Leonard Pannagio Interview: March 20, 1984

In the 1980s, Newport Historical Society staff began the "Neighborhoods of Newport" oral history project, which recorded the personal reminiscences of Newport locals who resided in each of the city's six major neighborhoods: Bellevue Avenue/Ocean Drive; Broadway /West Broadway; The Fifth Ward; Historic Hill; Kay Street/ Catherine Street/Old Beach Road; The Point.
In this interview, Leonard Pannagio of Old Beach Road discusses the Navy pullout, tourism, prohibition, and the decline of Newport as a Summer Colony. Panaggio wrote a book called "Portrait of Newport" published in 1969 and has written many other articles about Newport for magazines and newspapers.
The digitization of this collection in 2023 was made possible through a generous donation by the Todd and Lisa Stuart Foundation.