Category: neighborhood life
Walking the Walk
“In order for us to help the city grow, we have to be here to be a part of the city.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Walking The Walk Produced by Rebecca Werner...
Down the Block
"Grade school was good; y'know, everybody got along, and then they started to have fights in Tolleston park."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Down The Block This story is part of our Flight...
Stick and Stay
“You know, they kept saying to you, ‘Why are you doing it? Why are you doing it?’ But the two of you said, ‘It’s the right thing.’”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Stick...
Here in Gary
"I wouldn't want to live any other place." https://youtu.be/AvQX1E-zhog Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one...
Didn’t Want Us To Grow Up Thinking the World Was Terrible
“The type of things my parents experienced, the type of racism was very interesting… it’s something my mother’s never really wanted to talk about.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Didn't Want Us To...
The Blizzard
“We worked very hard to really maintain our relationships with our neighbors.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · The Blizzard Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission...
Vibrant, Vital, Crazy Place to Live
“Gary had taught him more about love and hate and life and death than he could have learned anywhere else.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Vibrant, Vital, Crazy Place To Live Produced by...
It Was a Pretty Heady Time
"As far as the mood in the neighborhood, I don’t remember talking or hearing about a lot of people that were steadfast saying, ‘Hey, I’m gonna stay here and stick it out.’" [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/288422686" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] ...
Strong Block Club
“Even though we’ve had change in homeownership, the neighborhood is still viable in 2016.”
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Strong Block Club Produced by Sydney Jarol with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national...