PELICULA DOCUMENTAL CIUDADES DE EE.UU 1960'S
Channel: Classic Films
Date: 2019-12-06

This clip is part of the Arthur H. Virtue collection. Arthur H. Virtue is the primary filmmaker in this collection. His daughter, Virginia Errichetti is the current custodian of the family films. This collection was conserved and digitally transferred through a grant awarded to Virginia Errichetti by the Al
Larvick Conservation Fund in partnership with its sponsor Pro8m

Cine e Historia en Imágenes
 1968 (?) More undated reels. Scratchy black & white film. (0:08) Panning over what appears to be a train station. (0:18) Going up the escalator. (0:27) The train pulls into the station. (0:40) Another shot of a train in the distance. (0:56) Shots of the tracks filmed out of the front of the train. Apartments, telephone poles, and other trains pass by. It’s probably the train that goes from Lindenwold, NJ to Philadelphia, a train that Jini takes fairly often. (3:58) The train goes up on the Ben Franklin Bridge. The reel is labeled “train trip to Philadelphia with Wendy” but she is nowhere to be seen. (5:17) Virginia and a little girl on the city street. (5:21) Another view of the city street. (5:27) More dark footage of the city. (5:58) Train passes through a tunnel. (6:09) Footage from the train as it heads back to New Jersey. (7:46) We see Jini, Wendy and Lois on the inside of the train. (7:54) More shots of the train moving. (9:35) Quick shot of the inside of the train. (9:46) More views from the train. (9:55) The train is parked at the station. (10:03) The whole family departing the station.

(10:23) Shots of Jini’s uncle’s house in Delaware. This is before her cousins came to live with her. (10:49) The family departs the house, including Duke the dog (who they used to bring along). (11:13) Two of the girls toss the ball around in the backyard. (12:13) Double exposed footage of the kids riding their bikes. (13:30) Various shots of Jini’s church which was under construction.



(15:20) Next we get underexposed footage of Jini’s brother Vance and/or cousin Jimmy wrestling in high school. It’s a bit difficult to see the action. At some points you can make out a few details such as the referee.



(19:10) Now we switch back to color footage with Jini’s parents and their friends Gloria and Nelson Amy. They are probably at the World’s Fair in NYC 1964. There’s a large crowd walking around the area. (19:27) Camera pans up a large facade that looks like a Gothic cathedral. (19:32) Virginia and Gloria walk by. (19:39) Shot of the crowd. (19:46) Hundreds of people are seated in stands that slowly rise off the ground. (20:43) Panning shot of the futuristic fairground. (21:02) Quick crowd shot. (21:06) Ski lifts going over the giant Unisphere while a helicopter flies overhead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_New_York_World%27s_Fair). (21:23) A tram rolls by. (21:29) Virginia and Gloria walking off. (21:39) The Unisphere. (21:48) The Observatory Towers. (21:57) Another shot of the giant globe. (22:15) A ferris wheel for US Royal Tires (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniroyal_Giant_Tire). (22:25) Large fountain at night. (22:35) More night shots the fair.



(22:45) Jini hugs her niece and gets into the car at Lois’ house. Little kids are hiding by the house. (23:20) Jini greets her sister’s family as they arrive for Christmas 1970. (24:09) Fade into shot of Christmas decorations at night.



(24:54) 1970/71. Joni and her friend Lisa play in the yard with Duke, chasing his around with a tree branch. One of them slips and falls in the snow but gets right back up again. They play until the video ends.