While commemorating a traumatic eviction, a community also seeks inspiration

Tenants at the International Hotel had successfully resisted an impending eviction for years, but on Aug. 4, 1977, more than 100 residents were evicted all at once. The hotel had been the last holdout of a ten-block stretch of the city that was known as Manilatown. Decades later, senior affordable housing and a community center now occupy the site. People who experienced the eviction firsthand share the story of resistance and activism that defined the fall, and then rise, of the I-Hotel.

Episode 345 of the Civic podcast, hosted by Laura Wenus, Mel Baker, titled "While commemorating a traumatic eviction, a community also seeks inspiration" was published on August 3, 2021 and runs 29 minutes.

August 3, 2021 ·29m · Civic

Summary

Tenants at the International Hotel had successfully resisted an impending eviction for years, but on Aug. 4, 1977, more than 100 residents were evicted all at once. The hotel had been the last holdout of a ten-block stretch of the city that was known as Manilatown. Decades later, senior affordable housing and a community center now occupy the site. People who experienced the eviction firsthand share the story of resistance and activism that defined the fall, and then rise, of the I-Hotel.

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