People of the Fillmore

In this section of the Fillmore web site, you'll read some of the sweet, funny, and painful memories of former Fillmore residents whose moving stories are threaded throughout the film's narrative. You'll also be able to listen to and watch video clips of witnesses and experts as they discuss San Francisco city policy and the controversy surrounding urban renewal. The men and women interviewed for the Fillmore reflect the diverse populace that has made the Bay Area its home.

Hatsuro Aizawa Former Japantown Resident Albert Broussard Associate Professor of History Texas A&M University Author: Black San Francisco: The Struggle for Racial Equality in the West, 1900-1954 Willie L. Brown Jr. Mayor of San Francisco Former Fillmore Resident George Christopher Former Mayor of San Francisco 1955-1963 Charles Collins Real Estate Developer Former Fillmore Resident Dr. Daniel Collins Retired Dentist Co-Founder of The Bay Area Urban League Former Fillmore Resident Sugar Pie De Santo Singer/Songwriter Former Fillmore Resident Lloyd Federlein Former Fillmore Resident Jerry Flamm Former Fillmore Resident Author: Good Life in Hard Times Tom Fleming Editor & Columnist The Sun-Reporter Former Fillmore Resident

Reverend Wilbur Hamilton Executive Director San Francisco Redevelopment Agency 1977-1987 John Handy Saxophonist Former Fillmore Resident Chester Hartman Urban Planner Author: The Transformation of San Francisco Doris Morimoto Fillmore Resident since 1927 Steve Nakajo Community Activist Executive Director, Kimochi, Inc. Fillmore Resident Carol O'Gilvie Her Aunt & Uncle were former Fillmore residents Reggie Pettus Proprietor New Chicago Barber Shop Mary Rogers Community Organizer Earl Watkins Drummer Former Fillmore Resident Reverend Hannibal Williams Community Organizer