1957-1963SOCIAL ISSUES
NORTH PHILADELPHIA SLUMS, GHETTO. COMMUNITY BUILDS A PLAYGROUND FOR LOWER CLASS CHILDREN. AFRICAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOODS, URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. LATE 1950'S - EARLY 1960'S
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NORTH PHILADELPHIA SLUMS: REEL BEGINS - CHILDREN PLAYING ON CITY STREETS IN PHILADELPHIA
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| 06:11:24 1.23 |
BOY RIDING PEDAL CAR ACROSS CITY STREET.
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| 06:11:43 20.18 |
YOUNG BOYS PLAYING CHALK BOARD GAME IN THE STREET BEHIND PARKED TRUCK
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| 06:12:01 37.96 |
KIDS SWINGING ON MAKESHIFT TIRE SWING HANGING FROM TREE IN FRONT OF ABANDONED BUILDING IN RUINS.
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| 06:12:13 49.93 |
KIDS GOING DOWN SLIDE, CLIMBING ON MONKEY BARS
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| 06:12:27 63.68 |
TITLE CARD: MELON PARK: A NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDS A PLAYGROUND
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| 06:12:31 67.99 |
KIDS ON SPINNING SEESAW.
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| 06:12:54 91.44 |
BLANK
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| 06:13:32 129.47 |
DARK AND BLEAK. CHILDREN PLAYING IN ALLEY, COBBLESTONE STREETS, NORTH PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD.
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| 06:13:40 137.02 |
12TH AND FAIRMONT STREET, NORTH PHILADELPHIA. GHETTO NEIGHBORHOOD
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| 06:13:46 143.13 |
WIDE SHOT - ROW HOUSES IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA, LATE 1950'S EARLY '60'S
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| 06:13:56 152.71 |
SHOTS OF RUN DOWN HOMES, TRASH LITTERED BACK ALLEYS, DEPICTION OF SQUALOR AND POVERTY.
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| 06:14:22 179.47 |
DARK WIDE SHOT OF SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR DELINQUENT GIRLS IN NORTH PHILLY NEIGHBORHOOD
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| 06:14:26 183.26 |
CLOSE UP, SIGN READS - RICHARD ALLEN HOMES RENTAL OFFICE, 948 N. 10TH STREET, THE PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY
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| 06:14:34 191.51 |
LITTLE GIRLS SITTING ON THE STOOP OF LOW RENT PUBLIC HOUSING BUILDING
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| 06:14:41 198.57 |
ASPHALT SQUARE PLAYGROUND SURROUNDED BY IRON BARS
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| 06:14:48 205.38 |
SEVERAL KIDS PLAYING ON SIDEWALK, STREETS AND FRONT STOOP
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| 06:15:07 224.04 |
KIDS PLAYING WITH OLD TIRES
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| 06:15:19 235.73 |
BILLBOARD ADVERTISEMENT FOR "BYE BYE BIRDIE" MOVIE STANDS ABOVE A LOT WITH ABANDONED CARS IN THE GHETTO
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| 06:15:36 252.81 |
SIGN "FRIENDS NEIGHBORHOOD GUILD
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| 06:15:42 259.09 |
FRANCES BOSWORTH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS NEIGHBORHOOD BUILD TALKS ABOUT THE PLAN OF REHABILITATING THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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| 06:16:40 317.05 |
VAR SHOTS ABANDONED APARTMENT BUILDINGS, ROW HOUSES IN THE GHETTO NEIGHBORHOOD OF NORTH PHILADELPHIA
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| 06:16:53 329.78 |
ABANDONED VINTAGE CARS IN LOT
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| 06:17:07 344.22 |
OLD METHODIST CHURCH STONE BUILDING. SIGN ON CHURCH "...METHODIST CHURCH" JUTS OUT FROM BUILDING.
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| 06:17:13 350.43 |
PEOPLE AT DINNER SITTING AT BANQUET TABLE
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| 06:17:32 368.92 |
GERMAN PSYCHOLOGIST, PROFESSOR CARL LYNN, SPEAKS TO UNSEEN INTERVIEWER ABOUT REHABILITATING AND CONVERTING AN OLD RUN DOWN NEIGHBORHOOD INTO AN AREA FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGE GROUPS TO PLAY.
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| 06:18:27 424.08 |
DRAWING PLANS OF THE CONCEPT FOR A PARK FOR KIDS TO PLAY
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| 06:18:41 438.32 |
VAR SHOTS OF RUN DOWN GHETTO NEIGHBORHOOD, ABANDONED CARS AND BUILDINGS
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| 06:18:53 449.73 |
ZOOM IN ON SIGN: THIS SITE BEING CLEARED FOR A COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND, 61 WEST POPLAR CIVIC LEAGUE, NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, CHURCHES
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| 06:19:04 460.73 |
MR. LYNN SPEAKING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL PROJECT IN SPRING 1961, CREATING AN OUTDOOR PLACE TO BRING KIDS AND GROWN UPS TOGETHER TO ENGAGE IN PLAY AND SOCIALIZATION.
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| 06:20:08 524.72 |
SHOTS OF SALVAGE MATERIALS USED TO BUILD PARK, OLD BRICKS, STONE STEPS
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| 06:20:15 532.07 |
MEN MANUALLY TAKING APART OLD MARBLE STEPS (TO BE USED FOR PARK CONSTRUCTION)
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| 06:20:29 545.96 |
TRACTOR ON CITY STREET MOVING LARGE STONE AND MARBLE
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| 06:20:43 559.86 |
SEVERAL MEN AND CHILDREN VOLUNTEERS SEEN WORKING TOGETHER MOVING OLD MARBLE STEPS
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| 06:21:02 578.8 |
DIGGING POST HOLES WITH MACHINERY
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| 06:21:21 598.57 |
CLOSE UP SPINNING WHEEL AND BELT (USED IN CONSTRUCTION OF PARK)
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| 06:21:27 604.08 |
SPINNING CONCRETE MIXER
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| 06:21:32 609.05 |
YOUNG MEN WORKING TOGETHER MOVING HEAVY WHEELBARROW
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| 06:21:59 636.27 |
SHOTS OF ADULTS AND COLLEGE KIDS WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD PARK, DIGGING, LAYING BRICKS, BUILDING CONCRETE WALL. BOY SCOUTS PLANTING TREES
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| 06:22:22 658.76 |
LARGE GROUP OF BOY SCOUTS AND YOUNG MEN ARE SEEN MOVING LARGE TREE TO BE PLANTED
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| 06:23:00 697.35 |
SHOTS OF PARK BUILT USING SALVAGE MATERIALS, OLD MARBLE STEPS AS SEATS, AN AMPHITHEATER, SAND PIT
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| 06:23:12 709.35 |
WIDE SHOT CHILDREN PLAYING, RUNNING IN LARGE OPEN PLAYGROUND AREA.
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| 06:23:28 724.77 |
KIDS PLAYING BALL, VOLKSWAGEN BUG IN PLAYGROUND
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| 06:23:35 732.29 |
KIDS WALKING ON BALANCE BEAM IN MELON PARK PLAYGROUND (MADE FROM OLD TELEPHONE POLES)
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| 06:24:13 770.48 |
JUNGLE JIM SWARMING WITH HAPPY KIDS. CLIMBING, GOING DOWN SLIDE.
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| 06:24:45 801.68 |
TILT DOWN KIDS GOING DOWN SLIDE, ONE BY ONE
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| 06:25:07 824.15 |
WOODEN CABLE CORE SPINNING WITH CHILDREN ON IT.
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| 06:25:22 839.54 |
MAYPOLE SWING WITH KIDS HANGING ON AS THEY SPIN AROUND
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| 06:25:38 854.91 |
AERIAL SHOT SPINNING SEESAW (MADE FROM A LOG), PEOPLE WATCHING KIDS SPINNING
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| 06:25:45 862.48 |
CROWD OF AFRICAN AMERICAN KIDS PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THEIR TURN.
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| 06:26:01 877.86 |
POV ON SWINGING LOG RIDE
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| 06:26:15 891.82 |
ROASTING HOT DOGS ON STICKS OVER FIRE.
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| 06:26:21 898.35 |
CLOSE UP LITTLE BLACK BOY. PEOPLE EATING HOT DOGS IN PARK
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| 06:26:32 908.82 |
CU HAND STRUMS GUITAR
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| 06:26:51 928.39 |
SIGN READS: MELON PLAY PARK - A COMMUNITY PROGRAM FOR ALL - JULY 1-AUGUST 30 - 1-3, 3:30-5, 6-8 PM
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| 06:27:00 937 |
KIDS TOSSING BASKETBALL AROUND
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| 06:27:12 948.88 |
TWO CHILDREN PLAYING IN SAND PIT
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| 06:27:23 960.01 |
MEN PLAYING CHECKERS IN PARK
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| 06:27:48 985.36 |
KIDS PLAYING BALANCING ON A LOG, FALLING DOWN
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| 06:28:02 999.34 |
YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN TEEN BOYS IN PARK SMOKING CIGARETTES
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| 06:28:22 1018.79 |
BOYS THROWING ROCKS
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| 06:28:30 1026.74 |
POLICE CAR DRIVING THROUGH PARK, STOPS, OFFICER LOOKING OUT FROM CAR
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| 06:28:53 1050.34 |
PAN DESTROYED AREAS OF PARK
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| 06:29:21 1078.42 |
WIDE SHOT PAUL HOGAN, BUILDING CONTRACTOR, AND TWO KIDS PUTTING TOGETHER A HORSE SCULTPTED WITH OLD LOGS.
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| 06:29:41 1098.59 |
PAUL HOGAN SPEAKING WITH UNSEEN REPORTER ABOUT THE FAILURE AND SUCCESS OF THE MELON PARK PLAYGROUND.
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| 06:30:26 1143.02 |
FRANCES BOSWORTH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM SPEAKS WITH UNSEEN REPORTER ABOUT SUCCESS OF MELON PARK PLAYGROUND. HE SAYS ALTHOUGH IT'S A BIT MESSY THE PARK IS STILL OPEN AND A SUCCESS TO THE COMMUNITY.
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| 06:30:58 1175.63 |
TALKING HEAD NEIGHBORHOOD WOMAN TALKS TO UNSEEN REPORTER. FEELS MELON PARK HAS TAKEN CHILDREN OFF STREETS, EVEN THOUGH THEY DESTRUCT, THEY ARE STILL HAVING A LOT OF FUN. SHE STATES THAT PARENTS AND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY FEEL IT'S A GREAT PROJECT, BUT CITY GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE MORE SUPERVISION TO CUT DOWN ON VANDALISM..
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| 06:32:35 1271.88 |
PROFESSOR LYNN INTERVIEWED BY REPORTER AT MELON PARK IN NORTH PHILLY. HE STATES THE PARK HAS PROVIDED CHILDREN A PLACE TO PLAY, SAFE FROM CARS AND THE STREETS AND HAS PROVIDED A HOME OR SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
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| 06:33:44 1341.36 |
PAN MELON PARK, KIDS PLAYING, COMMUNITY MEMBERS BUILDING THE PARK TOGETHER, CONSTRUCTION, CEMENT MIXER SPINNING, BOYSCOUTS AND OTHERS PUTTING UP LARGE TREE, PEOPLE AT BANQUET TABLE.
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| 06:35:16 1433.18 |
NORTH PHILADELPHIA SLUMS: REEL ENDS
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