Appendix C
Interview Journal
IRB #6930
1/23/2012 – Seminole Height Community Garden seed exchange. Growers involved in the Seminole Heights Community Garden and various Seminole Heights social gardening clubs were asked about the neighborhood and why community gardening was successful.
1/30/2012 – Interview with R.H. and M.H., first time homebuyers in the Seminole Heights neighborhood. They are concerned with the small size of their home but enjoy the cultural and commercial opportunities in the area.
2/1/2012 – Email interview with lifelong Seminole Heights resident D. H. who celebrates the rejuvenation of local commercial areas and the growing number of young families in the neighborhood.
2/2/2012 – Interviewed S. C.. Subject worked in the home lending industry for 25 years and worked for banks, correspondent lenders and builders.
2/7/2012 – Phone interview with M. D., homeowner in Cross Creek area. M.D. worries about the growing population of renters and transient families drawn to the multi-family housing and is concerned with security.
2/10/2012 – Interview with M. S., President of the Carrollwood Civic Association. Discussed the history of Carrollwood and the reasons he feels the neighborhood not only retains residents for so long but attract ‘legacy’ residents in the form of children and grandchildren of homeowners that buy homes in the area.