Sherril Paul Interview, 2005

Sherril Paul moved to Cleveland at an early age and as she grew up began to volunteer leading walking tours around Cleveland's Playhouse Square theatres. In 1982 she bought Best Conventions, a company that did walking tours and bus tours around Cleveland. She raised money to buy Lolly the Trolley's and in 1985 Trolley Tours of Cleveland began. In this 2005 interview she describes the process of starting the company and what they do for the city now. She also recounts some of her favorite experiences running the tours. She also mentions the changes in the city and how that has affected the tours.

Participants: Paul, Sherril (interviewee) / Kiehl, Nicole (interviewer)
Collection: History 311: Introduction to Public History
Institutional Repository: Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection

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