A Place to live

United States, 1955

Film
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Philadelphia was originally built as a city of fine homes and buildings, but just as the city and its industries grew, so did the areas of dilapidated housing. Life was a struggle for existence for those unfortunates in the abysmal slums. However with moves under way for urban renewal, new housing will arise where the ruins were. The life a mother leads with her young son and daughter in the slums with their hope for something better in the future is the story line.

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Credits

producer/director

Irving Lerner

production company

Documentary Film Productions

Duration

00:16:30:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1955

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

008433

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial sociology

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization

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

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - United States

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Philadelphia (Pa.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Family - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Slums

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

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization

History → Urbanization

Places → Philadelphia (Pa.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q2856353

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