Interviewer's Name
Date called/interviewed
Interviewee's Name
Interviewee's Address
Interviewee's Phone

 
 
 

Interviewee's background history
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Boundaries of the area
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Subareas within the area
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Predominant types of people living/working/playing there (ethnic, class, age, occupation, families/non-families, etc.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Where people come from (move within the area/from outside/where from/etc.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Types of housing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dominant firms/companies/stores/businesses there (Realtors, contractors, employers; groceries, drugstores, hardware, bars, doctors, other stores);

Where does resident (or neighbors) go in the neighborhood to shop: groceries, drugstore, hardware, theater, restaurants, gifts, cards, etc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Neighborhood/subneighborhood activities (routine or otherwise); their involvement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Where/how often people go outside for entertainment/community activities: whether the neighborhood is self-contained
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Schools in the area/whether their children go to school in the area (if not, where?)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Churches in the area/whether they go to church/temple/place of worship in the area (if not, where?)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Changes in the area: particular time periods, particular types of changes, good/bad changes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Vision for what would make a better neighborhood, in terms of community
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

How does she/he develop a sense of community?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Anything I missed?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References for future oral history interviews