Community development, Urban
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Mildred Tillotson, August 14, 2013
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Abstract
Mildred Murphy was born in 1929, her husband Tom Tillotson was born in 1919. Mildred grew up near Franklin and Orchard, Tom grew up near Roosevelt and Albion. Mildred went to Franklin School until her brother lost vision in one eye and her mother moved all her children to St. Teresa’s in downtown Boise. Mildred enjoyed downtown, but also spent some time up on the Bench. She married Tom sometime after WWII and they moved to the Tillotson acreage on Albion. As a young family Mildred and Tom...
Dates:
August 14, 2013
Pug Ostling , July 15, 2015
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Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.
Dates:
July 15, 2015
Ralph McAdams , September 22, 2009 and October 9, 2009
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Abstract
Ralph McAdams served on Boise City Council from 1974 to 1985 during the heyday of urban renewal in Boise. The local government and business leaders were intent on bringing a mall to the downtown and did not consider any other real alternative to redevelopment. McAdams served up to the point when the mall was approved to move to the suburbs, effectively ending the most controversial urban renewal project that Boise had.In two interviews with Brandi Burns on September 22 and...
Dates:
September 22, 2009 and October 9, 2009
Richard Eardley, September 16, 2009, September 23, 2009, and September 19, 2011
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Richard Eardley served on the Boise City Council for one term from 1970-1974, and as mayor for three terms from 1974-1986. In an interview with Brandi Burns on September 16, 2009, Richard Eardley discusses his childhood in Baker, Oregon, his career in journalism and radio, what led to his interest in city government, and the issues he worked on as a councilmember and mayor. He describes how the nonpartisanship of local government changed after the Kempthorne administration, what...
Dates:
September 16, 2009, September 23, 2009, and September 19, 2011
Robert "Bob" Curtis and Kristin Curtis Fry , December 12, 2013
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Robert “Bob” Curtis, Jr. and his daughter, Kristin Curtis Fry, are descendants of the family that purchased land on the Bench and named Curtis Road. Bob was born September 22, 1922, growing up in a house on Orchard until it was demolished and replaced with a commercial building. He attended Franklin School, and his mother, Irma Curtis, was the school’s cook. Kristin and her brother attended elementary school at Franklin School as well. Bob and Kristin discuss growing up on the Bench, and how...
Dates:
December 12, 2013
Russell Relyea , October 19, 2013
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Abstract
Russell Relyea was interviewed on October 19, 2013. Relyea detailed various homeowners and neighborhoods on the Boise Bench during the 1950s. He also relayed which schools he went to and how he drove a Model T Ford to Boise High School. Relyea provided information about the different grocery stores in the area, details about his family’s mortuary business, and how the Bench has changed since he lived there. He also explained how the valley has changed with the construction of Lucky Peak dam...
Dates:
October 19, 2013
Sara Baker , September 9, 2010 and September 14, 2010
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Abstract
Sara Baker served on the council from the 1980s into the first year of the 2000s. Her time on the council spanned: a renewed vigor to develop downtown; how to approach new growth on the outskirts of Boise; and the surplus of funds during the 1990s that allowed for neighborhood reinvestment and an increase in city services.In two interviews with Brandi Burns on September 9 and 14, 2010, Sara Baker discusses her experience as a member of Boise City Council. She describes the state...
Dates:
September 9, 2010 and September 14, 2010