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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0227-accs
  • TitleOral history interview conducted with Rose Cassius on 2018 April 27.
  • Summary(0:17) Moving to Marine Park -- (2:30) Being involved in children activities and Marine park community association -- (3:09) Activities for senior citizens -- (4:40) Neighborhood changes -- (5:47) The senior center at Marine Park -- (6:15) House prices -- (6:46) Commuting to Manhattan to work as a nurse -- (8:36) The Brooklyn revival -- (10:51) Brooklyn changes and gentrification -- (13:08) Coaching and playing volleyball -- (14:30) An aging community -- (16:15) Advice for people coming to Brooklyn.
  • Date2018-04-27
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Physical Description1 sound file (17 min.) : digital, MP3
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on April 27, 2018, by Johan Norberg at Brooklyn College. 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.
  • CreatorCassius, Rose
  • SubjectRetirement ; Volunteers ; Orthodox judaism ; Gentrification ; Volleyball ; Housing ; Senior centers ; Youth development ; Commuting ; Brooklyn Museum ; Brooklyn Academy of Music ; Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  • PlaceMidwood (New York, N.Y.)Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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