Chicago: midland metropolis

United States, 1963

Film
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Describes the physical and social characteristics of a metropolitan region as exemplified by Chicago. Shows how the people live and work, explains why the Chicago region became a major urban area, and examines some of the critical problems of urban development and the efforts of city planners to solve them.

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Credits

producer

Bert Van Bork

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1963

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

001957

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Chicago (Ill.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - United States

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planners

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Suburbs

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Suburbs

History → Urbanization

Places → Chicago (Ill.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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