Identifier,991003
Interviewee,Betty Woods
Date,6/13/14
Interviewer,Julie Gabb
Abstract,"Betty Woods was born in Maryland, and moved to Cleveland at the age of 5. She grew up on Hampton Ave. in Glenville, as well as raising her family in Glenville as well. She worked for the city of Cleveland as a secretary for over 30 years. She had her children attend Catholic schools rather than the local Glenville schools, but as of today, her children still live in Cleveland neighborhoods, such as Collinwood."
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Tags,"Glenville, City of Cleveland, Hampton Ave., Discrimination"
Special Notes,
0,"START OF INTERVIEW, born in Maryland, worked for City of Cleveland for over 30 years"
1,"Left Maryland at age 5, parents moved to Cleveland because of work"
2,"Father worked at tubing company, lived in Glenville 1959-onward"
3,Apartment/buying a home
4,"Bought a home once family grew, various living situations"
5,"Started working in 1965, took a break in 1970, started working again years after"
6,"Secretary for the air pollution control, grew up as a child on Hampton Ave., went to Empire Jr. High"
7,"Attended John Hay High School, neighborhood description of Hampton"
8,Visited Maryland at age 14
9,"Going on train to visit Maryland, train station on e. 55th"
10,Visiting Maryland cont.
11,"Visiting Maryland cont., differences in technology"
12,"Visiting Maryland cont., kerosene lamps"
13,Discrimination in Maryland movie theater
14,"Discrimination cont., lack of discrimination in Cleveland"
15,"Racial makeup in neighborhood, white flight"
16,Neighborhood cont.
17,"Community involvement, raising a family"
18,Helped Carl Stokes campaign
19,"Parks and picnics, carnival at Fairport Harbor"
20,"Downtown, different work locations"
21,"May Company, Tower City"
22,"May Company, Hough Bakery"
23,"Hough Bakery cont., downtown for Christmas, Mr. Jingaling"
24,"Downtown shopping, various stores"
25,"Discount stores - Jupiter, Woolworth's, nickel stores"
26,"Lunch counters in department stores, Ice Follies"
27,"Convention centers, Home and Garden show"
28,Front Row Theatre
29,"Front Row Theatre cont., Ice Follies cont., "
30,"Playhouse Square, Lakefront"
31,"Lakefront cont., Euclid Beach, Puritas Spring Park"
32,Puritas Spring Park cont.
33,"Puritas Spring Park cont., leisure as an adult"
34,"Reunion, school"
35,"School, uniforms, John Hay"
36,"School sports, dances, sock hops"
37,"Typing classes, John Hay"
38,"John Hay cont., reputation of John Hay"
39,"Getting to John Hay (bus), transportation around city, Gold Coast"
40,"Visiting other neighborhoods for work, taking the bus for work/clubs"
41,"Social club, dance clubs"
42,Cabaret
43,"Cabaret cont., dances"
44,"Grocery shopping, Central Market"
45,"Central Market cont., Kroeger's, A&P"
46,"Pick-N-Pay, Top Value stamps"
47,Top Value/Eagle stamps
48,"Stamps cont., Eating out"
49,"Chinese restaurant  - The State, Art's Seafood, Church"
50,"Catholic church, Morningstar, Catholic school education"
51,"Catholic school cont., Cleveland schools"
52,"Education background, Glenville riots"
53,Riots cont.
54,"Riots cont.,  105th St. Businesses closing"
55,Glenville businesses closing after riots/shootout
56,Glenville then and now
57,"Glenville then and now cont., rental properties"
58,"Rentals cont., safety"
59,"Drug problem in Glenville, crime"
60,Cleveland as a place to live
61,"Cleveland cont., Glenville"
62,"Homeowners in Glenville, other neighborhoods in Cleveland"
63,"Glenville now,  END OF INTERVIEW"
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