3rd Ave El = Third Avenue El

A dizzying, poetic ride through the city on an elevated railway that today exists only in memory. The El was noisy, ponderous and rickety - a leftover from earlier times, but by exploring the train, its passengers, movements, colours and images we find that it had its own unique beauty.

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Credits

production company

Ardee Films

director

Carson Davidson

Duration

00:11:07:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1957

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010807

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Interpretive programs

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation

Documentary

Places → Cities and towns - Interpretive programs

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1957

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