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Gerardo Zayas “Greenville is a growing environment, constantly changing which seems to be a good thing. It is quiet and relaxed. If you are looking to settle and have a family and a nice place to raise your kids, this is the place to be.” “At one point when I was married and living with my wife, I tried to consider Greenville my home but it didn’t feel right. I would never go back to Puerto Rico because the opportunities are very limited, but it will always be my home. I don’t want to let that go. Greenville is just the first place of a new life right now with my son.” - - -
Bessie Dowling “Everyone would say the growth in Greenville is for the better. I prefer an in-between. I think it’s growing too much for me; maybe it’s my age. I hate seeing so many abandoned buildings and all the new buildings being built while not taking advantage of the older ones that are already here. There is that old saying, “money talks.” Sometimes people get a taste of a lot of money and they cannot stop, they want to expand more, want more land, more property, cut more trees down, build more. That to me has been a big adjustment in Greenville.” “I can tell the population of Greenville has changed just by my church. There are so many different nationalities at church now. I have gone to the Spanish mass and the Vietnamese mass just because I feel like I have traveled. The Spanish mass is colorful; the people are loving and family-oriented. The children run around kissing their parents and grandparents at the Sign of Peace. I find that real different and exciting. I almost feel like I’m in Spain or Mexico.” - - - Photographs and accompanying text copr. 2002 Polly Gaillard Donohue. All rights reserved. --gs
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| Greenville area info | Memo-News | Area photos Art news | History | Outdoors | House & Garden | Pets & wildlife Links | Homepage | Email | Site Map The Changing Face of Greenville Introduction “The Changing Face of Greenville,” by photographer Polly Gaillard Donohue. The photographic series documents people of Greenville through the use of portraits and interviews from subjects that were randomly chosen. The 20 iris giclée prints focus on a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds; native Greenvillians as well as new and international members of the community. Each participant was interviewed and asked questions regarding their opinions of Greenville, their answers will be included as part of the exhibit. The photographs were taken at people’s homes, places of employment, and using various Greenville abstract backdrops. Gaillard Donohue became interested in the series after moving back to Greenville from the San Francisco Bay Area. She stated, “ In California, my friends were all races and faiths. I would hear numerous languages just being out in a public setting. I was amazed to move back to my hometown and to see so many new faces from other cultures, it is not the same Greenville I left in 1991. This change intrigued my visual senses and gave me the desire to investigate a new community of Greenvillians.” Polly Gaillard Donohue has been photographing portraits for more than fifteen years. Her work has been exhibited nationally. Most recently, her documentary series on adolescent girls was exhibited in California and Greenville. “The Changing Face of Greenville” exhibition was held at the DownTownes Gallery. The series was made possible by funding from the Metropolitan Arts Council and The Emrys Foundation. DownTownes Gallery was located at 307 Townes Street, in Downtown Greenville. The gallery is now gone, but Donohue, the photographer is reachable. - - -
Ann Le “I do nails and talk with a lot of people and I don’t have any feeling like they look at me in a different way. Sometimes I laugh because people worry too much for me, they think I need somebody to take care of me. I don’t think so. I’m just the same with everybody. Everywhere you have to work, you have to talk, you have to smile, you have to make the business.” “Some Asian people come here and they feel really sad because they think everybody keep their eye on them and looks at them different. I don’t feel that way. I am myself. I am happy.” Greenville area photos main list
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