Mexican Floating Gardens

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
463
Date Released
10 Nov 1963
Date recorded
8 Oct 1963
Length of issue (in feet)
690
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
Pathe synopsis: The people of Mexico City spend their Sunday pleasure coolly. If not in some blue pool, then at Xochimlco, with its famous floating gardens. You paddle through a world of flowers which, incredibly, is a weekday world of commerce. For six days every week, the floating gardens are vegetable gardens. Earthy vegetables are brought to market by these waters. But on Sunday, Xochimilco is a floating, boating paradise that extends as invitation to all.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Horticulture
Locations
Mexico; Mexico City; Xochimilco
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Richard Norton
Length of story (in feet)
211
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mexican Floating Gardens', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 463, 10 Nov 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121452 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)