Code,904006
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Subject,Lydia Crowder
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Date,11/25/17
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Interviewer,Crystal Montgomery
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Abstract,"Lydia Crowder discusses her childhood and her move into Shaker Heights. She discusses her memory growing up wint the Shaker Heights area, including her move from Sutton Road to Milverton Road and the various attractions in the area. "
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Tags,"Shaker Heights, Moreland, Shaker Barricades, Oral History"
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Special Note,
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0,Crystal Montgomery introduces Lydia Grace Crowder.
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1,Discusses growing up with her siblings in the Moreland area. 
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2,Moved to the Shaker area in 1962/1963 before Kennedy was assassinated. Moved into a nice house on Sutton Road. 
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3,Wasn't happy to move from the Glenvile area to Shaker at first because she was doing well on the track team.
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4,Discusses the car dealerships on Chagrin Blvd.
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5,Mentions the Gulf gas station was a regular stop and the attendant pumping the gas for them.
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6,Discusses the car dealerships on Lee Road.
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7,Discusses the service center and having to walk around it after it was built to get to her friends house. 
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8,Mentions that she didn't know about Chelton Park or the cemetary off of Lee Road until she became an adult.
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9,Talks about the change from going to school in Cleveland versus Shaker Heights.
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10,Discusses getting along with the other children but could feel the prejudice from time to time.
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11,Talks about living near synagogues.
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12,Discusses the Shaker Barricades about people being upset about cutting off of the travel through those roads to get into Cleveland. 
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13,Continues to discuss the Shaker Barricade travel concerns.
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14,"Talks about floods that occurred at her house on Sutton Road, talks about her move from Sutton to Milverton. "
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15,"Discusses the construction of Sutton Place, which displaced her family. "
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16,Continues to talk about floods that occurred in the mid 60s. 
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17,Continues to talk about floods that occurred in the mid 60s & the small flood problem once they moved to Milverton. 
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18,Doesn't recall any block parties that happened in the area. 
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19,"Discusses shopping in the Shaker/Lee area at places, such as the Five and Dime."
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20,"Discusses grocery shopping at Heinens, Pick and Pay, and Buy Rite. "
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21,Talks about purchasing penny candy at the store and funeral homes in the area. 
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22,Discusses the bowling alley beyond Lee Road & Chagrin Blvd. 
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23,Continues to discuss the bowling alley as well as living near Louis Stokes. 
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24,Discusses living near Congresswoman Marcia Fudge. 
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25,Discusses the bus system in the Moreland/Mercer area to send children to school to get the ratio of racial balance.
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26,"Went to Woodbury, a Junior High School at the time."
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27,Continues to discuss the bus system in Shaker. Talks about East View Baptist Church. 
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28,Continues to discuss her memories from East View Baptist Church. 
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29,She tried out to be a cheerleader in 1968 and was on the squad at Shaker Heights High. 
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30,Discusses a group at Shaker Heights High that supported the Black Power.
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31,"Continues to discuss this group, who wanted to learn more about black history, and have more black teachers."
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32,Talks about her positive experience in the high school choir. 
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33,Continues to discuss her positive experiene in the high school choir and the extra currircular activities in Shaker.
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34,Discusses the sports she participated in during high school. 
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35,Discusses her positive experience living in Shaker Heights. 
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36,Discusses teaching in Shaker for eighteen years. The interview is over.