Interview with Doug Victor

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Abstract:: Doug Victor touches on the history of the Elmwood Neighborhood of Providence and some of the urban ponds in Providence, focusing on the problem of runoff as a historical problem. He describes his particular neighborhood in Elmwood, some of the recurring social equity problems and since the 1970’s, and his role in the neighborhood as a social and environmental justice advocate and as a homesteader. He talks about some of the neighborhood projects and responses to social equity problems and to runoff. He talks about the Elmwood Neighborhood and South Providence in terms of cultural difference and social and ethnic difference. He briefly describes his relationship to the Urban Pond Procession. During and after his interview, he talks about a need to record and interview the remnants of holdovers from the new, landed owner class, which developed in South Providence in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Notes:: 103 Princeton Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island. 02907.; Other person/people mentioned in interview: Senator Juan Pichardo

"Interview with Doug Victor" (2013). Mashapaug Pond. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:317753/

Mashapaug Pond

Mashapaug Pond and Reservoir Triangle Collection This collection contains oral history interviews, images, and research materials gathered by Brown University students. The project seeks to uncover personal stories related to the natural, social, and cultural history of Mashapaug Pond (Providence, …
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