1 20 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/912bf7478c5241eb8d2ba53702d92b7e.mp3?Expires=1781740800&Signature=HkwFYvUDLpLwa1-cw-PwNIXt8C7%7EjRQMd07oxQO2r7kFev7w5UllDtX3ewLS7r4SPSuM-qRgjas683mg-BVlSXkokyQTW9JbepW0ffPBRJicEEm%7EELi6965tT2t2FAlyr236wqg2SX19V6D2%7EzD-xr5Z%7EbYlJ13WzzPW22zRhGmQ1IutRtEG1y6BFqZxaRbNhm-AjvWIucUwh9dQ0tiy8KewmC3kHCvSZmquFLpOp-mB%7EVJNCfqu8MCNBtscMI6NxmBa-hYUQpEllpwgwsY%7EQBsOdm3QD5MfhiBkV-Ya%7ETMTdIvMeEKV58rM%7E1EyF0yV49tVEGQF5iaVbST3GatRzA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 3e40b5c36697865f9e636304be250cd9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Station North Oral History Collection Subject The topic of the resource artists community activists planned unit developments Greenmount West Station North Arts and Entertainment District oral history public history Description An account of the resource This collection examines collective ownership of artists' live-work spaces in Baltimore, Maryland’s Station North Arts and Entertainment District. Interviews were conducted between October 2012 and July 2013 with artists and residents of the Cork Factory warehouse at 1601 Guilford Avenue in Station North. Topics include the history of the Cork Factory building, development of the state’s first arts and entertainment district, the process of redevelopment and neighborhood change, as well as personal histories from artists and activists involved with the project. The complete collection--which consists of 10 audio interviews, corresponding transcripts, and photographs of interviewees--is available through the <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/112">online collection guide</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Aiden Faust conducted the interviews and took the associated portraits between October 2012 and July 2013. Aiden curated the exhibit in August 2014 and added it to this site in October 2019. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archivesspace.ubalt.edu/repositories/2/resources/112">Station North Oral History Collection, UB Special Collections & Archives</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="https://langsdale.ubalt.edu/special-collections/">University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-2013 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of these images is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image. Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context R0113-SNOH Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2019-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Transcription of the interviews in this collection was made possible through the support of the University of Baltimore Foundation's Baltimore Renaissance Seed Scholarship Fund. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Sound Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Aiden Faust Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed John Ferguson Location The location of the interview Baltimore, Maryland Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound JF: I came to Baltimore in 1969 to go to Rinehart [School of Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art]. AF: As far as places within this metropolitan area that you’ve lived, where have you lived? JF: Up until I got married, eight, nine, ten years ago now, I’ve always lived in the City. I started out in Parkville. Then I was separated from my wife and I went to Fells Point, back in the glory days of Fells Point. The City had bought up large portions of Fells Point because they wanted to tie [Interstate] 83 to [Interstate] 95. The remaining citizens of Fells Point got it blocked, because they got Fells Point declared an historic district. AF: Were you part of that process? JF: I knew the people involved with it. One of my lifetime friends here in Baltimore is a guy by the name of Jim Dilts, who used to be a writer for The Sun paper. He was actively involved when the committee, the Fells Point Association—I’m not sure of the title, but it was a neighborhood association—actively involved, and they blocked it. Then the City had all of this property that they didn’t know what to do with. I’m not sure how this actually came about, but the solution was you could rent to buy. Fells Point became an artist’s haven, until it was discovered by people with more money. Over the years, for the most part—other than the artists who actually owned—the artists who actually owned valuable pieces of property were able to hang on—but for the most part, Fells Point is not the Fells Point of the 1970s and 1980s. It was really a fun place to be, you know? It was Baltimore’s SoHo. AF: In your time there, were you a renter? JF: Yeah. AF: How many years, approximately? JF: Oh, from five to ten years. In the late 1970s, I was working as a carpenter for a man who had a renovation/construction company. And out of the clear blue sky they called me from the Institute and they wanted me to come for an interview. The man who interviewed me was a man by the name of Jack [Custee], who was a sweetheart of a guy. And I knew him from my Rinehart years because, one, I drove the delivery truck during my Rinehart years. He wasn’t my immediate boss, but I was a part of his department. And he offered me this job as a head of the maintenance department. And it was really farfetched. I mean, I could make metal sculpture, and I could do carpentry work, and I could plunge a toilet, and I could change a light bulb, and things like that. But the responsibility of the whole thing was really something. But I succeeded. I succeeded, and if you ask people that had anything to do with me from maybe 1978, 1979, through maybe 1994, 1995, maybe 1996, they’ll tell you that I did a good job. And I’m really quite proud of that, you know. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Four minutes and four seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource On Fells Point and Work: John Ferguson Interview Excerpt Subject The topic of the resource Station North Arts District artists community activists Greenmount West Description An account of the resource Excerpt from an oral history interview with John Ferguson. The interview was conducted in Baltimore, Maryland on July 11, 2013. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Aiden Faust Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Station North Oral History Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-07-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Fells Point gentrification John Ferguson maintenance Maryland Institute College of Art Master of Fine Arts Rinehart School of Sculpture road fights SOHO effect