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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0066-accs
  • Summary(0:14) The Kentler family -- (1:15) Coming to Red Hook in 1987 -- (1:57) A rough but also a open and diverse neighborhood -- (3:08) The Kentler Gallery -- (3:52) A non-profit organization -- (4:37) Being artists in DUMBO, finding the building in Red Hook -- (5:37) Preserving a historical building -- (6:32) Abandoned buildings in the neighborhood -- (7:26) Artist housing -- (8:59) The state of the building when they moved in -- (10:09) Preparing for Hurricane Sandy -- (11:49) Everybody helping each other -- (12:17) The gallery being a safe haven -- (13:21) Sandy bringing the neighborhood together -- (15:22) Strategies for engaging the community -- (16:55) Photography projects -- (18:17) Trying to be a place for the whole community -- (19:16) Engaging people in visual arts -- (20:28) The Front and the Back -- (21:25) Schools being afraid taking students to the gallery -- (22:09) The importance of breaking fences and bringing people together -- (23:34) Experiencing the neighborhood through taking walks -- (26:31) Getting inspiration from Red Hook -- (29:01) The gentrification issue -- (32:03) Neighborhood changes -- (32:44) Regaining a voice as a community-- (33:40) Building a sustainable neighborhood -- (34:20) Encouraging small businesses -- (36:02) Public art, graffiti and murals -- (37:27) Wanting to make a outdoor sculpture park at an abandoned grain terminal.
  • Date2015-12-01
  • Physical Description1 sound file (40 min.) : digital, WAV
  • CreatorNeal, Florence
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Digital Public Library of AmericaThis item is represented in the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on December 1, 2015, by Naheem Morris at Clocktoer Radio. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
  • SubjectThe Kentler Gallery ; Kentler International Drawing Space ; City Artist Housing ; Benefits ; Flat file ; Red Hook Initiative ; Good Shepherd Services ; Diversity ; Socrates Sculpture Park ; P.S. 15 ; Construction
  • PlaceDUMBO Historic District (New York, N.Y.)Red Hook (New York, N.Y.)
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  • TitleOral history interview with Florence Neal on 2015 December 01.