Seymour Schwartz, Clip 1: Briarwood
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Seymour Schwartz
Date: Time Period: 1953 - 2015; 2015-10-16; Interview recorded: October 16 2015
Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:05:48
Creator: Seymour Schwartz interviewed by Anna Lacson
Identifier: aql:22059 schwartz-seymour-clip1
Description: As president of the Briarwood Community Association, Sey Schwartz is determined to give Briarwood its own identity. His efforts recently culminated in the renaming of the local subway station from “Briarwood/Van Wyck” to, simply, “Briarwood.” Briarwood is now on the map – officially. It is seen on all subway maps, the station name, real estate listings, etc. Briarwood now has its own post office and its own library. Before the Association, none of these existed. When the Schwartzes arrived in 1953, it was still pretty raw; between his home and Queens Borough Hall was undeveloped land. This included what are now Hoover-Manton Park and Archbishop Molloy High School – “all that was undeveloped green grass.”
Creator :
Seymour Schwartz interviewed by Anna Lacson
Date :
Time Period: 1953 - 2015; 2015-10-16; Interview recorded: October 16 2015
Summary/Description :
As president of the Briarwood Community Association, Sey Schwartz is determined to give Briarwood its own identity. His efforts recently culminated in the renaming of the local subway station from “Briarwood/Van Wyck” to, simply, “Briarwood.” Briarwood is now on the map – officially. It is seen on all subway maps, the station name, real estate listings, etc. Briarwood now has its own post office and its own library. Before the Association, none of these existed. When the Schwartzes arrived in 1953, it was still pretty raw; between his home and Queens Borough Hall was undeveloped land. This included what are now Hoover-Manton Park and Archbishop Molloy High School – “all that was undeveloped green grass.”
Subject :
Neighborhoods; Briarwood Community Association
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Briarwood, Queens, NY Briarwood (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:05:48
Identifier :
aql:22059 schwartz-seymour-clip1
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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