Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 4 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.2.191.57
| Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 9:03 am: | |
Hope this isn't a duplicate of something already mentioned here. I found the optimism refreshing. http://www.archive.org/details /DetroitC1965 |
623kraw
Member Username: 623kraw
Post Number: 726 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.41.224.200
| Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 10:14 am: | |
The movie brought back some cool memories and was a nice optimistic effort - too bad the posters on the site are completely negative as are too many others... |
Hunchentoot Member Username: Hunchentoot
Post Number: 6 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 69.14.75.150
| Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 10:42 am: | |
I sampled this movie in a music video: City Kids |
Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 5265 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.42.168.211
| Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 11:08 am: | |
Hunchentoot, (IF that is your real name) that was great. Good job. |
Arab_guyumich Member Username: Arab_guyumich
Post Number: 711 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 24.192.47.93
| Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 12:40 pm: | |
Hunchentoot, that was effing sweet. You're my hero. (ha! notice the sarcasm--I'm such a hipster) |
Hunchentoot Member Username: Hunchentoot
Post Number: 7 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 66.255.213.16
| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 2:45 pm: | |
"Hunchentoot" is a giant spider from a Frank Zappa musical. So I guess "Joe" works for me just as well. Trivia: the faceplate seen in this video actually WAS stolen, along with the whole car and stuff inside of it. But that happened in Hamtramck, so clearly it's not a problem. Haw! |
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia
Post Number: 293 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.221.68.105
| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 4:02 pm: | |
That was great! |
Busterwmu Member Username: Busterwmu
Post Number: 180 Registered: 09-2004 Posted From: 67.102.76.132
| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 8:48 pm: | |
It is a very interesting video, thanks for sharing. It is interesting to see the things they include. I was impressed with the amount of infrastructure that was shown. In modern days, it seems like those sorts of things are left by the wayside. It makes me wonder what sort of things King Kwamee would include if they were filming a similar video for 2006. Campus Martius? Compuware? Revitalized Woodward, Opera House, Fox? New houses in corktown and on the eastside? rebuilt freeways? I bet it would not mention a closed Historical Museum or Belle Isle Aquaraium. "Detroit The City with the BEST parking lots!!" My goodness. Just amusing to think about. |
Motorcitymayor2026 Member Username: Motorcitymayor2026
Post Number: 292 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 71.10.63.140
| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 9:27 pm: | |
well the Historical Museum is not going to close. And while I disagree with the Aquarium closing, since it only saves up to 500,000 per year, and certainly was hoping for a Hendrix victory last month, no one is going to like the decisions the mayor will have to make in these time! |
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 6 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.2.191.57
| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 9:37 pm: | |
You're very welcome. That film was recently referenced on news:mi.misc so I thought I'd try a little cross-pollinating to this more active forum. One wonders what advice those eager 1965 people would have for Detroit today. Maybe "You think you have it bad? Look what we had to start with!" or maybe even "Where's my city, dude?" |
Hunchentoot Member Username: Hunchentoot
Post Number: 8 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 66.255.213.23
| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 10:17 pm: | |
There's another film on archive.org made as a bid for the Olympics featuring the mayor and Gov. Romney, but that's a lot more talk and a lot less show. The governor is kind a jerk towards the end, too. |
Itsjeff
Member Username: Itsjeff
Post Number: 5275 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.42.168.211
| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 11:08 pm: | |
I like how everyone touring the Zoo is wearing a suit. |
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 7 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.2.191.57
| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 11:33 pm: | |
This one's hokey to the max. It's a promo about the Detroit police department circa 1951: http://www.archive.org/details /ThisIsYo1951 Hokey, but I enjoyed it. It's long. |
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 8 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 68.2.191.57
| Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 12:04 am: | |
Another promoting Detroit Edison and the value of people over equipment: http://www.archive.org/details /MyDadsCo1946 |
Eric_c Member Username: Eric_c
Post Number: 559 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 68.21.62.206
| Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 2:22 pm: | |
I'm stupid. How do I watch these movies? |
Hunchentoot Member Username: Hunchentoot
Post Number: 9 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 69.14.75.150
| Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 7:48 pm: | |
Try Quicktime ( http://www.apple.com/quicktime /mac.html ) or VLC ( http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ ) |