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Precious places, 6 / Precious Places Community History Project ; Scribe Video Center ; artistic director, Louis Massiah.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philadelphia Region (Pa.)--Race relations.
- Philadelphia Region (Pa.).
- Philadelphia Region (Pa.)--Social conditions--21st century.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region.
- Neighborhoods--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region.
- Neighborhoods.
- Community gardens--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region.
- Community gardens.
- Parks--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region.
- Parks.
- Cemeteries--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region.
- Cemeteries.
- Oral history--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region.
- Oral history.
- Race relations.
- Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Precious places six
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Scribe Video Center, ©2011.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- Summary:
- Short documentary films that survey bypassed neighborhoods in the Philadelphia region. Produced and directed by neighborhood residents, Precious Places is a regional history, an occasion for neighbors to tell their own stories and talk about the people and places that make their communities unique. Volume 6 features 8 videos covering themes that include race relations, racial segregation and integration, urban renewal, community arts, community gardens and parks, and cemeteries.
- Contents:
- Brothers & sisters : sharing our legacy / Calhoun Family and Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (12:20 min.)
- Bury me in a free land : the story of Eden Cemetery / Friends of Historic Eden Cemetery (12:00 min.)
- King's Highway Bridge, Holmesburg, Pennsylvania / Friends of Pennypack Park and Holmesburg Civic Association (10:30 min.)
- High School Park / Friends of High School Park (08:25 min.)
- Making a homeplace : the historically black neighborhood of Swarthmore / Historically Black Neighborhood of Swarthmore, Precious Places Team (10:40 min.)
- La Mott Community Garden : a very precious place / La Mott Community Garden Group (12:33 min.)
- Philadelphia Lazaretto / Lazaretto Preservation Association of Tinicum Township (9:48 min.)
- Nile Swim Club / Nike Swim Club (11:00 min.).
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of a compilation of 2010-11 short documentary films by the Precious Places Community History Project.
- OCLC:
- 721900497
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