Abstract
Florence Sutowski was born in 1927 and has spent her entire life in the Tremont neighborhood. Sutowski describes Tremont as a safe and ethnically diverse community, primarily inhabited by Polish, Ukrainian, Slovak, and Russian immigrants who worked in local steel mills. She reflects on the strong sense of community, where residents often left their doors unlocked and intermarriage among ethnic groups was common, despite some preference for marrying within one's own ethnicity. Sutowski shares her personal history, including her family's immigration story, her work at Wagner Awnings, and her experiences raising six children in the neighborhood. She also discusses the impact of urban development, such as highway construction, on Tremont, lamenting the displacement of residents and the decline of local businesses while acknowledging recent revitalization efforts.
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Interviewee
Sutowski, Florence (interviewee)
Project
Tremont History Project
Date
2003
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
29 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Florence Sutowski interview, 2003" (2003). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 223069.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1376
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