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The New neighbors / Torrice Productions ; produced, written and directed by Andrea Torrice.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suburbs--United States.
- Suburbs.
- Sustainable urban development.
- History.
- United States.
- Suburbs--United States--History.
- City planning--United States.
- City planning.
- Sustainable urban development--United States.
- Regional planning--United States.
- Regional planning.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming media file (27 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences
- Place of Publication:
- Oley, Penn. : Bullfrog Films, [2009]
- Language Note:
- Close captioned.
- System Details:
- System requirements: access to Internet or Intranet ; media player.
- Summary:
- Describes America's "first' suburbs," those built next to America's urban centers; communities that were once the birthplace of the American Dream. Explains that sixty years later, many of these original suburbs are facing a crisis: a dwindling tax base, population and business loss, decaying infrastructure, increased racial tensions and white flight.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Ruby Dee.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Bill Turnley ; editors, Matt Dibble, Ken Schneider ; original score by Belinda Reynolds.
- Publisher Number:
- bf-nmnn Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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