4700 Eastern Avenue is in Southeast Baltimore’s Highlandtown neighborhood. Over the past fifty years, the story of the American Dream has been written and rewritten in this community, as two distinct waves of immigrants have taken their turns settling in and opening up shop.
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Transcripts
- George Avgerinos
- Vasilios Phillipou
- Johani Diaz
- Spiro Kranis
- Spiro Asmenios
- John Avgerinos
- Nitsa Morekas
- Mary Hernandez & Rita
- Steve Pennington
- George Anagnostou
- Leticia
- John Kritikos
- Wilmer
- Nick Rigopolis
- James Morgan
- Gus Zissimos
