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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0235-accs
  • Summary(0:16) Moving from Pacific Street to Fort Greene -- (1:13) Schools and parks -- (2:30) A Puerto Rican neighborhood -- (3:10) Living in the house of an old funeral home -- (4:12) Schools in Fort Greene -- (4:54) Hanging out in the Bronx -- (5:29) Going into service at 18 -- (6:00) Being stationed in Thailand -- (7:14) Difficulties finding work in Brooklyn -- (7:39) Working at a parking lot -- (8:55) Moving to the Wyckoff projects -- (10:15) Living with brother with alcohol and drug problem -- (11:11) Changes in the neighborhood -- (11:45) Working at an chinese store -- (12:22) Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump -- (13:15) The blackouts -- (15:15) The subway series -- (16:14) The 80’s -- (17:02) Leaving the catholic church and becoming born again baptist -- (19:41) Going to Recovery House of Worship -- (20:20) The parades in Crown Heights -- (21:43) Increasing rents and prices for food -- (22:19) Positive changes in Brooklyn -- (23:23) Fort Greene Park area changes -- (25:44) The killing of Cuomo aide Carey W. Gabay.
  • Date2018-09-10
  • Physical Description1 sound file (26 min.) : digital, MP3
  • CreatorPlaud, John
  • 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 September 10, 2018, by Johan Norberg at the Central library. 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.
  • SubjectPuerto Rican families--New York (State)--New York ; Advertising fliers ; Homeless persons ; Rent ; Housing ; United States. Air Force ; Thailand ; North Carolina ; Chinatown (New York, N.Y.) ; State Street ; Unemployment ; Parking lots ; Wyckoff Projects ; Clinton, Hillary Rodham ; Trump, Donald, 1946- ; New York times ; Electrical power failures ; Pillage ; Crime ; World Series (Baseball) ; New York Yankees (Baseball team) ; Pennsylvania Dutch ; Marijuana ; Alcohol ; Smoking ; Drugs ; Tennis courts ; Baptist converts ; Catholic Church ; Cuomo, Andrew Mark, 1957-
  • PlaceBoerum Hill (New York, N.Y.)Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)Fort Greene Park (New York, N.Y.)
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  • TitleOral history interview conducted with John Plaud on 2018 September 10.