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  • Call NumberGEHP_0080
  • Summary"(0:37) Father and grandfather from Germany in WWII -- (1:40) Immigrating to the United States -- (2:47) Trolley barn on Manhattan avenue -- (3:19) Helping father working in warehouse on Dobbin Street -- (5:26) Clothing distribution family business -- (6:46) Staying in the neighborhood -- (7:46) Discussion of Box Street Park -- (10:27) Greenpoint is a safe neighborhood "
  • Date2018-08-14
  • Physical Description1 sound file (11min.) : digital, MP3
  • CreatorHiller, Jeffrey
  • Cite AsGreenpoint Environmental History Project, Brooklyn 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 August 14, 2018, by Acacia Thompson on Box Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded through the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.
  • SubjectUsed clothing industry ; Germany ; World War II ; Newtown Creek (Kings County-New York County, N.Y.) ; Family-owned business enterprises
  • PlaceGreenpoint (New York, N.Y.)
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  • TitleOral history interview conducted with Jeffrey Hiller on 2018 August 14.