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Yes. The price just to go. Where did they get the other four sides? Well, I. Once again. Well, this is right now. First off, it's Mary. Mariana. Mariana and I are A and a Z. One name. One name. Mariana. Mariana. And Father. I go by Father Payton, and that is a p. A y t e y t o n. Mary. Father. I'm sorry. Mariana. Mariana. Is it Ana or Mariana? Okay. The regular way, right? Yes. All right, Mariana. Now, what we're talking about, of course, is the the City Life Museum. The new building downtown was just recently dedicated with this new facade. Of course, that facade used to belong to the GFR Fruit Company. It was one of their properties down there and right in the heart of town. And you as a father, how do you feel about that? Well, we are very pleased, very pleased to see something that was old and had belonged to the family at one time to be incorporated into something that's new and and particularly the Baltimore Life Museum, which I think is a museum for everyone. And I think it just it's an architectural one that really looks great. And we're very, very pleased and happy to have been a part of it. So your husband was Sam? Yes. Sam Farber. And he was part of the the the great father family, correct? Yes. How how long had they been located down there on on the island? I'm just going to change now. How long do you recall when how long was the father Fruit Company down there on Light Street? Well, Uncle Jim, Father Giovanni Fava started the company, the G Fiber Fruit Company, in 1909.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815#t=10.08,169.08"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815/transcript/71656/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So that goes back quite a way. That's almost 90 years ago. Quite a bit. Pretty soon I'll be 100 years. And you were telling me about the the Times Square. The sign? Yes. Times Square. The. Of the produce center. In which which one of the brothers put the sign up? Joe Farber, the second oldest, had the sign made without his brother Andrew knowing it, and he wasn't too happy about it at the time. But he ended up being very happy about it because it was shown throughout the country and it became known as the Times Square or the voting center. So really, truly, it was the that area down there was the produce center of Maryland. That's right. It certainly was very hustle and bustle down there. Go down there at 1:00 in the morning and it would be like Times Square in the middle of the day in New York. And trucks bringing in their merchandise from all over the world. That's right. That's right. They also imported food from Chile in the later years. I think they were one of the first ones to import food from Chile. Sam Farber brought that in right across the street. They had the banana beer. Yes. I suppose you all sold bananas. Absolutely. Yes, Bananas to make everything. When back in the early 50s, when TV was getting its start, the Father Fruit Company produced a wine called Savoy. That's right. Savoy around. And they had a show on TV. A talent show? Correct. What do you remember about that? Well, I remember it was called the Savoy Wine was called The Wine of Kings and the King of Wines. And it was named Savoy from the House of Savoy in Italy. And the family had a restaurant called the Savoy Restaurant at 2.2 20 Park Avenue.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815#t=171.75,299.41"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815/transcript/71656/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So that's where the name came from. And it was a talent scout program. And it was very interesting to have had a program of this type way back then. They had they had kids from all over the city came came to the Channel 13 to show their stuff. All right. They performed and the king performed, sat up on his little throne with a crown on his head. Very interesting. Do you remember who that was? No, I do not. And what about the children? Do you recall what they won? No, I do not recall that. I really don't know what what they did. Kind of curious to find out. Maybe. Maybe a bunch of bananas. Yeah, I have. I have footage of that area down there, and it's in its heyday and it's hustle and bustle during the during the 60s, early 60s, before before, maybe even before Jessops was even thought about. Yes. When did the that area reach its peak? Gosh. I think it just began growing and growing until they moved to Jesup. I don't think it ever stopped growing. So in other words, from the time. Giovanni, that would be what your grandfather and great uncle would be. My husband's uncle. Uncle. Your. Your husband's aunt? Yes. So when he opened it up in 1903, it just took off? Yes. 19. 19. What was it? Well, I started the restaurant in 1902. And the and the company, the G Fiber Fruit Company in 1909. Okay. So actually, the the restaurant. The Savoy restaurant. Yes. Was first. That's correct. Did Giovanni start that? Yes. He came over here and he started it at Park and Clay 220 Park Avenue, brought his two other brothers over. Salvador and Frank. And they started the restaurant.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815#t=299.92,423.37"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815/transcript/71656/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And Uncle Jim, Uncle Jovanni father had a little push out in front of the restaurant. Then a few years later, he decided he wanted to start a fruit company festival in Fruit company. So the Savoy, you financed Uncle Jim in order for him to start the company. That's where the company began. So the Savoy, starting in 1902. Correct. Was the first Italian restaurant in the area? That's correct. Absolutely. Located down there on Park Avenue? Yes. Is the building still there? The building still there? Yes, It was closed. I say about ten years ago. And what was it then? Was it was the Savoy that now had been sold. Now they moved to the Jessops. Is the father family still involved in the produce business? Yes. The eldest brother died last year and his son is president of the company now. And he is Frank Farmer. Yes. And his son is working for the company. His son's name is Andrew Farmer. And then we have other member of the family cousins working down there. So the fathers then are still in the fruit and produce. Yeah, are still in it, even though they're on the other side of town. And Joe father son is down there. His name is Jimmy Father. So the fathers are still involved? Is the cousin name Casino someone you learned about when you learned about what they were planning on doing with the with the facade of the old property? Did they approach you? No. No, we were not approached. We knew that the facade had been, say, preserved. At first it was supposed to be used in the Inner Harbor near where the fountain is in the Inner Harbor. And so then when it wasn't used there, we didn't know what they were going to do with it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815#t=424.15,547.56"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815/transcript/71656/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But you are tickled that they they used it where they used. We're very pleased and very pleased with it. And you were all and you yourself was a was a part of the opening night? Yes. We were there at the dedication of the building. The father family was invited to that. And then we were at the grand opening gala opening, which was about a week ago. It's a wonderful museum for the people. And I think it's really a tribute to Baltimore and all the people who live here. So what started off many, many years ago as a well as a part of Baltimore's growing history is still there. Still. That's right. Still a part a new part now of Baltimore's new renaissance. Yeah. It's wonderful, isn't it, when you think about it. I think it's it's a tribute to the city and it's a tribute to the people at the museum who had the foresight to incorporate this facade, an old part of Baltimore with. Into a new part of Baltimore. So it just goes on and on and on and on. Maybe 20 years we'll be doing another now. Now tell me once again, do you have a picture of Giovanni? No, I do not. Is there one exist? Probably. But I wasn't able to get my hands on it. So he was the guy that came over originally and brought his two brothers with him? That's right. And then the whole family got involved. All the boys? Yes. Cousins. They were cousins. Yes, we had cousins working there at the casino. Boys working there. We the whole family was involved either in the restaurant or the G5 or for a company when a family affair when they left the Light Street area. The downtown area.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815#t=549.06,661.2"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815/transcript/71656/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Did the building still belong to the father's or had they sold all that? When they moved, you mean to Jesup? Well, everything had been sold because the city was making way for the Inner Harbor. So everything had to be sold. Did the father people want to move to Jessops? I think they had mixed feelings. I think there was a lot of nostalgia involved in the produce market the way it was, and it was so colorful down there. You know, people would go to dances and then afterwards they go down the produce market and see all this hustle and bustle going on down there. It was it was a very colorful area. And so I think they had mixed emotions. But, you know, you have to go with progress. And the city makes up their mind. You just have to step aside. You really don't have a choice. But now you go down there and you see that that old building. Well, it's a new building now. And you see, well, the area where the produce center. Now, you've spent some time down there. Obviously, back when it was when in the hustle and bustle. Did you do anything there yourself? No, I never was involved. I was too busy raising children. But you went down there many. Yes, many times. And now you can't even pick out where a certain thing now is. It's very difficult. I become very confused. I can't get it. Can't get it together. It's so changed. It's a different world. It's very, very, pretty much. In some areas, it did lose some of its character. It did. The calming spices, the smells are there. It was right down the street from the Times Square. You can see that from Times Square to the produce center.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815#t=661.41,767.04"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815/transcript/71656/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"It was great. Bannon picked him up and taken him to her. You know, had I known that she didn't have time to go get them, you know, the pictures. Whatever you want to call me. Family for some reason. The home of Scarlett O'Hara in 1947. The southern belle, a southern peach named Mariana marry one of the fab. I should say. 1947. Sam Farmer, married to Georgia Peach Writer, Georgia Peach. Alex. They were just starting television. Stop talking. I thought you didn't want me to talk. No, no, that's fine. Now I'm just doing these photographs. They were. Call your dad. So we gave him a cup of hot jock and so forth and so on. And at the same, he called him and. Now, do you know who those guys are right there in that picture? Are they the brothers? I'm sure they are. Everything was torn down except the McCormick Company, way on the way up in the corner there. And this one's still located on Charles Street behind what was then the produce center. And as the inner harbor began to grow, the old made way for the new. They just couldn't make up their mind what to do with that old facade. You love. That means that when you go there. This is fantastic, I think. Do me a favor and keep it in that position and open it up. I feel that it's still a mars. They couldn't afford me that if they. Daddy died in the. 79. I'm married in 47. You were married for 32 years and he died in 1979. I. Are you Italian? Yes. When told him you can marry a huckster. I think both families were very pleased. When Sam and Sam was in the business all his life, I assure you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815#t=768.15,1119.72"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136805/file/253815/transcript/71656/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Well, when they get from when he came out of the service. What about before that? He ever worked down on the weekend? No, he was in. Yes. Yeah. So he worked all his life? Yes. They all they worked at the the the, you know, the Savoy and the fruit company. And then when he came out of the service, he went down. The father family became prominent in Baltimore during the 30s and 40s because of the tremendous success of the produce company of the produce business and the wine in the restaurant. How long did they operate? His became too old operated and the young ones didn't want to go into it, so they they closed it. So the the restaurant was closed two years ago for ten, ten years. About 86? Yeah, about 86. I had the energy that you had when you were raising your own children and you feel like you paid your dues, you know, and they have they would do I mean, does what do you want and what he wants and how he wants. After his father passed away, I started him and a little business. I bought a van and he was going to the different buildings. And out here, you know, the different apartment high rises in 2000 and Stella Morris and the the retirement homes. And he was going once a week with the fruit and the light and candle Street where the Hyatt is now. This is what used to be there. The rappers. Another Baltimore tradition would come down there by the hundreds, pick up their produce and go to every community in Baltimore. I wonder where. And he's pregnant. You're right. 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