Abstract
In this 2005 interview, William Merriman, a deacon at St. Patrick's Church on Bridge Avenue on the near west side of Cleveland, discusses his involvement with the Ohio City community since beginning to do volunteer work at St. Patrick's in 1969. Mr. Merriman exhibits a wealth of knowledge about the development of Ohio City as an independent city and later as an important neighborhood of Cleveland. He speaks at length about the importance of diversity to Ohio City and how he, through his Church and in other ways, contributes to the Ohio City community. Mr. Merriman also talks about important historic institutions in and near Ohio City, including the YMCA building on Clinton, St. Patrick's Church on Bridge, and the old kosher stockyards near Clark Avenue. He also discusses court-ordered busing and how in the 1970s it damaged existing diversity on the west side of Cleveland.
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Interviewee
Merriman, William (interviewee)
Interviewer
Yanoshik-Wing, Emma (interviewer)
Project
Detroit Shoreway
Date
11-19-2005
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
95 minutes
Recommended Citation
"William Merriman interview, 19 November 2005" (2005). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 955014_999005.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/878
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