Laurie Greenwald, Clip 2: Parkway Village, 1960-2012
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Laurie Greenwald
Date: Time Period: 1960 - 2012; 2012-02-01; Interview recorded: February 1 2012
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and SoundStudio. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:04:25
Creator: Laurie Greenwald interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20561 greenwald_laurie_clip2
Description: Ms. Greenwald moved to Parkway Village in the early 1960's when she was five years old. The development was originally build as housing for workers at the United Nations when it was located at Lake Success. People from all over the world have always lived in Parkway Village, at first due to the United Nations and later as it became home to new immigrants of diverse backgrounds. In the early years of its existence, the only people of color who were allowed to live in Parkway Village were employees at the United Nations. African Americans only began to move into the neighborhood in the late 1970's. Ms. Greenwald describes the area as a safe place to raise children.
Creator :
Laurie Greenwald interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1960 - 2012; 2012-02-01; Interview recorded: February 1 2012
Summary/Description :
Ms. Greenwald moved to Parkway Village in the early 1960's when she was five years old. The development was originally build as housing for workers at the United Nations when it was located at Lake Success. People from all over the world have always lived in Parkway Village, at first due to the United Nations and later as it became home to new immigrants of diverse backgrounds. In the early years of its existence, the only people of color who were allowed to live in Parkway Village were employees at the United Nations. African Americans only began to move into the neighborhood in the late 1970's. Ms. Greenwald describes the area as a safe place to raise children.
Subject :
United Nations
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: Parkway Village, Jamaica, Queens, NY Jamaica (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and SoundStudio.; Total running time: 0:04:25
Identifier :
aql:20561 greenwald_laurie_clip2
Rights Notice
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.
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.
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