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Oral History

Carlo Middione, who arrived in North Beach around 1958, describes his life during those early, inexpensive and carefree years...

Carlo Middione describes what going to the Black Cat was like in those early years of his time in San Francisco:

Former Redevelopment Agency official Carlo Middione describes working for notorious Agency head Justin Herman and what he was really like:

Former Redevelopment Agency official Carlo Middione describes working with Enid Sales and the effort to save old Victorians by moving them from one place to another in the A-1 and A-2 redevelopment projects in the 1960s:

Former Redevelopment official Carlo Middione describes his views on the relationship between the Redevelopment Agency, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and African-American churches during the 1960s:

Former Redevelopment official Carlo Middione tells the story of providing a building in the late 1960s to Angela Davis and "her group" at Fillmore and Golden Gate, and the surprising thing that happened as a result:

Carlo Middione describes living in the Upper Haight when it was still red-lined by local banks, insurers, and real estate companies: