Orestes Gonzalez, Full Interview

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Orestes Gonzalez

Date: Time Period: 1950's - 2019; 2019-01-22; Interview recorded: January 22, 2019 Material: Digital audio recording made using unknown digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:59:02

Creator: Orestes Gonzalez interviewed by Fran Kipnis Identifier: aql:34035 gonzalez-orestes-full

Description: Orestes Gonzalez was born in Cuba and migrated to the US in 1961. He predominantly lived in Miami, Texas and New York. An architect, he started buying up properties in Long Island City in 1991 and would fix them up. He loves the diversity of Queens and believes it’s something to cherish. Is active in the LIC arts community and part of the Court Square Civic Association.

Title : Orestes Gonzalez, Full Interview

Collection : aql:20455; aql:34077

Creator : Orestes Gonzalez interviewed by Fran Kipnis

Date : Time Period: 1950's - 2019; 2019-01-22; Interview recorded: January 22, 2019

Summary/Description : Orestes Gonzalez was born in Cuba and migrated to the US in 1961. He predominantly lived in Miami, Texas and New York. An architect, he started buying up properties in Long Island City in 1991 and would fix them up. He loves the diversity of Queens and believes it’s something to cherish. Is active in the LIC arts community and part of the Court Square Civic Association.

Subject : Industrial districts; Neighborhoods; Artists; Real estate development; Long Island City Artists Inc.

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Orestes Gonzalez

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

Coverage : Locations discussed: Long Island City, Queens, NY Long Island City (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using unknown digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:59:02

Identifier : aql:34035 gonzalez-orestes-full