Friends of Pike Place Market Videotapes
Series, 1628-04
- Dates
- 1992 – 1998
- Description
- The collection consists of interviews and short documentaries concerning the successful effort to establish a historic district to preserve the Pike Place Market in 1971. Most of the interviews were conducted in 1996 and 1998, and the interview subjects were active in the campaign during that time. Interviewees include: Tim Manring, Jerry Thonn, Phil Ginsberg, Marlys Erickson, Larry Shafer, Aaron Zaretsky, John Clise, Jean Godden, Brewster Denny, Ed Singler, Fred Bassetti, Joe Martin, Helen Sommers, Elizabeth Tanner, Jeff Smith, Brewster Denny, Jackson Schmidt, Peter Steinbrueck, Jana Ostrom, Shelly Yapp, Len Barson, and Hmong Market farmers. There are also local news pieces and coverage, including a 1971 story, KOMO TV's "Who Will Save the Market?"
Most interviews were conducted by Paul Dunn. The original interviews are on Hi-8 videotape. There are edited interviews on VHS tape. Three documentaries were produced from these tapes: "The Selling of the Market," "Save the Market: The People's Initiative," and "The Pike Place Market Medical Clinic." These three are on Betacam tape, with VHS copies. Organizations represented and discussed include the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA), Friends of the Market, Pike Place Market Foundation, the Pike Market Medical Clinic, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle, Heritage House and the Urban Group.
Items in the collection are cataloged in Digital Collections. - Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
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