Philip Sparta and Wallace de Olivera Clip 1: Skating at Astoria Park

Collection: This recording is part of the 30th Ave - A Year in the Life of a Street Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Philip Sparta and Wallace de Olivera

Date: Time Period: 2011.0; 2011-09-05; Interview recorded: September 5 2011 Material: Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5. Dimension: Total running time: 0:03:34

Creator: Philip Sparta and Wallace de Olivera interviewed by Annabel Short Identifier: aql:18693 sparta_philip_clip1

Description: Philip Sparta and Wallace de Olivera are both high school students, Philip at Bryant High School and Wallace at La Guardia High School. They love skate-boarding and skate for many hours a day. Previously they skated in Athens Square but people would find it annoying and sometimes the police would come to tell them to move. Now they mainly skate in Astoria Skate Park. Philip also mentions that he was born in Japan but identifies more as an American.

Title : Philip Sparta and Wallace de Olivera Clip 1: Skating at Astoria Park

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18657

Creator : Philip Sparta and Wallace de Olivera interviewed by Annabel Short

Date : Time Period: 2011.0; 2011-09-05; Interview recorded: September 5 2011

Summary/Description : Philip Sparta and Wallace de Olivera are both high school students, Philip at Bryant High School and Wallace at La Guardia High School. They love skate-boarding and skate for many hours a day. Previously they skated in Athens Square but people would find it annoying and sometimes the police would come to tell them to move. Now they mainly skate in Astoria Skate Park. Philip also mentions that he was born in Japan but identifies more as an American.

Subject : Skateboarding; High school students

Relation : This recording is part of the 30th Ave - A Year in the Life of a Street Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Philip Sparta and Wallace de Olivera

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

Coverage : Locations discussed: Astoria Park, 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: 0:03:34

Identifier : aql:18693 sparta_philip_clip1