Abstract
Patty Schwalbach grew up in Akron in the 1950s-70s and returned in 2005 after 25 years in Los Angeles. She describes her work in the late 1970s in the Akron housing department and the condition of Akron's Cascade Locks Park at that time. She discusses how a man named Pete Ramnytz was the first to see Cascade Locks' potential. Upon Schwalbach's return to Akron, she became involved in the effort to save the Mustill Store. She relates the history of the canal and lock system and shares her thoughts on the growing public appreciation of that history.
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Interviewee
Schwalbach, Patty (interviewee)
Interviewer
Yaxley, Rhonda (interviewer)
Project
Rivers Roads and Rails 2008
Date
6-24-2008
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
55 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Patty Schwalbach Interview, 2008" (2008). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 517047.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/102
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