[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...
Corporate Author: | United Auto Workers Local 602/General Motors Oral History Project |
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Other Authors: |
Arvanites, Aristides
(Interviewee) Coulter, Marilyn (Interviewer) Rademacher, Doug (Interviewer) Smith, Jerri (Interviewer) Fedewa, John (Interviewer) McQuaid, Cheryl (Interviewer) |
Language: | English |
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[2006]
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MSU: Gift of UAW/GM. |
Physical Description: | 1 electronic audio file (77 min., 57 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files. |
Format: | Audio Software |