News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: New York Eye-Sore Demolished

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
498
Date Released
19 Dec 1938
Date submitted
14 Dec 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 14
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Elevated Railway to Go. DESCRIPTION: The elevated railway. SHOTLIST: The elevated railway on Sixth Avenue is to be demolished. General views taken from a train and against a background of skyscrapers, showing the traffic passing underneath. Good material.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Railways; Engineering
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
35087
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
35
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: New York Eye-Sore Demolished', British Movietone News Issue No. 498, 19 Dec 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9513 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)