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Various shots of demolition of ancient stone and brick buildings with architectural elements in progress, of bricks falling in clouds of…
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Various shots of demolition of ancient stone and brick buildings with architectural elements in progress, of bricks falling in clouds of…STK-ID 30841 · 1954 · 11 min 44 s, 16mm original kodachrome, 16mm neg b&wOpen video file ↗
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Where
- Held by
- NFB Archives (National Film Board of Canada) via NFB Archives — stock shots
- Dates
- 1954 (indexed as 1954)
- Level
- item (source: Stock shot)
- Extent
- 11 min 44 s, 16mm original kodachrome, 16mm neg b&w
- Scope & content
- Various shots of demolition of ancient stone and brick buildings with architectural elements in progress, of bricks falling in clouds of dust, of men pushing large chunks of masonry, tugging on ropes tied to particularly stubborn sections of wall, church in background. Several shots of half-demolished buildings, piles of masonry. Shot of pigeon taking off from half demolished archway, flying off to roof of next building, modern office building in background. Shot of neon sign flashing "Parking 25 cents", ruins of building in background. MS of sections of walls falling, of men demolishing buildings. Long sequence showing lone workmen atop wall, prying blocks of masonry off wall and pushing them down. Français : Divers plans de travaux de démolition d'édifices anciens en pierre et en brique avec des éléments architecturaux, des briques tombant dans un nuage de poussière, des hommes poussent de gros blocs de maçonnerie, tirent sur des câbles fixés à des sections de mur particulièrement solides, une église en arrière-plan. Plusieurs plans du bâtiment à moitié démolis, de tas de gravats. Plan d'un pigeon s'envolant d'une arcade à moitié démolie, volant jusqu'au toit de l'édifice voisin avec un édifice à bureaux moderne en arrière-plan. Plan d'une enseigne au néon qui clignote "Parking 25 cents", les ruines d'un édifice à l'arrière. PM de sections de murs qui tombent, d'hommes démolissant des édifices. Longue séquence montrant des ouvriers isolés au sommet d'un mur, qui arrachent des blocs de maçonnerie d'un mur et les poussent en bas.
- Places
- Montreal
- Location
- Montréal, QC · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Montreal”
- Access & use
- Collection: National Film Board Low-resolution preview from the NFB Archives; the footage is licensed through the NFB.
- Harvested
- 2026-10-21T05:51:35Z · source datestamp n/a · nfb
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