  Milwaukee Member Username: Milwaukee Post Number: 1314 Registered: 08-2006 |
My friend sent me a link to this film about Detroit. The film is narrated by Jerome Cavanaugh. I found the film interesting but also kind of sad. Here's a link to part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =vUbsw28PCpA&mode=related&sear ch= Part two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =evxDI7ce6Z0&mode=related&sear ch=detroit%20city%20on%20the%2 0move%20cananaugh%201965%20urb an%20documentary A lot of great shots of the city in its heyday and great music. | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 218 Registered: 09-2007 |
Milwaukee....that film was solid gold...no, wait - it was .999 fine platinum. Thank you for posting! | ||
Kathinozarks Member Username: Kathinozarks Post Number: 971 Registered: 11-2006 |
My mom and I just watched it and she was amazed to see the names of the people she used to work with a long time ago at Jam Handy. Way cool. Those planners didn't do such a great job, did they? Great post, thanks! | ||
Milwaukee Member Username: Milwaukee Post Number: 1315 Registered: 08-2006 |
Thanks. It is an amazing film to watch! I love that shot of the Ford Rouge Plant and the Chrysler factory sign. Its weird how they thought the city had hit a rough patch with the riots but really they had no idea! The city continued into a more rapid and disastrous decline rather than the renaissance planned for the 70's. They really didn't. I mean how could they be so wrong? | ||
Milwaukee Member Username: Milwaukee Post Number: 1316 Registered: 08-2006 |
I would suggest that somebody check out the comments below the video. The most recent is rather amusing. According to them, the sole reason for the city was "NIGGERS" I would like to see this argument crushed. I tried my best. | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 625 Registered: 11-2006 |
milwaukee, where have you been?? | ||
Milwaukee Member Username: Milwaukee Post Number: 1318 Registered: 08-2006 |
I guess I took a break from the forum. I took a while to review a lot of my posts and I thought I should try and do a little more reading up on the city before opening my big mouth. | ||
Brewcitypunk Member Username: Brewcitypunk Post Number: 17 Registered: 12-2004 |
Off topic, but a question for Milwaukee. What neighborhood do you live in? I live in Riverwest, by the way. | ||
Milwaukee Member Username: Milwaukee Post Number: 1321 Registered: 08-2006 |
Born in Milwaukee, lived on the lower east side, then to that neighborhood just south of uwm and east of oakland, then out to the suburbs where I currently am. | ||
Brewcitypunk Member Username: Brewcitypunk Post Number: 18 Registered: 12-2004 |
Cool, thanks a lot Milwaukee. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 4214 Registered: 10-2004 |
MKE: I lived practically on the corner of Park and Murray? (forget...) when I last lived there. The streetcar turned right there making its jog from Oakland through the neighborhood, which I took to get to the Boy's Club on Franklin Street in Little Italy from Capitol Drive during the 1950s. | ||
Milwaukee Member Username: Milwaukee Post Number: 1322 Registered: 08-2006 |
yeah we didn't leave because we hate milwaukee but that neighborhood which we both lived in is kind of rowdy. Our lawn furniture kept getting stolen, just like petty crime and my parents were sick of it. My dad also started making more money and they felt like Milwaukee was not the place to settle down. Basically drunken UW Milwaukee students are why we left. |
