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.
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• Interview date: 2006-03-29
• Duration: 1:27:57
• Interviewee:
  • Arvanites, Aristides
• Interviewers:
  • Coulter, Marilyn
  • Fedewa, John
  • McQuaid, Cheryl
  • Rademacher, Doug
  • Smith, Jerri

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