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/3034Allen Rapoport clevelandvoices.org/items/show/3035Frank Gerlak clevelandvoices.org/items/show/3033Joanne Lewis clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2434Clara Rankin clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2271Ruth Dancyger clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2372Tommy Fello clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2277Steve Presserclevelandvoices.org/items/show/2285Russell Baron clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2424George Fitzpatrick clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2257Allen Peskin clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2649Chris Roy clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2867Violet Frayne clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2287Larry Beam clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2279Dennis Coughlin clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2272Doris Allen clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2427Sura Sevastopoulos clevelandvoices.org/items/show/2426Written and produced by Sarah Nemeth, Research Associate at Cleveland State University.
Thanks to the band This Moment in Black History for letting us use their song "Pollen Count" (from the album "Public Square") as the music in this episode. Their music is available on your favorite streaming service and at discerning independent record stores.
Special thanks to the project staff who narrated the supplementary audio for this episode (in order of appearance):
Sara SprouseToni BerryCory SprouseDavid NicolaiNatalie Neale]]>