The Strange and Conflict-Driven History of America's National Monuments | Odd Salon MONUMENTAL 4/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 2020-03-09

National parks are one of the US's better ideas, but most sites the Parks Service maintains aren't officially parks at all. The choice of what to preserve and how, of what makes a monument and what makes it nationally important, is a core concern for both our past and our future, spawning over 150 years of legal battles and ongoing debates.

Chris Carrico ~ Don't Call It A Park: The Strange and Conflict-Driven History of America's National Monuments

Odd Salon MONUMENTAL: Six stories of remembrances and egos, of massive mistakes, enormous elephants & treacherous transportations.

Recorded live 3/3/2020 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Tre Balchowsky
Edit, Camera, Post production: John Adams
Sound: Steen
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