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A view of Montreal as seen from the helicopter of one of the radio stations that reports on rush-hour traffic movement. Spread out below are the ant-runs of the city—freeways, interchanges, bridges, downtown arteries—and on them the thousands of vehicles, like so many dinky-toys, moving with the flow or jammed in massive tie-ups. It is a seething, teeming spectacle, a unique view of the city, artfully filmed, with comments by the traffic guide, Len Rowcliffe.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323000
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Aerial photography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Express highways
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Roads - Design
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic flow
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Aerial photography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)