Toronto Society of Architects Film Series: In the Public Realm
May 19, th, 7:30 p.m., FREE
Royal Ontario Museum –
Glass Room, 4th Floor, 100 Queen’s Park
Three films look at chaotic cities and urban sprawl; early planning strategies such as the destruction of “blighted” neighbourhoods, autocentric planning, and suburban sprawl; automotive, industrial, interior, and architectural design.
The City, d. Ralph Steiner & Willard Van Dyke, narr.Lewis Mumford (1939, 32 minutes)
The Dynamic American City, d. Frederick Baskaw (1950s, 27 minutes). American Look, d. anon. (1958, 28 minutes)
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For those unable to make the showing tonight, all three films can also be downloaded for free from the Prelinger Archives. There are also lots of other similar-era films dealing with planning, urban/suburban issues, design, transportation (mostly roads), etc.
http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger
“The City”:
http://www.archive.org/details/CityTheP1939
http://www.archive.org/details/CityTheP1939_2
“The Dynamic American City”:
http://www.archive.org/details/DynamicA1956
http://www.archive.org/details/DynamicA1956_2
“American Look”:
http://www.archive.org/details/American1958
http://www.archive.org/details/American1958_2
http://www.archive.org/details/American1958_3