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Interview with Claude Goldstein |
Publication/Creation:
- 2008-07-02
Creators and Contributors:
- Fuentes, Gabrielle (interviewer)
Description:
- Abstract:
- "Claude Goldstein was born on June 10, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts. He later moved to Baltimore because his father, a professor, received an offer to teach at Johns Hopkins. Mr. Goldstein attended college in California and afterwards moved back to the east coast. He first moved to Providence in 1990. Mr. Goldstein was drawn to Providence because of the local music scene, the "historic nature of the city" and its affordability. In 1993, he bought the house on 179 Power Street that he now lives in. In the interview, Mr. Goldstein shares his opinions about the neighborhood and what it means to be a "Fox Pointer." He sees himself as a "Fox Pointer" and defines it as someone who lives in the geographic area called Fox Point. He discusses the changes the neighborhood has gone through since he first moved there and the role Brown University has played in it. Mr. Goldstein sees the neighborhood as a diverse community with a "mix of students and homeowners." Mr. Goldstein is on the board of the Fox Point Neighborhood Association and has been a part of the association since it’s beginnings. During much of the interview he talks about what brought him to the organization and what he has gained from it. He enjoys being a member because it allows him to meet people of differing opinions. During his time with the association the issues of on-street parking and the development of the waterfront have been major issues. Mr. Goldstein is currently in the process of opening two businesses in Fox Point, a restaurant on Ives Street and a bar on Wickenden Street. In addition to these businesses, Mr. Goldstein rents out his properties to tenants who are mostly students from Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Mr. Goldstein plans to stay in Fox Point and is excited to see how the neighborhood develops. "
Subject Headings:
- Goldstein, Claude
Genre(s)
- oral histories