Bibliograph

10 that changed America, a production of WTTW Chicago ; series producer, Dan Protess ; producers, Daniel Andries, Eddie Griffin and Andy Howard ; writer, Peter Marks

Type

Label

10 that changed America, a production of WTTW Chicago ; series producer, Dan Protess ; producers, Daniel Andries, Eddie Griffin and Andy Howard ; writer, Peter Marks

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-G (general audience; most parents would find this program suitable for all ages)

Main title

10 that changed America

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

945382337

Responsibility statement

a production of WTTW Chicago ; series producer, Dan Protess ; producers, Daniel Andries, Eddie Griffin and Andy Howard ; writer, Peter Marks

Runtime

180

Summary

Three programs that collectively present the milestones of American architecture and city planning. 10 homes that changed America takes the viewer to a 600-year-old Native American dwelling, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, a Gothic castle in New York, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, and an early public housing project. 10 parks that changed America looks at public squares in Savannah, Georgia, a park-like cemetery near Boston, the San Antonio River Walk, a park built over a freeway in Seattle, a toxic waste site that was transformed into a park, and New York's Central Park and High Line. 10 towns that changed America examines a Spanish colonial town in Florida, William Penn's vision for Philadelphia, the Mormon plan for Salt Lake City, a failed company town near Chicago, urban renewal in Washington, D.C., and the latest ideas about city planning in Portland, Oregon

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Ten that changed America

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