Annalou Christensen, Clip 4: Development of Waldheim in the 1930's

Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Annalou Christensen

Date: Time Period: 1920 - 2010; 2010-06-22; Interview recorded: June 22 2010 Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension: Total running time: 0:02:21

Creator: Annalou Christensen interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:20539 christensen_annalou_clip4

Description: Annalou Christensen describes how only one family houses were permitted to be built in the area. Once the restrictions were lifted in the 1930s, the area was developed and apartment buildings were built. The Waldheim neighborhood used to consist of mainly summer homes of the wealthy, and it was unusual that the Christensen family lived there year round. Well known residents included the illustrator of Buster Brown and A. Douglas Nash, the inventor of the Tiffany glass formula.

Title : Annalou Christensen, Clip 4: Development of Waldheim in the 1930's

Collection : aql:20455; aql:20659

Creator : Annalou Christensen interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 1920 - 2010; 2010-06-22; Interview recorded: June 22 2010

Summary/Description : Annalou Christensen describes how only one family houses were permitted to be built in the area. Once the restrictions were lifted in the 1930s, the area was developed and apartment buildings were built. The Waldheim neighborhood used to consist of mainly summer homes of the wealthy, and it was unusual that the Christensen family lived there year round. Well known residents included the illustrator of Buster Brown and A. Douglas Nash, the inventor of the Tiffany glass formula.

Subject : Real estate development; Housing development; Glass art; Buster Brown (Advertising character); Rich people

Relation : Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Annalou Christensen

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: Waldheim, 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 Audacity.; Total running time: 0:02:21

Identifier : aql:20539 christensen_annalou_clip4