Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of items collected by Samuel B. Clark. It is comprised primarily of advertising and programs from Gaslight Square businesses and programs from lectures and performances about Gaslight Square decades after its demise. The items date from circa 1962 to 2005 with the following date gaps: 1968-1974, 1976-1990, 1992-1993, and 1995-2000. The collection is arranged alphabetically by title/topic. Only two items in the collection...

Scope and Contents The Samuel B. Clark Gaslight Square Collection contains 58 photographs collected by Clark that document Gaslight Square before, during, and after its heyday as a premier entertainment district. Photographs taken while the neighborhood was a popular destination show customers and entertainers at Montileone’s Café Espresso, Three Fountains, and other establishments, as well as interior and exterior views of Montileone’s and several street views showing various businesses. Photographs taken...

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Gaslight Square Oral History Project (5 pg.) briefly summarizes the interviews conducted during the project, provides technical notes on the recordings, and interview numbers. Interviewees include: Charles (Lady Charles) Perrine, Jorge Martinez, Jack Carl, Ed Bishop, Singleton Palmer, Chris King, Al Murphy, Nora McDermott, Myron and Becky Levy, Bobby Betts, and Jack Parker.