Title Work

Title No: 4784

Title: Abandonment of the cities

Medium: Moving Image

Original Medium: Film

Date: 1951 (Broadcast)

"Shows scenes of abandoned, broken-down apartments in Cleveland, St. Louis and New York to point up the growing problem of remaining in the city when vandalism, crime, and lack of building maintenance funds force landlords and tenants to move where life is safer and more sanitary. Originally telecast on the NBC television program, First Tuesday."--WorldCat.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 11 min 

Genres: Educational

Subjects: Crime; Saint Louis (Mo.)--Social conditions; Cleveland (Ohio)--Social conditions; New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions; Cleveland (Ohio)--Economic conditions; Saint Louis (Mo.)--Economic conditions; New York (N.Y.)--Economic conditions; Abandonment of property; Vandalism; Landlord and tenant--United States