Oral history of John Butterworth

Identifier:

4224.ButterworthJohn.AudioInt.11.22.19

Title:

Oral history of John Butterworth

Date:

2019-11-22

Creator:

Butterworth, John

Contributor:

Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily

Description:

John Butterworth has been a neighborhood planner with the City of Charleston Planning Dept. for about four years. In this interview, he speaks about the history of Charlestons West Side in terms of how the citys plans and redlining impacted the neighborhood, the West Side of the present, and the citys plans for the future of the neighborhood. He also shared his personal approach to city planning.Butterworth was interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/

Subject:

Charleston (W. Va.), City planning, Country dancing, Urban renewal, Discrimination in mortgage loans

Rights:

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Location:

Charleston (W. Va.)

Format:

audio/wav

Language:

English

Source:

A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection