DARE Interview : Hollywood, California; Primary Informant CA184

Fieldworker

Ruff, Dale

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• CA184: White; female; age: 27 (young); education: college; community type: urban
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: CA184 (2:56)
• Full Interview (Tape 0157-S1).
• Content:
• 00:15 Hollywood in the old days—small, somewhat rural town. Why people like her grandparents moved there
• 05:30 How her parents met after high school, living with father in military during and after WWII
• 08:50 Racial diversity and friction in area, influx of minority middle class
• 13:50 Influx of long-haired young people seeking non-family neighborhoods
• 16:00 Expects Hollywood to disintegrate because of the prevalence of rental properties. Describes a murder that happened in front of her house
• 23:50 Arthur the Rat
• 26:30 Tape end