Browse Interviews

  • Collection: Detroit Shoreway
  • Subject is exactly "Gordon Square Arcade"
3 total

James Levin interview, 2006

Participants: Levin, James (interviewee) / Souther, Mark (interviewer)
Collection: Detroit Shoreway

In this 2006 interview, James Levin, a founder of Cleveland Public Theater, talks about his early life in Cleveland, especially his love of the Arts-- even while attending law school in Cleveland. In 1979, upon graduating from law school, he moved to New York to become an actor. His experiences in New York, including acting at Cafe La MaMa, inspired him to return to Cleveland in the early 1980s to create a theater for the Cleveland public. While working as a lawyer during the day, he and…

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Matt Zone Interview, 2005

Participants: Zone, Matt (interviewee) / Solecki, Becky (interviewer)
Collection: Detroit Shoreway

In this 2005 interview, Matt Zone, Councilman for Ward 17 of the City of Cleveland, discusses his family's history on the west side of Cleveland and his political career. Zone is a third generation Italian-American. His grandparents came to the Detroit-Shoreway area of Cleveland shortly after WWI ended. His father and mother grew up on West 65th Street and were both Councilpersons for the Ward--from 1960-1982. Matt has been Councilperson for the Ward since 2001. Zone talks about neighborhood…

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