1965NORTH AMERICA
Detroit Michigan 1965 - the re-bulding or "Renaissance" of downtown Detroit in the mid 1960's, and a tour of the cultural aspects of the city
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| 01:00:01 1.87 |
Reel Opens - Detroit City on the Move -
Mayor Jerome Cavanagh of Detroit, MI talks about his city from his office and introduces the film. |
| 01:01:11 71.71 |
Aerials of Detroit, Michigan nighttime 1960's
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| 01:01:35 95.89 |
Pan Detroit high rise buildings and traffic below, daytime - POV upper floor of building
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| 01:01:53 113.63 |
Downtown Detroit skyline from across the Detroit River
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| 01:02:00 120.45 |
Pan the COBO Conference and Exhibition Center on the Detroit River
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| 01:02:14 134.5 |
Barges and boating on the Detroit River, skyline in bkgd.
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| 01:02:32 152.46 |
Man holding little boy as he leans down and drinks from water fountain in park
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| 01:02:38 158.4 |
Aerial of intricate highway system - several highways crisscrossing each other
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| 01:02:46 166.95 |
Pan across Detroit River from the COBO Center toward the banks of Canada, gigantic long barge floating slowly in river.
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| 01:03:00 180.3 |
Montage of the many sculptures , a new Renaissance taking place in the city (mid 1960's) - The "Victory Eagle" on the Veteran's Memorial Building; The Spirit of Detroit Statue at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center; The Spirit of Transportation statue at the Cobo.
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| 01:03:15 195.5 |
People seated at conference table, man standing pointing at huge map of Detroit on the wall
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| 01:03:46 226.76 |
Pan across scale model of Detroit
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| 01:04:07 247.24 |
Construction excavation equipment digging through dirt and rock
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| 01:04:12 252.92 |
Several cranes high up in the cloudy sky
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| 01:04:18 258.67 |
Slow pan up hi rise under construction, cranes on top of building.
Pan to top of completed building and other modern high rise buildings downtown Detroit. |
| 01:05:14 314.9 |
Pan across modern one story school, children seen walking out front, two high rise buildings are seen in bkgd.
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| 01:05:30 330.42 |
CU on the windows of a high rise building filling the entire frame
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| 01:05:38 338.9 |
suburban neighborhood around Detroit, POV moving vehicle. Neat suburban homes on wide streets with trees, and some large estate type homes with lots of trees and manicured front lawns.
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| 01:05:56 356.21 |
Detroit restaurants with flashing neon signs nighttime - Topinkas Country House, Brass Rail, Showboat
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| 01:06:13 373.62 |
Int. fine dining restaurant, folk wearing their finest clothes seated at tables, two couples at window table with views overlooking the Detroit River and the city.
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| 01:06:32 392.17 |
Marquee on the Masonic Temple - sign "Now metropolitan Opera Next Week England's Royal Ballet"
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| 01:06:33 393.74 |
Nighttime traffic going by theater, in bkgd. crowd of people can be seen gathered out front
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| 01:06:38 398.56 |
Masonic Temple poster announcing the Metropolitan Opera of New York
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| 01:06:40 400.06 |
Woman wearing a white fur stole and white gloves standing with nicely dressed older woman as other beautifully dressed folk going into the theater.
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| 01:06:49 409.72 |
Ext WS the Ford Auditorium with colorful flowers out front, the Auditorium in bkgd.
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| 01:06:55 415.72 |
Detroit Symphony Orchestra program
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| 01:06:58 418.33 |
The bandshell rising up into the frame, nighttime, a large round dome like shell, summer symphony orchestra performing, and nighttime audience shot.
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| 01:07:20 440.28 |
Ext. Fisher Theater aka "Broadway in Detroit"
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| 01:07:21 441.81 |
Poster for the musical, "Little Me" starring Sid Caesar
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| 01:07:33 453.71 |
1960's female models showing off brand new fancy convertible cars at Detroit's Automobile show. Beautiful red vintage convertible on moving display
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| 01:07:46 466.13 |
Tilt down WS - blurry - interior Cobo Hall. Exterior entrance.
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| 01:07:56 476.76 |
Tilt down shot of cars on parking lot of automobile manufacturing plant on the Detroit River
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| 01:08:01 481.91 |
Ext. the Detroit Institute of Arts, two people walking up steps.
Int. shots of the museum, folk admiring famous elaborate paintings and sculptures |
| 01:08:10 490.04 |
Z'out from beautiful sculpture in front of Cranbrook School to fountain
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| 01:08:25 505.51 |
Pan out from Detroit Public Library
WS Ext of the Detroit Historical Museum |
| 01:08:36 516.18 |
Horse and buggy carriage turning corner and heading toward camera in the historic Greenfield Village. Man seen hand cranking his vintage Ford. Shots around the village - a historic monument to Henry Ford. Old stone building with a Water Wheel.
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| 01:08:53 533.53 |
CU old time Water Wheel (for generating power)
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| 01:08:59 539.17 |
Vintage showboat or riverboat with water wheel
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| 01:09:01 541.31 |
Aerial and pan in on Wayne State University. Shots around the campus showing off its modern architecture
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| 01:09:50 590.6 |
Pan scale model of a new medical center at Wayne State
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| 01:10:15 615.1 |
Var shots historical Mariner's Church, beautiful old stone cathedral
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| 01:10:27 627.85 |
Peds downtown Detroit
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| 01:10:43 643.92 |
tiltdown - ethnic parade, Indians in native costumes, other ethnic groups performing native dances
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| 01:11:15 675.09 |
Exterior the International Institute. Interior shots of the various multi-racial groups in meetings
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| 01:11:46 706.63 |
Bridge connecting the United States and Canada. Guard at border stopping a convertible volkswagen filled with folk then waving them through
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| 01:12:05 725.31 |
Large sign lit up at night, "Welcome to the Freedom Festival"
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| 01:12:21 741.88 |
Fireworks lighting up the night sky
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| 01:12:29 749.92 |
Aerial of Detroit's industrial area, smokestacks blowing white and gray smoke into the air, film of pollution in the skies
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| 01:12:44 764.32 |
Exterior Chrysler Automobile Factory. Huge Chrysler sign on top of building
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| 01:12:49 769.88 |
WS traffic headed toward camera with the General Motors building in bkgd.
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| 01:12:53 773.68 |
Montage of the very many industrial factories and manufacturing plants in Detroit.
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| 01:13:35 815.42 |
Entrance to Metropolitan Beach. WS beach area. Tilt down on beachgoers, enjoying sunbathing, lying on blankets, and in the water.
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| 01:13:56 836.88 |
Shot from behind. Three people in convertible, all in the front seat, approaching the entrance of the Detroit Zoo.
Polar bears, elephants and lions at the zoo |
| 01:14:24 864.49 |
Kids and folk enjoying the City's public in-ground pool
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| 01:14:33 873.12 |
President John F. Kennedy announcing Detroit as the nominee for the 1968 Olympic Games
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| 01:15:36 936.1 |
Montage of folk enjoying outdoor sports, rowing boat with 8 boatmen, man fishing off a rock, couple waterskiing, winter skier, horseback riding, golfing playing baseball, and diving into pool
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| 01:16:07 967.68 |
Shots from Detroit's national sports league games, The Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, Pistons, and horse racing.
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| 01:16:42 1002.94 |
Jet taking off from runway, jet landing. People getting off plane.
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| 01:17:12 1032.37 |
Aerial downtown Detroit skyline and Detroit River
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| 01:17:28 1048.52 |
End Reel - Detroit City on the Move
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