The City (1939)

16 Mar
Director  N/A
Producer  Civic Films
Contributors  American Documentary Films Inc., American Institute of Planners
Length  30 min
B&W/Color  B&W
UO Library Catalog description:  “A documentary showing life in an old New England village, the overcrowded life in New York City, and life in a planned community. Points out problems of city planning and describes desirable conditions of living in small planned suburban areas.”
Call # Mc8
Genre  Documentary
Rare  No
Online  Yes
Copyright status  Public Domain
Physical condition  Fair
Oregon-related  No

Notes:

This documentary puts into perspective how rapid industrialization effects the younger non-working age demographic in the late 1930’s.

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