Columbus Neighborhoods
The Connectors
Season 7 Episode 12 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Visit to a few, historic places in Ohio that are connecting points for their communities.
Old buildings have a unique way of connecting the past to the present, whether it’s through their history or architecture. In this episode, we visit historic places in Ohio that are connecting points for their communities including the Open Air School building on Neil Avenue in Columbus' University District neighborhood which is home to Understory. We also visit the Guardians bridge in Cleveland.
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Columbus Neighborhoods is a local public television program presented by WOSU
Columbus Neighborhoods
The Connectors
Season 7 Episode 12 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Old buildings have a unique way of connecting the past to the present, whether it’s through their history or architecture. In this episode, we visit historic places in Ohio that are connecting points for their communities including the Open Air School building on Neil Avenue in Columbus' University District neighborhood which is home to Understory. We also visit the Guardians bridge in Cleveland.
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>>> OLD BUILDINGS HAVE A UNIQUE WAY OF CONNECTING THE PASS TO THE PRESENT WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE HISTORY OR ARCHITECTURE, AND SOMETIMES DEVELOPERS CAN THINK OF UNIQUE WAYS TO KEEP MOST OF THE HISTORICAL FEATURES INTACT.
ARCHITECT, JEFF DARBEE, DID JUST THAT.
WE HEAD TO THE OPEN-AIR SCHOOL BUILDING OFF NEIL AVENUE TO GET THE STORY.
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>>> WE'RE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AVENUE ON THE NEIL AVENUE NORTH OF OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS KIND OF TUCKED AWAY AND NOT NECESSARILY A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT.
WE WILL VISIT AN INTERESTING SCHOOL BUILDING, THE OPEN-AIR SCHOOL, AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO IT JUST IN THE RECENT PAST.
>>> HELLO.
>> JEFF, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> SO THE OPEN-AIR SCHOOL.
WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE THIS IS.
THE ARCHITECTURE IS WONDERFUL.
TELL ME ABOUT IT?
WHEN WAS IT BUILT.
>> IT WAS BUILT IN 1928, AND IT WAS A SCHOOL BUILT FOR KIDS THAT WERE PREDISPOSED TO TUBERCULOSIS, AND AT THE TIME THEY THOUGHT KIDS NEEDED PLENTY OF FRESH AIR, GRASS, AND EXERCISE IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM FROM GETTING TUBERCULOSIS.
>> THAT WAS A BIG PROBLEM IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY, WASN'T IT?
>> IT WAS.
AT ITS PEAK, 1 IN EVERY 7 DEATHS WAS FROM TUBERCULOSIS.
>> AND THEN IN THE 40s, TUBERCULOSIS HAD PRETTY MUCH BEEN ERADICATED, SO AT THAT TIME THEY TRANSITIONS IT TO A SCHOOL WITH KIDS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, AND IT WAS THAT UNTIL THE '70s WHEN IT BECAME THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> THEY USED IT AS OFFICES AND AT SOME POINT YOU GOT INTERESTED IN IT.
HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?
>> WHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS COME ACROSS A BUILDING THEY CAN NO LONGER USE, THEY FIRST GO TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREAS, AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY IT.
IF NOBODY WANTS TO BUY IT, THEY TAKE IT TO A PUBLIC AUCTION, AND PEOPLE LIKE MIKE AND I COULD GO AND BID ON THE SCHOOL.
THAT'S HOW THE SCHOOL CAME ABOUT IS THROUGH PUBLIC OPTION.
>> A FULL PARKING LOT AND PLENTY OF ACTIVITY IN THE RESTAURANT AREA, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE AND REDEVELOPED IT IN THE RIGHT WAY.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE OF THE BUILDING.
>> WE WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL HALLWAY, AND WHAT YOU SEE, THIS IS ORIGINAL.
>> THE LOCKERS, TOO?
>> LOCKERS AS WELL.
>> THIS IS RESTAURANT SEATING, BUT IT REMINDS ME OF A DESK I SAT IN IN GRADE SCHOOL.
>> YEAH, WE TRIED TO -- >> I AM OLDER THAN YOU GUYS, AND IT WAS NOT EASY SITTING.
>> YEAH, WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BRING MORE PEOPLE AND ACTIVITY IN THE HALLWAY, SO WE DECIDED TO BRING THE SEATING OUT IN THE HALLWAY.
THIS SPACE RIGHT HERE, IN THE CAFE, IT USED TO BE A PLAY AREA.
BEFORE THE WINDOWS WERE PUT IN, IT WAS OPEN.
>> SUNLIGHT, AND OPEN AIR.
YEAH, WITH A SENSE OF WORDS AND NUMBERS OVER THE -- THE STENCILS.
>> YEAH.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU AN OLD CLASSROOM.
>> LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
OH, YEAH, THIS IS ONE OF THE GREAT SPACES I AM ALWAYS HOPING TO SEE WHEN I GO TO A HISTORIC BUILDING.
>> THIS IS A LOUNGE DONE BY UNDER STORY, AND THAT'S THE SISTER STORY OF WALT RIDGE WHICH IS DOWNTOWN.
>> THE EXPOSED BRICK WALLS ARE ALL ORIGINAL.
>> YEAH, THIS IS ONE OF FOUR CLASSROOMS.
THERE'S TWO ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND TWO ON THE SECOND, AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE BIG WINDOWS, AND THAT WAS WITH THE CONCEPT TO HAVE THE SUNLIGHT AND FRESH AIR, AND IN THE WINTER, THEY WOULD HAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN AND THE KIDS WOULD BE IN ESKIMO JACKETS, AND THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT.
AND THE FLOORS WOULD RADIATE HEAT WITH THE HOT WATER UNDER THE FLOORS.
>> WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THIS BUILDING WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST USES FOR EACH SPACE, AND WE ENVISIONED THIS BEING THE BAR LOUNGE, AND THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO COME IN AND BRING IN A DESIGN TEAM TO CREATE THIS AND MAKE IT COME TO LIFE.
>> I KNOW THERE IS MORE TO SEE, IF YOU HAVE OTHER SPACES YOU CARE TO SHOW ME.
>> LET'S GO.
>> LEAD THE WAY.
>> JEFF, WELCOME TO THE EVENT SPACE.
>> ANOTHER WONDERFUL OPEN SPACE.
BIG ARCH WINDOWS.
THIS IS GREAT.
WHAT WAS THIS ORIGINALLY?
>> IT WAS ORIGINALLY THE RESTROOMS.
THERE WERE PICTURES WE FOUND WHEN IT WAS THE OPEN-AIR SCHOOL, AND THERE WERE KIDS ON COTTS IN THEIR ESKIMO SUITS, AND IT WOULD BE WHERE THEY CAME TO REST.
YEAH, THEY BUILT THE SCHOOL WHERE THEY WANTED IT TO BE PLENTY OF FRESH AIR AND NOT CLOSE TO ANY INDUSTRIES OR SOURCES OF POLLUTION.
AT THE TIME THIS WAS OUTSIDE THE CITY, AND IT WAS FAR, FAR AWAY FROM THE CITY.
>> IS THAT DECK ACCESSIBLE?
>> WE CALL THAT THE TERRACE, AND THEY USED IT BACK THEN AS A PLAY AREA FOR THE KIDS.
>> YOU CAN STILL SEE THE HISTORIC AREA HEATING SYSTEM.
>> THAT WAS A HEAVY LIFT WE HAD TO DO AS PART OF THE RENOVATION.
>> THERE MUST BE OTHER SPACES WE HAVE NOT SEEN YET?
>> YES.
LET'S GO.
ANOTHER GREAT SPACE, AND WE'RE IN THE BASEMENT, BUT IT'S A BUSY SPACE.
WHAT WAS THIS?
>> THIS WAS THE CAFETERIA.
KIDS WOULD COME DOWNSTAIRS AND THEY WOULD BE IN LINE HERE.
>> IT'S KIND OF A CAFETERIA NOW, BECAUSE IT'S WHERE YOU PICK UP YOUR FOOD.
>> YEAH, THIS IS THE RESTAURANT SPACE.
>> ALL WE ARE MISSING ARE THE KIDS?
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THROUGH THAT DOOR, AN AMAZING TERRACE.
>> I HEARD ABOUT THAT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.
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>> THIS IS A SPECIAL OUTDOOR SPACE, AND IT'S AN ORIGINAL SPACE FOR THE BUILDING.
>> YES, IT WAS ONE OF THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREAS, AND THEY CALLED IT THE OTHER TERRACE.
LOOKED VERY SIMILAR TO THIS WHEN WE BOUGHT IT.
WE OBVIOUSLY DONE IMPROVEMENTS AND CLEANED IT UP, AND THIS IS AN OUTDOOR SPACE OVERLOOKING THE RIVER.
>> AND YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HOW THE MATERIALS WERE PUT TOGETHER, THE STONE AND THE BRICK AND IT'S AN ARCHITECTURAL LISTEN AS WELL.
>> IT'S ITALIAN RENAISSANCE, AND IT HAS INTERESTING CHARACTERISTICS.
I AM SURE YOU KNOW MANY OF THEM.
ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS HOW THE BRICK WORK IS INTENTIONALLY OFF KILTER, AND ALL THE BRICK ON THE OUTSIDE IS LIKE THAT.
THEY DON'T MAKE BUILDINGS LIKE THIS ANYMORE, AND ESPECIALLY THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE MUCH FURTHER OFF THE STREET.
>> TAKING ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS MUST HAVE HAD ITS SCARY MOMENTS NOW AND THEN?
>> FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NOT TOO MANY ISSUES IN THE PROCESS, AND THE BUILD SOMETHING VERY SOLID.
YOU CAN SEE WITH THE BRICK WORK, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO MUCH WORK THERE AT ALL.
THE BUILDING WAS VERY SOUND.
>> AND IT WAS STRESSFUL AT TIMES, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, TO COMPLETE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO AN OLD BUILDING AND KEEP IT GOING FOR HOPEFULLY ANOTHER 100 YEARS, IT'S FULFILLING FOR US.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING HISTORIC BUILDINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S MORE WORK THAN SOMETHING IN THE SUBURBS, AND IT'S ALSO REWARDING FOR THE REASONS YOU HAVE BEEN CITING.
GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU.
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>>> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, BRIDGES NOT ONLY CONNECT US TO NATIONS, THEY CAN ALSO LINK GENERATIONS.
THE HOPE MEMORIAL BRIDGE IN CLEVELAND IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
NEXT, OUR PARTNERS AT THE OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION GOT THE STORY BEHIND THE ICONIC GUARDIAN PYLONS SCULPTED IT ON TO THIS HISTORIC BRIDGE.
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>>> I AM DAVID SIMMONS, AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE ON CLEVELAND'S GUARDIANS, AND I AM INTERESTED IN TELLING YOU A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THIS UNIQUE STRUCTURE.
>> I AM BILL EICHENBERGER.
IT'S A STORY, IT'S A BRIDGE AND IT'S EMBLEMATIC OF CLEVELAND IN THE 20th CENTURY, THE HIGHS OF THE 1920s AND '30s, AND THE LOWS OF THE 1970s AND '80s.
NOW IN A NEW CENTURY, THE GUARDIANS WALK OVER THE CITY.
>> PART OF THE ART IS WHAT PEOPLE HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT, BUT IN THIS CASE, THESE ARE MONUMENTAL ADDITIONS, UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE STATE AND THEY ARE SO UNIQUE AND THEY NEED TO BE PRESERVED.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL TO ME.
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>> HENRY FORD WAS THE ONE THAT CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF EVERYBODY OWNING AN AUTOMOBILE, AND SO AS A RESULT CLEVELAND STREETS WERE FULL OF AUTOMOBILES.
>> THE WHOLE HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILE IN THIS COUNTRY IS THE ROADS DESPERATELY TRYING TO CATCH UP TO THE AUTOMOBILE.
>> AND THE BRIDGE WAS ABOUT GETTING OVER TO THE FLATS, AND THE FLATS WAS A WAREHOUSE AND INDUSTRIAL AREA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY.
>> AND THEY DECIDED THEY WANTED TO BUILD THIS BRIDGE.
>> THE BRIDGE WAS A COLLABORATION JUST BETWEEN AN ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT, AND WATSON WAS THE ENGINEER AND HE WAS INTERESTED IN THE ARCHITECTURE, AND HIRED FRANK WALKER TO HELP DESIGN AND MAKE THE BRIDGE APPEALING AND ATTRACT IVE BY ADDING THE GUARDIANS.
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>> THE 1970s WE SAW THE BEGINNING OF THE DECLINE IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO, AND AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE SEEING THE DETERIORATION OF THE BRIDGE.
THE ICING WAS ONE OF THE MAIN FACTORS.
>> WE HAD TO CLOSE THE LANES, AND THE POLLUTION WAS DARKENING THE GUARDIANS THEMSELVES TO WHERE THEY LOOKED SHABBY AND WORN OUT.
>> BY THE EARLY 1980s, THE CITY WAS GOING TO REHABILITATE IT.
>> THROUGH THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROCESSING, THEY WERE SAVED BUT THEY ALSO AGREED TO CLEAN ALL OF THE YEARS OF GRIME AND DIRT OFF OF THE PYLONS.
>> THE SOOT TURNED THE PYLONS TO MORE OF A BEIGE COLOR TO BLACK.
>> THE TECHNICIANS THAT WERE DOING THAT AGREED TO LEAVE ONE BIT OF DARKENED STONE AND THAT WAS THE COAL IN THE BED OF THE COAL TRUCK, AND THEY THOUGHT THIS SHOULD STAY BLACK BECAUSE THAT'S MORE REALISTIC.
>> WHEN I FIRST HEARD THEY WERE CHANGING THE BRIDGE TO THE GUARDIAN, I WAS INDIFFERENT ABOUT IT AT BEST, AND THEN THEY QUOTED THE OWNER, SAYING HE RODE HIS BICYCLE ACROSS THE BRIDGE EVERY DAY, AND EVEN THOUGH THE NAME CAME WITHOUT THE CONSIDERATION OF THE GUARDIANS, IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE FOR THE CITY.
NOW THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT THE GUARDIANS CAN HELP THE TEAM PROTECT IT.
>>> RESTAURANTS ARE GREAT PLACES TO CONNECT, ESPECIALLY IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES WHERE PATRONS ARE LOOKING FOR AN ATMOSPHERE THAT MAKES THEM FEEL AT HOME.
IN THE NEXT STORY, WE VISIT STAR GUM ON THEEST SIDE OF COLUMBUS, WHICH OFFERS A SLICE OF HOME FOR THE NEPALI-BHUTANESE COMMUNITY.
>> WHAT ARE WE MAKING TODAY?
>> TODAY WE ARE MAKING THIS AND HAVING THE VEGETABLES HERE.
WE ARE HAVING THE GREENS.
THIS IS TYPICALLY GOES WITH ALL KINDS OF FOOD, RICE, BREAD, OR WHATEVER YOU WANT.
FOR THE INGREDIENTS, WE HAVE GARLIC, RED DRIED CHILE PEPPERS, AND GREEN CHILLY -- AND IF YOU WANT SOMETHING MORE MILD YOU MAY NOT WANT TO USE IT.
WE HAVE GINGER.
WE HAVE TO CUT THIS HERE.
>> IS THIS A REALLY POPULAR DISH?
>> YES, IT'S VERY POPULAR.
IF YOU ASK A 5-YEAR-OLD BABY, THEY KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
>> SO IT'S FROM BIRTH?
>> YES.
>> AND IT'S THE NEPALI-BHUTANESE CULTURE.
>> IS THIS SOMETHING THAT A TYPICAL NEPALI-BHUTANESE HOUSEHOLD, THEY WOULD KNOW HOW TO COOK THIS?
>> IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO DO THIS, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE HISTORY.
>> BUT YOU TYPICALLY USE IT?
>> YES, WE LIKE SPICES.
FOR THE GINGER, WE HAVE TO SMASH THIS UP WITH THIS THING.
THIS IS IN EVERY HOUSE, AND THEY HAVE IT FOR ALL KINDS OF INGREDIENTS, SPICES, THEY SMASH THESE SO IT WILL HAVE A PRETTY GOOD FLAVOR.
I HAVE THE GINGER READY TO GO.
OKAY, I WILL PUT THIS ON THE PLATE, AND WE ARE READY TO COOK.
I HAVE VEGETABLE OIL HERE.
WE ARE GOING TO USE THIS OIL FOR THE PANS.
ALL RIGHT.
WE GOT MUSTARD GREENS ON THE PLATE, AND THE DRIED CHILI RED PEPPERS.
>> PUT THE ONIONS -- >> YES, WE PUT THEM HERE.
NOW WE HAVE ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS READY AND WE ARE READY TO COOK.
WE ARE COOKING LIKE TWO MORE, AND WE HAVING THE SOUP, AND WE WILL COOK THE GOAT MEAT, VERY GOOD.
>> GOAT MEAT IS AMAZING.
YEP.
>> LET'S GO.
WOULD YOU MIND HOLDING THOSE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU.
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>> OKAY.
HERE WE HAVE THIS, AND HE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO COOK ALL THE FOOD.
ARE YOU READY?
>> I AM READY.
ARE YOU READY?
>> OKAY.
>> SO WILL YOU TALK ABOUT WHERE YOU LEARNED TO MAKE THIS DISH?
>> Translator: HE LEARNED IT FROM HIS OWN COUNTRY, NEPAL.
>> HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED MAKING IT?
>> Translator: HE WAS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, 20, 25.
>> OKAY.
WHY DID HE START?
>> TO FEED THE FAMILY.
>> YEAH, GOT TO EAT.
GOT TO FEED THE FAMILY.
>> NOW, THIS IS COOKED AND THE ONE DISH FOR THAT IS READY.
WE HAVE TO COOK TWO MORE, AND HE'S GOING TO MAKE THE GOAT MEAT AND -- >> OKAY.
>> Translator: THE GOAT MEAT IS HOT COOKED, AND IT IS ALREADY MARINATED WITH OTHER SPICES.
>> WHAT SPICES AND HERBS?
>> Translator: CUMIN, AND ONIONS -- IT ALL GOES TOGETHER.
BAY LEAVES.
PEPPERS.
>> BLACK PEPPER.
>> SPANISH -- >> HOW LONG DO YOU MARINATE THE MEAT?
>> Translator: LIKE 1 1/2 HOURS AT LEAST IN THE COOLER.
>> OKAY.
WOW.
LOOK AT THIS THAT JUST CAME UP, TOO.
IT'S A BUNCH OF SOUP.
>> HE'S GOING TO TOP OFF SOME MORE FLAVOR.
THAT ONE IS ACTUALLY IN THE POWDER, AND IT WILL GIVE YOU THE TASTE THEY LIKE.
THE GOAT IS READY.
>> OKAY.
WHAT ARE WE MAKING NEXT?
>> Translator: NOW HE'S GOING TO COOK THAT.
>> OKAY.
IS EVERYTHING READY?
IT LOOKS READY.
>> YEP, IT'S READY.
>> OKAY.
LET'S EAT, THEN.
>> OKAY.
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>> OKAY.
HERE IS THE FOOD.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
THIS LOOKS GORGEOUS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> ENJOY.
THIS IS MY PARTNER, NARAYAN NEUAPANE.
YOU CAN EAT THIS FROM HERE, TOO.
IF YOU PREFER TO EAT FROM A DIFFERENT PLATE, YOU CAN DO THAT, TOO.
>> GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WELCOME.
LOOKS VERY YUMMY.
>> MM.
THIS IS SO FLAVORFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS GREAT.
CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS BUSINESS?
HOW DID YOU GUYS GET STARTED AND WHEN?
>> WELL, WE HAVE THE ESSENCE OF THE AUTHENTIC NEPALI INDIAN RESTAURANT IN THIS AREA, AND WE LIKED TO MEET HERE SO WE CHOOSED THIS PLACE AND OPENED IT.
>> AND THIS IS AN EVERYDAY DISH THAT PEOPLE LIKE.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHY IT'S A REASON TO CELEBRATE MAYBE?
>> WELL, WE HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF THIS, AND SO WE DON'T EAT A HEAVY BREAKFAST, LIKE WE DO LIGHT TEA OR COFFEE AND DON'T DO A BIG BREAKFAST, SO THIS IS A HEAVY MEAL AND THIS IS WHAT WE EAT IN THE DAILY BASIS.
WE HAVE VITAMINS, CARBS, PROTEIN.
>> YEAH, EVERYTHING IN ONE -- IT'S A ONE-HIT-WONDER, AND THAT'S PERFECT.
>> THERE'S A HUGE RISE IN THE NEPALI-BHUTANESE COMMUNITY.
>> THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL ELECTED FROM OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEN WE ARE VERY, VERY HONORED TO GIVE HIM THE VENUE HERE, IT'S LIKE 25,000, AND THIS IS GOOD FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR FRIENDS EAT THIS NEPALI FOOD, TOO.
WHEN WE FIRST OPENED THIS PLACE, WE WERE INTERESTED TO SEE IF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE LIKED OUR FOOD OR NOT, BECAUSE THE INDIAN FOOD WAS POPULAR, AND WE WERE SURPRISED HOW PEOPLE LIKED IT AND ACCEPTED US.
THE COMMUNITY HERE IS VERY SUPPORTIVE.
>> AND THEY STARTED LOVING IT AND TRYING OUR FOOD, AND SPREAD THE WORD TO THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES.
>> WE SIT TOGETHER AND WE SHARE OUR CONCERTS AND WE TALK ABOUT US, LIKE WE TALK ABOUT NEPALIS, AND THEY ARE PRETTY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT AND HEAR OUR STORIES.
WE SHARE A LOT OF OUR CULTURES ALONG WITH THE FOOD.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ME HERE.
IT HAS GREAT TO LEARN ABOUT IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>>> THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
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The Guardians Of Cleveland Bridge
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