Vintage City Planning Two Dvd Film Collection - Urban Spwawl, Community Growth and Development, Urban Redevelopment and Renewal, Roadway Planning and More

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This collection of vintage city planning films is a glimpse of state of the art urban planning and problems around the 1940's - 1950's. This collection spans two dvds and has a total run time of 2 hours 41 minutes. Here are the films that make up the vintage city planning collection. Our Community (1952) - This film highlights how all members of a community are interconnected - from the police and fire/rescue teams to the neighbors on your street.; The City (1939) - This film is a plea by The Regional Planning Association of America to pull urban communities together to prevent their decay and sprawl.; The Dynamic American City (1956) - This film explains why urban redevelopment and rebuilding of blighted neighborhoods and other steps are needed to keep our cities strong and robust.; Community Growth: Crisis and Challenge (1959) - A frank discussion by homebuilders against haphazardly planned suburban sprawl.; Arteries of New York City (1941) - A glimpse at the efforts to sensibly grow the transportation infrastructure in New York City.; Detroit: City on the Move (1965) - This is a promotional film made to promote Detroit as the place to hold the 1968 Olympic games. The film highlights the diversity of Detroit - its people, manufacturing, communities and much more.; A Place to Live (1948) - Shows efforts taken in Philadelphia to clear out slums and build solid housing for its citizens in its place.; Open Road (1951) - An educational film about steel, how it is used in the construction of modern roads and the problems that occur on roadways with time and heavy use.

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