Bunker Hill 1956 (1956, sound)

Description: Description: Atmospheric film about the people living in the Bunker Hill neighborhood of Los Angeles prior to redevelopment, most of whom were elders, and their concerns as they face displacement due to the urban renewal project that later transformed the neighborhood. Most residents of Bunker Hill were displaced from their low-income housing after this film was produced. Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1950s, Cities, Architecture, Ageism, Housing Tags: slow pan of Bunker Hill neighborhood; impoverished neighborhoods; urban renewal; redevelopment; displacement; Hotel HSKPG sign; Angels Flight; funiculars; houses in disrepair; Victorian homes; architecture; Carpenter Gothic; low income neighborhoods; pensioners; Angel's Flight Pharmacy sign; drug stores; elder people; DTLA; downtown LA; neighbors; handing out newspapers; Bunker Hill street scenes; elders; Varney Shoe Repair storefront; living alone; restricted income; small businesses; pharmacy; community business; close-knit communities; Shoes Made to Order sign; shoemaker at work; kitchens; woman baking; ovens; community health care; The Montana; bars; physicians; checking blood pressure; medical care; domestic interiors; elder communities; Grand Central Market; butchers; ceramics; handbuilding; hearing aids; downtown Los Angeles; construction sites; Angels Flight POV; watering lawn; stained glass windows; drinking tea; orange cats; back yard swing; woman working with modeling clay; black kitten; Los Angeles City Hall in background; Hotel Melrose; residential hotels; modernization; revitalization; low income housing for elders; radios; brushing hair; housing justice; Film Sponsor: Creator: Kent Mackenzie Credits: "A Student Film Project Produced in the Graduate Workshop of the Department of Cinema with the co-operation of The People of Bunker Hill, Los Angeles" Directed, Written & Edited by: Kent Mackenzie Photographed & Edited by: Robert Kaufman Production Managed by: Merl Edelman Sound Recorded by: A.K.M. Haque & Pieter Van Deusen Faculty Adviser: William S. Mehring Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: 1956 Release Date: 1956 Geographical Location: USA; California; Los Angeles, California; Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, California Genre/Form: documentary, student, documentation Language: eng Rights: notice on film states: "Copyright 1956 by the University of Southern California" Film Format: 16mm film Element: release print Color: b&w Color Process: Sound or Silent: sound Film Soundtrack Type: variable area Edge Code: Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 633

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