10 that changed America /

Three programs that collectively present the milestones of American architecture and city planning. 10 homes that changed America takes the viewer to a 600-year-old Native American dwelling, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, a Gothic castle in New York, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, and...

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Other Authors:	Marks, Peter (Peter D.) (Screenwriter), Baer, Geoffrey (Narrator)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English subtitles.
Subjects:	Architecture > United States. Dwellings > United States. Historic buildings > United States. Landscape architecture > United States. Urban parks > United States. Cities and towns > United States. City planning > United States. Architecture. Cities and towns. City planning. Dwellings. Historic buildings. Landscape architecture. Urban parks. United States. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Three programs that collectively present the milestones of American architecture and city planning. 10 homes that changed America takes the viewer to a 600-year-old Native American dwelling, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, a Gothic castle in New York, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, and an early public housing project. 10 parks that changed America looks at public squares in Savannah, Georgia, a park-like cemetery near Boston, the San Antonio River Walk, a park built over a freeway in Seattle, a toxic waste site that was transformed into a park, and New York's Central Park and High Line. 10 towns that changed America examines a Spanish colonial town in Florida, William Penn's vision for Philadelphia, the Mormon plan for Salt Lake City, a failed company town near Chicago, urban renewal in Washington, D.C., and the latest ideas about city planning in Portland, Oregon.
Item Description:	Documentary. "Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container. Title from container. Program content: ©2016.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Audience:	TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-G (general audience; most parents would find this program suitable for all ages).
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Tim Boyd ; editor, Frederick Steim ; original score by Steve Mullen ; executive producer, Dan Soles.
ISBN:	9781627896726 1627896724