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Storefront Survivors / Raw Materials
Title: Grandpop’s Mom and Pop A Store That Once Was interview: Owners biography Ralph’s → grandpa named it after himself to take ownership of it Chambers street store — 1968 rented the store Building – two different stores … Continue reading
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Storefront Survivors – Draft
Problems uploading audio for interview with Thyme Natural Market Oral History 1: Li-Lac Interview Transcription Noah: So, can you first just tell us your name? Elena: It’s Elena. N: Elena? So how long have you been working in … Continue reading
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
In 1907, Joel Russ, a Jewish immigrant from Galicia, Poland, arrived in New York. He peddled schmaltz herring (Yiddish for herring caught just before spawning) for a living from a pushcart on Orchard Street. At the time, the Lower East Side was … Continue reading
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Khan’s Tutorial is tutoring center located on 73rd St in Jackson Heights. Jackson Heights is a hyper-diverse area, where immigrants from South and South East Asia, Latin America, and South America are landing. This diversity gives a business, like Khan’s … Continue reading
The Story of Koreatown
Researching BCD Tofu House’s history was rather difficult. There was only one article I stumbled upon from 2008 in the New York Times database that discussed the franchise’s extension to Manhattan and the kinds of food it serves. So, rather … Continue reading
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Using the investigate NYC website, I found out that between 1936 to 1941 and then again in the 1980s, the Department of Finance took a picture of every building and house in every one of the five boroughs. I was … Continue reading
Looking Forward, Looking Back: The Area of MJ88 and K.H. Chung’s Martial Arts Academy
I think the most interesting thought that I came across in my research was the talk about the prominence of ethnicity and language in businesses. I already know that many of the businesses on K.H. Chong’s Martial Arts Academy and … Continue reading
Looking Forward, Looking Back at Bayside
Pesso’s Italian Ices is located in Bayside, Queens, a well known upper-middle class neighborhood. It’s been serving cold treats to residents in the neighborhood since 2004. After the owner, Gidon Pesso decided he wanted to make and serve ice cream, … Continue reading
Looking Forward, Looking Back
When speaking with Eric, the store manager of Court Pastry Shop, he particularly described an instance when a Black-American woman had come to the bakery to simply express her gratitude for the kindness and equity she was met with when … Continue reading
Looking Forward, Looking Back – The History of Ralph’s
Ralph’s discount store, located on 95 chambers street, first opened in 1968. This store was owned by Ralph Mizrahi, who unfortunately passed away in March of 2016. All information gathered is from first hand stories that my grandfather Ralph Mizrahi … Continue reading
