Sound Stories
In VART 2222 Art of the Interview, students record interviews with community members who discuss the past, present and future of the Lincoln Square neighborhood, which was demolished in the 1950’s to build Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, and other developments.
This Fall 2025 class was generously supported by funding and staff at Fordham’s Center for Community Engaged Learning
On Wednesday December 17th, the Fall 2025 class presented videos highlighting various stories at Good Shepherd Faith Presbyterian Church, where many interviewees are members:
This short film by Nora Kinney features interviews with Freddie Richardson, Humberto Pichardo, Jackie Brown Richardson and Tanisha Hill
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, by the way, is the last standing church to predate the Lincoln Center urban renewal project that demolished the rest of the neighborhood, and has a rich civil rights history.
Video by Ayden Suber, featuring a story told by Huberto Pichardo
Lauren Vaughn and Kylie O’Toole made this video from an interview with longtime Lincoln Square community member, Mr. Freddie Richardson
Phillip (Rohde) Costello created this piece from interviews with Freddie Richardson and Humberto Pichardo.
Here is Amanda video featuring stories told by Freddie Richardson and Tanisha L. Hill.
Sage Rochetti’s video features stories by Freddie Richardson and Tanisha L. Hill.
