Oral history interview with Mary D'Elia, 1986
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- Name
- D'Elia, Mary (Interviewee)
- Zane, Sharon (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Mary D'Elia, 1986
- Abstract
- Background: Childhood in Clinton, description of the neighborhood, building projects; Career: President of Clinton Planning Council, member of Community Board, opposition to Manhattan Plaza, distribution of residents in Manhattan Plaza, Meeting with the Board of Estimate, social problems in the community, isolation of Manhattan Plaza residents, current state of the neighborhood, performing artists in the building, tenant application process, reflection on success of project, current community involvement
- Collection Name
- Manhattan Plaza oral history collection
- Subjects
- High-rise apartment buildings--New York (State); D'Elia, Mary
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1986
- Note (Biographical)
- Community activist
- Note
- Interviewed by Sharon Zane on April 21, 1986
- Note (Provenance)
- Manhattan Plaza, Gift, circa 1990
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 15291997
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-a4kw-h085
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.