Name/Title
Interview with Yvonne Tucker [MP4 file]Entry/Object ID
2017.002.012Description
Interview with Yvonne Tucker, who purchased the house at 258 Ashley Avenue through Historic Charleston Foundation's Neighborhood Impact Initiative. Ms. Tucker recalls growing up on the East Side, later moving away, then returning to Elliottborough. After an unsuccessful attempt to purchase a home on Bogard Street through the Charleston Bank Consortium Program, Ms. Tucker believed that she'd never be able to buy a home until sometime later, Historic Charleston Foundation contacted her about its Neighborhood Impact Initiative and offered 258 Ashley Avenue to her. Skeptical at first due to the condition of the house and neighborhood at the time, she purchased the house with assistance from HCF, which also undertook the restoration of the house. Ms. Tucker recalls participating with HCF during the restoration (she interacted mostly with Sean Houlihan and M.E. Van Dyke) and she learned to appreciate preservation. Asked about how the neighborhood has changed since she bought the house, Ms. Tucker states that there is much less crime and that she and her two daughters who grew up in the house feel safe. There are also more local businesses and her job is within walking distance. The downside is that the neighborhood has priced out some homeowners and that a historic house is expensive to maintain.
Despite all the odds stacked against her, Ms. Tucker states that she wouldn't have been able to purchase a home without HCF and that both she and her daughters are proud of their home. "I didn't go looking for a home; a home came looking for me."
Date of interview: March 3, 2016. Interview conducted by Katherine Pemberton (HCF) at Ms. Tucker's home at 258 Ashley Avenue. April Wood (HCF) also present. Richard Almes, videographer.
Recorded as part of HCF's "Changing Neighborhoods" series, made possible in part by grants from the SC Humanities Commission.
Interview: MP4 file : 26:08
B-Roll: MP4 file : 13:28
Digital file (MP4) on MyPassport-OralHistory (external hard drive)Collection
HCF Oral History CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2017.002Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2017)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
Elliottborough, Neighborhood Impact Initiative, Lowcountry Digital Library, Neighborhoods--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--South Carolina--Charleston, Home ownership--South Carolina--Charleston, Tucker, Virginia W.--InterviewsPublication Details
Author
Tucker, Yvonne W.Series
Historic Charleston Foundation Oral History ProjectPublisher
Richard Almes, VideographerPlace Published
City
CharlestonState/Province
South CarolinaCountry
United States of AmericaDate Published
2016Notes
Copy No.: 1Location
Location
Container
See Notes TabBuilding
Digital FileCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
ASHLEY.258.001, ASHLEY.258.002, ASHLEY.258.003, ASHLEY.258.004, ASHLEY.258.005General Notes
Note
Notes: Interview Agreement and Consent Form and Interview Documentation Sheet on Media link.
Includes B-roll footage.
MP3 and MP4 files on MyPassport hard drive.Created By
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May 30, 2017Updated By
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March 30, 2023