Interview with Art Rittenhouse, April 29, 2007

Dublin Core

Title

Subject

Lakewood (Colo.) -- History

World War II, 1939-1945

My Favorite Things Gift Shop

War rationing

Art Rittenhouse

Ray Perkins

Lakewood Elementary School

Radio Station KFEL

United States Armed Forces

IBM

Local history

Description

Art Rittenhouse discusses Lakewood during the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's, focusing on the area around Colfax and Wadsworth and the World War II era. Art Rittenouse talks about the gift shop owned by his family, My Favorite Things on Wadsworth and memories of the West Colfax Fuel & Feed Co. Also discussed: raising rabbits, radio station KFEL, the streetcar stop on 13th and Wadsworth, IBM cards and the early days of computer programming, memories of serving in the United States Armed Forces. Oral history interview recorded by the Lakewood Historical Society;1 streaming sound file (34 min)

Creator

Rittenhouse, D. Arter

Publisher

Jefferson County Public Library, Lakewood, CO

Date

2007-04-29

Contributor

Oliner, Stan

Rights

Format

Reformatted digital

Language

English

Type

Sound;History

Identifier

colwjcpl:210

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Duration

34 min 41 sec

Interviewer

Oliner, Stan

Interviewee

Rittenhouse, D. Arter

Collection

Jeffco Stories

Citation

Rittenhouse, D. Arter , “Interview with Art Rittenhouse, April 29, 2007,” Jeffco Stories, accessed May 5, 2024, https://jeffcostories.omeka.net/items/show/106.