Cleveland Voices Podcast

Center for Public History + Digital Humanities•clevelandvoices.org

Cleveland Voices is a podcast by the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities at Cleveland State University Department of History that combines oral history excerpts from the Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection with new and original commentary and historical interpretation to create a fuller picture of the city's past and present.

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Episodes

Coventry Village, Part One

Welcome to Cleveland Voices episode 3, the first of a two-part series examining the development of Coventry Village. The episode begins in 1890 with Patrick Calhoun gazing from Lake View Cemetery over the land that he would help develop into Cleveland Heights. It culminates in the late 1960s during Coventry’s Summer of Love. List of Oral Histories (in order of appearance): Dave Woldman clevelandvoices.org/items/show/3034 Allen Rapoport clevelandvoices.org/items/show/3035 Frank Gerlak clevelandvo...

Nov 15, 2018•42 min•Ep. 3

Detroit Shoreway, Part Two

Welcome to the second entry in our two-part series exploring the development of the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. The episode begins in the late-twentieth century – a time of neighborhood uncertainty. It culminates in a discussion about gentrification and the current state of Detroit Shoreway. Written and produced by Sarah Nemeth, Graduate Student of History at Cleveland State University. Thanks to This Moment In Black History for letting us use their song "Pollen Count" (from the album "Public...

May 18, 2018•39 min•Ep. 2

Detroit Shoreway, Part One

Welcome to the first episode of the Cleveland Voices podcast, and the first entry in our two-part series exploring the development of the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. The episode begins in the late nineteenth century – a time of neighborhood growth and prosperity. It culminates in the late twentieth century with the neighborhood at a breaking point. Written and produced by Sarah Nemeth, Graduate Student of History. A Special Thanks to This Moment In Black History for letting us use their song ...

Mar 22, 2018•33 min•Ep. 1

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