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Old Normandy House: The Last Days & Nights

Footage depicting the demolition of the beloved Normandy House Restaurant in 1959, which was located on Chicago’s near north side. The restaurant o...
Kali Nihta, Socrates

"Kali Nihta, Socrates" ("Goodnight, Socrates") is a story-documentary film about the destruction of a small Greek community in Chicago to make way ...
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“The human side of town planning, as exemplified in Baltimore, Maryland. The Coldspring Project concerned a proposed housing development for lower ...
Place to Live, A

A City of Chicago sponsored film commissioned by Lewis W. Hill for the Department of Urban Renewal. The film attempts to defend the city's redevelo...
Earthkeeping “City Life”

This episode of the Earthkeeping series details the ways in which modern city growth affects its residents. “City Life” takes us to the Pruitt-Igo...
Earthkeeping “Help Yourself”

This episode of the "Earthkeeping" series delves into behavioral concepts such as nature vs. nurture, and investigates the ways in which ...
Earthkeeping “Little Big Land”

Because of a rapidly increasing birth rate and land privatization in the United States, processes of urbanization are quickly taking over what were...
Earthkeeping “Megapolis”

What is at stake as villages become cities and cities evolve into megalopolises? Interviews with Lewis Mumford, Harry Weese, Richard Saul Wurman, ...
Earthkeeping “Sodbusters”

In this episode of the Earthkeeping series, historical parallels are drawn between westward expansion and modern practices of industrialization. J...
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In this episode of the Earthkeeping series, historical parallels are drawn between westward expansion and modern practices of industrialization. J...
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