Seattle Public Library Sharing Our Voices Project

In 2015, Freidberg was contracted by Seattle Public Libraries to conduct oral histories in Seattle's Central Area neighborhood, exploring the question - what is it like to live in Seattle during this time of great change? This is an ongoing project. The clips below are excerpts from some of the oral histories recorded in 2015. 

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​Michael Moss. Manager, Red Apple Grocery at 23rd and Jackson.

​Cecil Beatty and his daughter, Phyllis Yasutake. Central District residents from the 40s to the 90s. 

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​John Yasutake. 
Grew up in, and raised kids in, the Central Area.

​Gary Hammon. Jazz saxophonist who grew up in the Central Area.