Oral history interview with Donald P. Krueger

Collection

Identifier: SR9246

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with Donald P. Krueger was conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 13, 1980, at Krueger’s home in Portland, Oregon. The interview was conducted as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project, a series of interviews that Johnson conducted about the history of Portland drive-ins, with a particular emphasis on Tik-Tok and Yaw's Top Notch.

In this interview, Krueger discusses going to drive-in restaurants and car clubs in Portland, Oregon, while in high school in the mid-1950s. He talks about his involvement in street racing, describes the drive-ins he frequented, and discusses how the drive-in culture changed over the years. He talks about dating, music, and food at the drive-ins, focusing on Yaw’s Top Notch, Tik Tok, and Jim Dandy; describes cruising on Broadway Street and Sandy Boulevard; and talks about the cars he owned. He closes the interview by sharing a few anecdotes about his drive-in days, talking about his activities with the car club, and by discussing the decline of Portland’s drive-ins.

Dates

1980 November 13

Creator

Krueger, Donald P. (Donald Paul), 1937-2008 (Interviewee, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

Biographical note

Donald Paul Krueger was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1937. In 1980, he and Wanda Lee Cassity were married; they later divorced. He died in 2008.

Extent

.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (45 min., 42 sec.))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with Donald P. Krueger conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 13, 1980, as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project. Krueger was a frequent patron of drive-in restaurants in Portland, Oregon, in the mid-1950s.