Interview with Amejo Amyot
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Title
Interview with Amejo Amyot
Date
12/13/16
Is Part Of
Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project
Source
Skidmore College
Publisher
DS 113A Storytelling Interviewing, Skidmore College
Description
Her life, Beekman Street, Reasons she started the project, How the street has changed over the years, The impact of the recession.
Language
English
Creator
Jonah Brenner
Date Created
12/7/16
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Jonah Brenner
Interviewee
Amejo Amyot
Original Format
Original recording wav
Duration
47 min
Bit Rate/Frequency
16 bit, 44.1 khz
Time Summary
00:00:00 Header
00:00:30 I’m Amejo Amyot and I live in Saratoga Springs, NY. I was born in Salamanca, NY on an Indian Reservation.
00:03:08 Discusses art classes in high school and how it was discouraged.
00:04:30 Saratoga Springs in the 1960s.
00:07:50 Discusses the history of Beekman Street before she started the project in 2000. There were 7 or 8 restaurants along Beekman Street. Mostly Italian people.
00:11:05 Urban renewal. They got rid of the historic nature of the city.
00:12:45 Talks about what sparked the creation of the art district and the influence that her time in Florida had on the project.
00:16:46 Efforts she took to get rid of crime in the neighborhood and make the area safe.
00:19:00 Artists were in the 3rd floors of Broadway buildings, but they were getting priced out. Artist did not have a place to go. That was the idea of Beekman.
00:22:00 Goals of the project. Live on the street, work on the street, street fairs, and foster a community.
00:22:45 Discusses how the city council was afraid of Artists.
00:25:25 Evolution of the street since the late 90s/early 2000s.
00:31:08 Artists involvement in the project and the different people that supported her.
00:32:36 Talks about the recession in 2008 and the impact it had on Beekman.
00:38:00 The major setbacks of the project and how the city did not continue to support the arts district.
00:39:50 Why the neighborhood will not come back as an arts district.
00:45:40 Discusses her favorite memory on the street. Jazz bands on the street that played every Friday night. It was the place to be.
00:47:19 End
00:00:30 I’m Amejo Amyot and I live in Saratoga Springs, NY. I was born in Salamanca, NY on an Indian Reservation.
00:03:08 Discusses art classes in high school and how it was discouraged.
00:04:30 Saratoga Springs in the 1960s.
00:07:50 Discusses the history of Beekman Street before she started the project in 2000. There were 7 or 8 restaurants along Beekman Street. Mostly Italian people.
00:11:05 Urban renewal. They got rid of the historic nature of the city.
00:12:45 Talks about what sparked the creation of the art district and the influence that her time in Florida had on the project.
00:16:46 Efforts she took to get rid of crime in the neighborhood and make the area safe.
00:19:00 Artists were in the 3rd floors of Broadway buildings, but they were getting priced out. Artist did not have a place to go. That was the idea of Beekman.
00:22:00 Goals of the project. Live on the street, work on the street, street fairs, and foster a community.
00:22:45 Discusses how the city council was afraid of Artists.
00:25:25 Evolution of the street since the late 90s/early 2000s.
00:31:08 Artists involvement in the project and the different people that supported her.
00:32:36 Talks about the recession in 2008 and the impact it had on Beekman.
00:38:00 The major setbacks of the project and how the city did not continue to support the arts district.
00:39:50 Why the neighborhood will not come back as an arts district.
00:45:40 Discusses her favorite memory on the street. Jazz bands on the street that played every Friday night. It was the place to be.
00:47:19 End
Record Creation Date
12/6/13
Citation
Jonah Brenner, “Interview with Amejo Amyot,” Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project, accessed January 31, 2025, https://ssmp.skidmore.edu/document/400.
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