Minneapolis Riverfront Redevelopment Oral History Project: Interview with Phillip Handy and Richard Victor

Titles: Minneapolis Riverfront Redevelopment Oral History Project: Interview with Phillip Handy and Richard Victor (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Phillip Handy and Richard Victor were longtime staff members at the Minneapolis Housing and Redevelopment Authority, later the Minneapolis Community Development Agency. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Early riverfront planning, including the successful opposition to plans for I-335; the first idea of riverfront recreation designation for Boom Island and the B. F. Nelson area; Victor Gruen Associates' plan for the East Hennepin commercial area; challenges of redeveloping the Milwaukee Road Depot; the Washburn Crosby Mill fire and redevelopment; restoration of the Gold Medal Flour sign; planning for Chicago Plaza near the new Guthrie Theater.

Dates

• 11/19/2008 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Mack, Linda
• interviewee: Handy, Phillip
• interviewee: Victor, Richard

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 117.11
• Accession Number: AV2009.52.11
• Link to Finding Aid

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minneapolis Riverfront Redevelopment Oral History Project' <OH 117>

Quantity: 1 hour sound disc 15 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 60 minutes length

Subjects

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