- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Wayne Lowe, 2014 October 22
- Creator:
- Lowe, Wayne
- Contributor to Resource:
- Chalout, Mike
- Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2014-10-21
- Subject:
- Warner Robins (Ga.)--History
Religion--Georgia--Warner Robins
Business enterprises--Georgia--Warner Robins
Tornadoes--Georgia--Warner Robins
Automobile industry and trade--Georgia--Warner Robins
Grocery trade--Georgia--Warner Robins
Mayors--Georgia--Warner Robins
Hotels--Georgia--Warner Robins
Education--Georgia--Warner Robins
Warner Robins (Ga.)--Politics and government
Real estate business--Georgia--Warner Robins
Real estate devlopment--Georgia--Warner Robins
Torpedo-boats
Advertising--Georgia--Warner Robins - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Houston County, Warner Robins, 32.61574, -83.62664
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Wayne Lowe conducted by Mike Chalout on October 22, 2014 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project.
Grants from Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies funded the project.
Wayne Lowe is introduced -- Lowe describes his origins and how he came to Warner Robins -- Lowe describes his career path -- Lowe describes starting his own business -- Lowe describes how his family came to the Warner Robins area -- Lowe discusses working at Waldorf's Grocery -- Lowe describes housing in early Warner Robins -- Lowe describes the tornado of 1953 -- Lowe tells stories about his former manager -- Lowe lists some of his friends who became prominent members of the community -- Lowe remembers some former mayors of Warner Robins -- Lowe talks about owning the East Inn -- Lowe describes some of his other entrepreneurial ventures -- Lowe talks about being a real estate developer -- Lowe talks about trying to sell a PT boat -- Lowe discusses his church life -- Lowe describes working in the automobile business -- Lowe talks about his famous commercials -- Lowe gives his favorite business venture -- Lowe describes his family -- Lowe discusses what he would do differently if he had it to do all over again -- Lowe comments on his contributions to the community -- Lowe remembers working on the school board - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hlp_wroh_lowe001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hlp_wroh_lowe001
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_lowe001/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview ; circa 54:20 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
