[Aristides (Art) Arvanites owns Harry's Bar on Verlinden Street across from the Fisher Body plant in Lansing, MI].

Art discusses his life and career as a Greek immigrant moving to Lansing and the history of the bar including its use as a UAW strike headquarters and soup kitchen. Art talks about the services the bar provided workers such as paycheck cashing, parking, fast lunches, and a friendly environment. He t...

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Corporate Author: United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project
Other Authors: Arvanites, Aristides (Interviewee), Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer), Rademacher, Doug (Interviewer), Smith, Jerri (Interviewer), Fedewa, John (Interviewer), McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2006]
Subjects:
Arvanites, Aristides > Interviews.
Immigrants > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Greeks > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews.
Bars (Drinking establishments) > Michigan > Lansing.
Strikes and lockouts > Automobile industry > Michigan > Lansing.
Automobile industry workers > Services for > Michigan > Lansing.
Neighborhoods > Michigan > Lansing.
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Genre:
Interviews.
Sound recordings.
Online Access:
Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of UAW/GM.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (77 min., 57 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Art discusses his life and career as a Greek immigrant moving to Lansing and the history of the bar including its use as a UAW strike headquarters and soup kitchen. Art talks about the services the bar provided workers such as paycheck cashing, parking, fast lunches, and a friendly environment. He talks about being part of the Westside neighborhood and the Sexton High School students stopping by for lunch.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15473
Playing Time:01:27:57
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Aristides Arvanites ; interviewers, Marilyn Coulter, Doug Rademacher, Jerri Smith, John Fedewa, Cheryl McQuaid.
Event Details:
Recorded Mar. 29, 2006, as part of the United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project.