Code,920004,
Subject,James P Mancino,
Date,3/6/2008,
Abstract,"James Mancino born South Euclid 1939, discusses growing up in South Euclid, importance of trolley and rapid transit and travelling to shopping area at E. 105th and Euclid.  Describes Mawbee's delicatessen. Mancino remembers sledding in the Cultural Gardens.  Mancino remembers Hough area as mixed raciallly, notes Lithuanian population.  Reflects on decline of Hough area and effect of white flight in the 1960's.  Mancio was chief legal council for city of Cleveland during Glenville riots, was personally present in the riot area with the demolition team. Lessons learned from 1966 riots; ""get burning buildings down and out of the way.""  He describes the experience and the feeling of fear. Media not allowed in area by order of Mayor. Police were told not to make arrests, mayor walked streets himself trying to calm situation down. He tells of conflict with national guardsman and confrontation with rioter.  Photos he took were given to city office and have disappeared, ""someone never wanted it to come out."" Describes contrast in social mixing before and after riots. Nightclubs in area had been racially mixed and included top entertainers. Describes several cases involving urban renewal legal battles;Sayer Case, Murray Hill properties. Mancino's job involved documenting properties affected.  Mancino describes Carl Stokes, as he personally knew him. Carl Stokes was ""a rare individual,"" and when he walked through the door ""it was like electricity.""  Lessons learned from urban renewal.  Cleveland schools provided good education in the 1950's.  Ends with description of downtown shopping.",
Interviewer,Matthew Ferraton,
Special Notes,,
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0,Introduction,
1,Trolly system/Rapid: could go anywhere in the city,
2,"E.105th: shopping center, other shopping centers modelled after it. Had two levels",
3,"E.105th shopping center: had theaters, Florshiem shoe store, Buster Brown's, # of men's stores",
4,Mawbee's Restaurant & delicatessen there since mid 50s; attracted people from all over city,
5,Cultural Gardens,
6,Cultural Gardens during childhood; Ansel and Talbot Rd area during childhood.,
7,Hough Ave description / discussion; area intergrated,
8,"Hough area: description / reasons for change in neighborhood, ethnic make-up",
9,"Hough area: decline; people were ""running away""; speculators giving up Hough area properties",
10,Hough Ave bakeries; large Lithuanian population,
11,Glenville riots: description,
12,"Glenville riots: ""scary""; Mancino led demolition team into riot area",
13,Glenville riots: photograph description; mayor ordered no media in riot area,
14,"Glevnille riots: National Guard patrols; ordered to ""just let people riot""",
15,"Glenville riots: all films / still photography taken ""disappeared"", somenone ""never wanted it to come out""",
16,"Glenville riots: Team assembled for riots, Mancino recalls personal story; conflict with National Guard",
17,Mancino describes riot photograph in detail,
18,Glenville riots: Mancino tells personal story about encounter with a rioter,
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20,"Glenville area: description of entertainment; ""Black & Tan"" clubs; 55th & Woodland",
21,"riot in 60s ""changed everthing""; social mixing ""went to hell""",
22,description of typical nightclubs,
23,Sayer Case,
24,Urban Renewal: how Sayer Case developed; East Woodland Project part of litigation,
25,Saved city from bankruptcy; described Urban Renewal program,
26,Urban Renewal: Mancino describes process,
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28,University-Euclid Project; 20 families from Murray Hill filed lawsuit against city; Mancino filled counter claim,
29,Glenville riots: description of buildings during riot,
30,Glevnille riots: Mancino discussed responsiblities as chief legal council,
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36,Celebrezze Administration: subway project for downtown Cleveland,
37,Carl Stokes: Mancino knew him personally; describes him,
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39,Urban Renewal: Mancino discusses lessons learned from it,
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41,Cleveland education: description during 50s-60s,
42,Brush High School: during 1950s; description of downtown department stores,
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