Christopher Boles, Full Interview

Collection: Queens College Irish Studies Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Christopher Boles

Date: Time Period: 1940’s-1970’s; 2015-07-07; Interview recorded: July 7, 2015 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder. Dimension: Total running time: 1:21:09

Creator: Christopher Boles interviewed by Eileen Sprague Identifier: aql:23147 boles-christopher-full

Description: Christopher grew up on a rural farm in the Irish country as the youngest of 7 sons. He immigrated to first Toronto to find work, and eventually moved to Queens to meet his brother who owned a bar in Ridgewood. Boles was a bartender for most of his life despite not enjoying the profession. He owned multiple bars in Ridgewood, Woodside, and Manhattan for a period of about 30 years. The interview describes the neighborhood of Woodside and the community of Irish-Americans living together and partaking in social events around the pub.

Title : Christopher Boles, Full Interview

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18449; aql:34144

Creator : Christopher Boles interviewed by Eileen Sprague

Date : Time Period: 1940’s-1970’s; 2015-07-07; Interview recorded: July 7, 2015

Summary/Description : Christopher grew up on a rural farm in the Irish country as the youngest of 7 sons. He immigrated to first Toronto to find work, and eventually moved to Queens to meet his brother who owned a bar in Ridgewood. Boles was a bartender for most of his life despite not enjoying the profession. He owned multiple bars in Ridgewood, Woodside, and Manhattan for a period of about 30 years. The interview describes the neighborhood of Woodside and the community of Irish-Americans living together and partaking in social events around the pub.

Subject : Irish Americans; Bars (Drinking establishments); Emigration and immigration

Relation : Queens College Irish Studies Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Christopher Boles

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Toronto, Ontario; Woodside and Ridgewood, Queens, NY; Manhattan and Queens, NY; Ireland Woodside (New York, N.Y.) Ridgewood (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Toronto (Ont.) Ireland

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder.; Total running time: 1:21:09

Identifier : aql:23147 boles-christopher-full