Flores interviewed by Annabel Short
Identifier: aql:18678 flores_elizabet_full
Description: Elizabet Flores owns La Bomboniera Marylu party store on Astoria's 30th Ave. She is originally from Mexico. She used to clean the home of the store's previous owner; when the owner mentioned she was selling the business because she was moving to Florida, Elizabet asked if she could take it on. She discusses learning about the party traditions of different cultures in the neighborhood and providing the products for them, such as Orthodox Greek Easter celebrations or Ecuadorians' "Divino Niño" festival. Her favorite items in the store are the favors called bombonieras, the store's namesake, which contain five sugared almonds and can be adapted for any occasion: birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, etc.
Creator :
Elizabet Flores interviewed by Annabel Short
Date :
Time Period: 2004 - 2011; 2011-12-22; Interview recorded: December 22 2011
Summary/Description :
Elizabet Flores owns La Bomboniera Marylu party store on Astoria's 30th Ave. She is originally from Mexico. She used to clean the home of the store's previous owner; when the owner mentioned she was selling the business because she was moving to Florida, Elizabet asked if she could take it on. She discusses learning about the party traditions of different cultures in the neighborhood and providing the products for them, such as Orthodox Greek Easter celebrations or Ecuadorians' "Divino Niño" festival. Her favorite items in the store are the favors called bombonieras, the store's namesake, which contain five sugared almonds and can be adapted for any occasion: birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, etc.
Subject :
Party supplies stores; Ethnic groups; Neighborhoods
Rights :
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Astoria, Queens, NY Astoria (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5.; Total running time: 0:12:03
Identifier :
aql:18678 flores_elizabet_full
Rights Notice
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
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