Code,914001
Subject,Jim Shipman
Date ,
Interviewer,
Abstract,"Jim Shipman is a life-long resident of Cleveland and in this interview he relates some of his experiences with downtown. Of particular note is the stories he relates to going to baseball games and rock concerts at Municipal Stadium, The Agora Theater, and The Hulabaloo Scene off of Lorain Ave. on the west side."
Tags,
Special Notes,At the 3:11 minute mark the recording jumps to a completely different interview for around a minute. At the 12:45 minute mark the audio is compromised for the rest of the recording.
Minutes,
0,"Lived in Cleveland all his life and he is 54. Outside time that he was in the army he has lived here his whole life. Was a regular at the stadium. ""Was a cheap place to go , a nice afternoon to spend."" Used to shop for shoes at Reagle's and John Hardy's in the 60s. "
1,"Used to get downtown using the rapid. ""Didn't have to worry about getting mugged or anything."" Downtown was entertainment and also practically used as well."
2,"Rapid was cheap and the food was cheap. Compared to now where it is over-priced, you can't use it as regularly now."
3,Can't remember admission but it was cheap enough for teenagers to attend multiple times a week. *Skips to different interviews* 
4,"Saw all the major bands of the 60s and 70s at Municipal Stadium. Santana, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. "
5,"Usually a good ten bands per show with a few headliners. ""A good long afternoon of rock."" Concerts were relatively cheap too. Stadium would be packed. "
6,Few fights occasionally but overall pretty peaceful. Affordable and you could see a wide arrange of entertainment. Fred Harvey Pavillion in Terminal Tower descibed. Got pizza from there.
7,"Would get off and explore were they kept the old Shaker Rapid trains. Outside of Terminal Tower was crazy, lots of people. Not a lot of people living downtown."
8,Downtown was more about shopping. Lived on W.159th off of Lorain Ave. Went downtown for school shopping. Didn't like this because he was with his mom. Sterling and Higbee's mentioned.
9,"He and brothers would get clothes from ""second-quality stores."" They sold popular clothes with minor defects. Would run around the Arcade. "
10,Went to the top of Terminal Tower a couple of times. Spent quite a bit of time downtown. Used to go to the Agora too.
11,"The Agora was great. ""We were young, there was lots of people, our kind of music, big crowds, smoking pot, it was fun."" Describes the ""Hullabaloo Scene"" on the west side."
12,"Description of ""Hullabaloo Scene"" continued. Jim didn't really drive much.  End of Interview *Audio Compromised*"
13,*Audio Compromised*
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