The Flood Of 1955 With Jodie Mozdzer Gil
The Flood of 1955 devastated the Naugatuck Valley 64 years ago this month.
In this episode of 'Navel Gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast,' you'll hear the voices of people who there, including the late Ed Cotter of Derby and Charles Seccombe.
The episode features the work of former Valley Indy reporter Jodie Mozdzer Gil, now an assistant professor of journalism at Southern Connecticut State University. Before leaving The Valley Indy, Gil put together a web project that mapped the flood damage and included interviews with eyewitnesses.
Click play to hear Gil talk about how she put the project together. Gil's project is now a part of The Electronic Valley.
The episode includes clips from a radio documentary from WAVZ, which was based in New Haven.
Intro music courtesy of The Bad Slugs.